Well into 2019 and this is my first post of the year, I’ve been busy getting a photographic exhibition ready for early February so time has been a little short. Of course I have still been out on my early morning walks, but I just haven’t got round to writing

The snow gradually disappeared and it was back to ‘normal’ with the weather, a bit of sun but still wet and grey for most of the time. I still took my camera as the birds are getting more active now so I never know what I will see. On this

It’s getting to the time of year when the wildlife is getting more active and there are certainly plenty of signs of birds pairing or squabbling for territories, the Rooks are already nesting. Some mornings have been grey and not very interesting for landscapes so I’ve turned my camera on

We had a Studio night at Blandford Camera Club at the end of November with Pete Whieldon photography who brought along a menagerie of Raptors, Frogs and mice for us to photograph. Not quite nature watching but it was great to see these animals at close hand and learn a