Recently taken images of wildlife and the natural world

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Fox, Cambridgeshire (27th November 2020)

Lammergeier, Cutthroat Bridge, Derbyshire (21st July 2020)

Peregrine with prey (Barn Owl?), Cambs (May 2020) Peregrines in Cambridgeshire May 2020

Kingfisher with fish (Dace?), Suffolk (March 2019)

Tengmalm's Owl, Tresta, Shetland (March 2019)

Cattle Egret, Welney, Norfolk (February 2019)

Red Kite, Cambridgeshire (February 2019)

Bearded Tit, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (February 2019)

Barn Owl, Cambridgeshire (January 2019)

Tundra Bean Geese, Welney, Norfolk (January 2019)

Common Cranes, Cambridgeshire (January 2019)

Slavonian Grebe, River Cam, Cambridgeshire (9th December 2018)

Short-eared Owl, Cambridgeshire (4th November 2018)

First calendar year male Catbird, Treeve Moor, near Land's End (28th October 2018)

Cattle Egret, Swavesey, Cambs (22nd September 2018)

Male Muntjac, Norfolk (July 2018)

Arctic Tern, Northumberland (June 2018)

Puffin, Northumberland (June 2018)

Female Peregrine, Cambs (June 2018)

Tree Sparrow, South Cumbria (May 2018)

Badger, South Cumbria (May 2018)

Web, Cambs (May 2018)

Green Hairstreak, Cambs (7th May 2018)

Early Spider Orchid, Dorset (April 2018)

Black-tailed Godwits coming in to land, Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire (April 2018)

Adult Bonaparte's Gull, Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire (April 2018)

Immature Shag, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire (17th March 2018)

Stand-off between 2 female Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (16th March 2018)

Fieldfare with cooking apple, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (3rd March 2018)

Caspian Gull 2CY, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire (23rd December 2017)

Old West River at dawn, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (November 2017)

Reeve's Muntjac, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (November 2017)

Portuguese Man O War, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly (October 2017)

Hooded Crow, Mainland Shetland (October 2017)

Red-flanked Bluetail, Mainland Shetland (October 2017)

Male Otter, Mainland Shetland (October 2017)

Male Parrot Crossbill. Mainland Shetland (October 2017)

Female Brown Long-eared Bat, Cambridgeshire (30th July 2017) in hands of a carer during rehabilitation after being caught by a cat.

White-letter Hairstreak, Cambridgeshire (1st July 2017) in a rare moment of inactivity.

Marbled White, Cambridgeshire (26th June 2017).

Puffin, Farne Islands, Northumberland (18th June 2017).

Bee Orchid, Cambridgeshire (10th June 2017).

Little Owl, Cambridgeshire (25th May 2017).

Female Red-footed Falcon, Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire (5th May 2017).

Great Crested Grebes in courtship display, Cambridgeshire (7th March 2017).

Close-up of a Konik pony, Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire (5th March 2017).

Blue Tit, Cambridgeshire (19th February 2017).

Buzzard, Cambridgeshire (4th February 2017).

Glaucous Gull 2CY taking-off from frozen lake, Cambridgeshire (January 2017).

Male Pintail on ice, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire (January 2017).

Ely Cathedral at dawn in the frost, Cambridgeshire (December 2016).

Short-eared Owl, Cambridgeshire (December 2016).

Short-eared Owl, Cambridgeshire (18th December 2016).

Jack Snipe, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly (23rd October 2016).

Seed head of Common Teasel close to sunset (August 2016).

Cory's Shearwater, Isles of Scilly (11th July 2016). The first time that I have seen one following a boat.

Cory's Shearwater, Isles of Scilly (11th July 2016).

Bee Orchid, Ely, Cambridgeshire (June 2016).

Puffin coming in to land, Farne Islands, Northumberland (19th June 2016).

Mating Large Red Damselflies, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (11th June 2016).

Blue Tit emerging from nest hole with faecal sac, Cambridgeshire (5th June 2016).

Male Orange Tip, Cambridgeshire (27th May 2016).

Pike, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire (19th April 2016). Taken during my lunch hour.

Sunset and driftwood at Praia de Chaves, Boa Vista, Cape Verde(10th April 2016). Click here for more Cape Verde images.

Female Marsh Harrier, Cambridgeshire (31st March 2016).

White male Pheasant, Cambridgeshire (27th March 2016). What a stunning bird.

Flooded fence, Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire (25th March 2016)

Great White Egret and Little Egret, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (6th March 2016) An interesting size comparison. How soon before GWE numbers follow those of Little Egret?

Great White Egret, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (6th March 2016) This individual is the first to be seen around Haddenham and Aldreth.

Dartford Warbler, Coates, Cambridgeshire (27th February 2016)

Ely Cathedral at dawn, Cambridgeshire (11th February 2016)

4th winter Lesser Black-backed Gull in flight, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire (8th January 2016) Aged by the black markings on the bill and the small size of the mirror on P10.

Happy Christmas!

Black-tailed Godwits, Welney, Norfolk (20th December 2015). Part of a flock of over 1,000.

Caspian Gull 3CY, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire (13th December 2015). Record shot taken on a dull, wet day.

Juvenile Iceland Gull, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire (6th December 2015). Record shot taken on a dull and very windy day.

Male Stonechat in silhouette, Cambridgeshire (11th November 2015).

Pair of Muntjacs in garden, Cambridgeshire (8th November 2015).

