Wildlife of the British Isles
Richmond Park, London, Red Deer Stag at dawn making his presence known.
Red Deer Stag in the golden light of dawn, Richmond park, London.
Red Deer Stag watching over his Harem.
Red Deer Stags battle it out during the rut.
Red Deer Stags, fighting for supremacy, this is brutal and injuries frequently occur. One of these suffered a serious eye injury following this encounter.
Fallow Buck and Doe during the autumnal rut, Knole Park, Sevenoaks, Kent.
Against the sky!
Fallow Buck on a misty morning.
Red Fox Portrait.
(Vulpes vulpes) Red Fox sharing a moment
Eye contact!
I took this photograph from one our windows, in December 2022, the joys of living in the countryside!
Eyes firmly on a fly.
Possibly my next meal!
Juvenile foxes can be quite inquisitive.
Squirrel, a hard nut to crack.
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel in golden light, from our garden.
Photo taken from our garden. With snow forecast and some tempting peanuts I encouraged this Squirrel into position. This photo was taken with a slow shutter speed of 1/60th of a second to highlight the blowing snow.
Red Squirrel in mid flight
Red Squirrel poses for the camera
Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Reflection
Red Squirrel in the mirror
Marbled White Butterfly on Scabious
Female Chalkhill Blue Butterfly on Wild Carrot.
Chalkhill Blue on Clover.
Chalkhill Blue.
Chalkhill Blue Butterflies. This is a 'focus stacked' image and is a technique that allows photographers to create a single image from a number of separate images all with a different focal point. Images are then blended together in photoshop.