Standing up for Nature
Oscar writes: One of my housemates at university last year lives in Canada, so as a post-graduation trip a few of us went out to see him for a couple of weeks. For part of this trip we spent a few days at their cabin, where a pair of Bald Eagles happened to have a…
Oscar writes: These were very common where we were in Spain, and I was very keen to get some photos of them. Unfortunately they all seemed to have a preference to only perch on ugly wire fences or thick artificial-looking fence-posts. Finally, on our last day, I spotted this one on a thistle, which made for…
Oscar writes: While in the Doñana National Park we spent some time around the marshes by the visitor centre looking for some of the birds the area is known for, such as the White-headed Duck. One bird we saw many of was the Purple Herons, which were everywhere! This one flew past at close range,…
Oscar writes: This is another one taken on the marsh at El Rocío. I’d been hoping to get a chance to photograph some of the Spoonbills that were feeding in the middle of the marsh, and had noticed that in the evenings they often fed near the edge where I could sit and wait. So,…
Oscar writes: While we were staying in Doñana we spent an evening on a heathland where I was hoping to photograph subalpine warblers. Unfortunately I had no success with those, but did manage some photos of a Woodchat Shrike perched in the brambles as we were on our way out. Nikon D800, Nikon 400mm f.2.8…