Estimates suggest that between 70,000 and 100,000 insect species have been formally recorded in Costa Rica, with the true number likely somewhere between 300,000 and 500,000. Add to that over 2,000...
In November 2025, Christine and I returned to Costa Rica, one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. Amidst all that diversity, one of the highlights of any visit is the amazing colourful frogs. ...
Typically seen as a ghostly silhouette, flitting through summer nights at speed, this Brown Long-Eared Bat has been frozen in time by a high-speed flash, providing an opportunity to see these...
We’ve just experienced an eruption of Seven-spot Ladybirds in our garden; there are literally hundreds of them. This has prompted me to dust off my macro lens and flash to try a little macro...
Last weekend, I spent a night in a hide designed specifically for owl photography — in this case, Tawny Owls. These owls, while entirely wild, have become habituated to the site and are accustomed to...
I just had to share this image of a female badger. Like much of the UK, it’s been an incredibly dry spring in Cambridge. A consequence of this is that the ground is like concrete and the worms...
In March 2025, Christine and I took a huge gamble: we went on a wildlife photography holiday to see a single, elusive species—one that is secretive and predominantly active between dusk and dawn. The...
It’s been three months since I last photographed the kingfishers near Stamford. Since then, they have raised a second brood that has already fledged. I’d hoped to see the juveniles, but...
Given the wet spring and early summer, the field where I usually watch the Cambridge fox family has become heavily overgrown with long grass, making it difficult to see or photograph the fox cubs. As...
Warning: The following post contains an account and pictures that some people may find upsetting. On the 19th May we were in Ranthambhore’s zone 2 looking for a tigress called Arrowhead, who...
I’ve always wanted to see young fox cubs at their den. Two days ago, I finally located the den of our local vixen, Ruby, who’s been nursing her cubs for about 5 weeks. The den is extremely...