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Holy Camera trap Batman… it worked

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...

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Backgarden macro

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...

Tawny Owls

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...

Badgers out during the day

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...

Photographing Wolverines in Finland: A Winter Wildlife Gamble

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...

Summer kingfishers

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...

An evening with the Cambridge fox cubs

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...

Tiger cub makes its first kill

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...

Encounter with fox cubs

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...
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