Oscar writes: this Spring I spent several mornings photographing Bearded Tits in Suffolk. They were coming to the front of a bank of reeds before flying across the path to feed. This image of a female was taken just before it took off. Nikon D800, Nikon 600mm f/4 AF-S II, Nikon 1.4x TC Mark…
Category: THE PHOTOGRAPHS: by Tim Melling, Oscar Dewhurst, Paul Leyland, Guy Shorrock, Brian Leecey
Oscar Dewhurst – Common Tern
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Oscar writes: I had been watching this Common Tern fishing outside one of the hides at Minsmere but the background was a white sky so wasn’t photographing it. When it moved to the side of the hide the reeds were behind it giving a nice light brown background. Fortunately it kept hunting for the next…
Oscar Dewhurst – Avocets
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Oscar writes: I was watching a pair of Avocets with their chicks on the scrape at Minsmere. This was taken when another bird came in which was promptly chased off! Nikon D800, Nikon 600mm f/4 AF-S II lens Mark writes: I was at Minsmere, seeing Avocets, on Friday morning. They are such striking birds –…
Oscar Dewhurst – Dartford Warbler
Oscar writes: Over the past few weeks I’ve spent a couple of days photographing Dartford Warblers. This particular bird was a male that hadn’t yet paired up with a female so was still singing to proclaim its territory. Early in the morning the light was brilliant, showing off the bird’s colours really nicely. Dartford Warbler:…
Oscar Dewhurst – Whitethroat
Oscar writes: Walking through some scrub early one morning I heard a Whitethroat singing and soon spotted it at the top of a Hawthorn bush. Moving round so the sun was at a better angle I was able to get a few images before it took off. Nikon D800, Nikon 600mm f/4 AF-S II lens,…
Oscar Dewhurst – cute Avocet chicks
Oscar writes: These Avocet chicks were taken at Minsmere this Spring. I’ve never seen them close – to get them so near the hide was a good start to the morning! Nikon D800, Nikon 600mm f/4 AF-S II lens, Nikon 1.4x TC Mark writes: Awwww!! It’s good to have Oscar back after his exams –…
Oscar Dewhurst – Squirrel Monkey
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Oscar Dewhurst: One day while I was walking back to the research station in Peru I came across a troop of Squirrel Monkeys leaping through the trees above the trail. Luckily they were fairly low down and this one paused before carrying on. Nikon D800, Nikon 200-400mm f/4 VR lens
Oscar Dewhurst – Blue Tit
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Oscar writes: In Suffolk one morning the reed beds took on a wonderful golden colour due to the low sun and carpet of mist across the tops of the reeds. I desperately wanted to find something to photograph in this gorgeous light, and fortunately I noticed a group of blue tits feeding on the reed…
Oscar Dewhurst – Red-capped Cardinal
Oscar writes: One of the commoner birds around the oxbow lakes in Peru was the Red-capped Cardinal. They would perch in the vegetation on the lake margins allowing for a fairly close approach in the boat. If I got too close the group would all take off and noisily fly across the lake. Nikon D300s,…
Oscar Dewhurst – Blue-capped Tanager
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Oscar writes: In the cloud forest of Peru these Blue-capped Tanagers were ubiquitous and regularly passed through the scrub just outside my room at the research station I was staying at. One afternoon I just stood and waited and before long I had a group of these birds posing on gorgeous lichen-encrusted branches for me!…