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Bearded tit from Leighton Moss

PeakImages — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:53:21 +0000

Now back to a much more fun world – the first image from my weekend trip to Leighton Moss RSPB (as part of the OWPG AGM weekend) – that bearded tit I was on about! No, not some geezer with too much facial hair, but a rare bird that is very hard to [...]

OWPG Annual Dinner Weekend and Dovedale Dash

PeakImages — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:13:25 +0000

Ever since I’ve joined the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild, I’ve had a dilemma. You see their AGM and annual dinner weekend (which is really worth me going to for a whole variety of reasons) clash with the Dovedale Dash (that I’ve either run or photographed for a number of years previously).

So [...]

Travelling again – South Africa this time!

PeakImages — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 08:03:57 +0000

Just a quick note to say I’m now back from South Africa, with lots of pictures to sort through. Meerkats, elephants, ostriches to name but a few, and once again it’s beginning to look like the wildlife has been determinedly getting in the way between lens and landscapes!

Cycling and Curlews

PeakImages — Sat, 29 May 2010 14:53:05 +0000

Cycling really must be the best way to get around – covering the distance far more efficiently than walking, but slow enough that you can appreciate the countryside around you. The sights, sounds and smells (mostly!) that the insulated moving box (aka the car) takes away from your experience, all come to life [...]

New Penguin Species (Aptenodytes Shetlandii) Found in Northern Hemisphere

PeakImages — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:33:19 +0000

It has long been thought that penguins only exist in the Southern Hemisphere. With a few exceptions such as the Galapagos Penguins, very few species are found outside of Antarctica, and then only in sub Antarctic islands such as South Georgia and Campbell Islands, or New Zealand and Southern South America. It has [...]