Oscar writes: This Great White Egret had been hanging around Minsmere near the island mere hide for several weeks but I had only had brief and distant flight views in the past. Walking into the hide early one morning I was surprised to see it perched on the wooden bar in the middle of the…
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Oscar Dewhurst – Spotted Flycatcher
Oscar writes: this Spotted Flycatcher turned up one day at Minsmere over the Spring in the bushes behind East Hide. I don’t see them much down at home in London so was pleased to be able to get a few images of one here. It was catching flies in the scrub and fortunately this…
Oscar Dewhurst – Little Owl
Oscar writes: while I was in Richmond Park one evening I was told about a family of little owls with two chicks that had been seen in a small bit of woodland. Next morning I was up at 3.45 to get there for before sunrise, and as I approached the trees I could immediately see…
Oscar Dewhurst – Chaffinch
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Oscar writes: this Chaffinch was singing from the top of the gorse bushes in the car park at Minsmere. I was able to find a spot to photograph it from with a tree behind it, giving a nice clean green background. Nikon D800, Nikon 600mm f/4 AF-S II, Nikon 1.4x TC Mark writes: it’s not…
Oscar Dewhurst – Barn Owl
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Oscar writes: the Eels Foot Inn is the pub in Eastbridge, about a mile from Minsmere. Other than its perfect location, another great thing about it is that the field behind it is frequented by hunting Barn Owls! Every evening at about 7pm this bird would hunt over the field, seemingly unconcerned by the group…
Oscar Dewhurst – Bearded Tit
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…
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,…