First-winter Kestrel, Isles of Scilly (18th October 2015).

Wave crashing into cliffs, Mainland Shetland (8th October 2015).

Young Wrens, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (14th June 2015).

Singing Corn Bunting perched on hemlock, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (June 2015).

Male Blue Chaffinch, Tenerife, Canary Islands (2nd April 2015).

Jay, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (22nd February 2015).

Jay, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (8th February 2015).

Jay, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (8th February 2015).

Jay, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (8th February 2015).

Barn Owl, Norfolk (24th January 2015).

Barn Owl, Norfolk (17th January 2015).

Jay, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (17th January 2015).

Sunset over the Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire (29th December 2014).

Wishing everyone a merry Christmas and happy New Year.

Long-eared Owl, Mainland, Shetland (11th October 2014). Click here for more Shetland images.

Juvenile Peregrine eating Kestrel, Kilnsea, East Yorkshire (21st September 2014).

First-winter Masked Shrike, Kilnsea, East Yorkshire (21st September 2014).

Speckled Bush-cricket, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (6th September 2014).

Short-toed Eagle, Ashdown Forest, East Sussex (18th June 2014).

Spotted Flycatcher with Large Skipper, Haddenham, Cambridgeshire (15th June 2014).

Female Common Blue covered in dew, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (31st May 2014).

Male Smooth Snake, Arne, Dorset (25th May 2014) Being handled under licence.

Male Black-winged Stilt, Cambridgeshire (21st May 2014).

Male Swallow in song, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (14th May 2014).

Male Swallow in song, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (5th May 2014).

Male Orange Tip, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (29th April 2014).

Singing Corn Bunting in oil seed rape, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (5th April 2014).

Pair of Mute Swans on Wicken Lode, Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire (9th March 2014).

Immature Red Kite, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (2nd February 2014).

Immature Red Kite, scruffy, but looking almost respectable in late afternoon sunshine, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (19th January 2014).

Adult Common Gull in flight, Cambridgeshire (10th November 2013).

Turnstone, Cromer, Norfolk (27th October 2013).

Probable juvenile Northern Harrier, Pymoor, Cambridgeshire (26th October 2013).

Probably juvenile Northern Harrier, Pymoor, Cambridgeshire (26th October 2013).

'Glory of the pilot' from Skybus plane over Devon en-route to Exeter. A strange phenomenon that is similar to that of the Brocken spectre. (October 2013).

Lapland Bunting, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly (October 2013).

Whimbrel, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly (October 2013).

Common Snipe, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly (October 2013).

Jack Snipe, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly (October 2013).

Parasol Mushroom, Minsmere, Suffolk (29th September 2013).

Sooty Shearwater, Grafham Water, Cambridgeshire (26th September 2013) Taken with a mobile phone.

Sooty Shearwater, Grafham Water, Cambridgeshire (26th September 2013). Taken with a mobile phone.

Female Red-tailed Bumblebee, Aldreth, Cambs (9th August 2013).

Male White-tailed Eagle, Isle of Mull, Bute and Argyll (August 2013). Click here for more Mull images.

Swift, Aldreth, Cambs (July 2013).

Minke Whale, off St Mary's, Isles of Scilly (8th July 2013).

Duke of Burgundy, Dorset (26th May 2013).

Brown Fish Owl, Turkey (April 2013). Click here for more Turkey images.

Great Crested Grebe at nest, Cambridgeshire (21st April 2013).

Common Snipe drumming, Wicken, Cambridgeshire (20th April 2013).

Male Green Woodpecker, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (12th April 2013).

Immature female Otter, sniffing at a wide angles lens on a Canon 1DX camera fitted with a remote control, Norfolk (18th March 2013).

Immature female Otter, Norfolk (18th March 2013).

Whooper Swans in flight, with motion blur, Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire (23rd February 2013).

Old orchard in fog, Haddenham, Cambridgeshire (20th February 2013).

Barn Owl, Norfolk (16th February 2013).

Great Crested Grebe with small Pike, Milton, Cambridgeshire (6th February 2013).

Hawfinch, Wimpole Park, Cambridgeshire (2nd February 2013).

Displaying Whooper Swans, Welney, Norfolk (26th January 2013).

Displaying Mute Swans, Welney, Norfolk (26th January 2013).

Fieldfare, Aldreth, Cambs (18th January 2013).

Lapwing, Woodbridge, Suffolk (26th December 2012).

Buff-bellied Pipit, Queen Mother Reservoir, Berkshire (16th December 2012).

Fieldfare, Wilburton, Cambridgeshire (2nd December 2012).

Waxwing, Oakington, Cambridgeshire (2nd December 2012).

Short-eared Owl, Cambridgeshire (18th November 2012).

Juvenile Red-necked Grebe, Brampton, Cambridgeshire (20th October 2012).

Juvenile American Golden Plover, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly (15th October 2012).

Juvenile Solitary Sandpiper, Bryher, Isles of Scilly (13th October 2012).

Male Migrant Hawker, Welney, Norfolk (6th October 2012). A smart dragonfly - pity about the background.

Male Common Darter, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (15th September 2012).

Male Speckled Bush-cricket perched on door frame, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (12th September 2012).

Small Tortoiseshell, Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (15th September 2012).

Round straw bales in field with dark storm clouds in background, near Witchford, Cambridgeshire (25th August 2012).

Silver-washed Fritillary, Gamlingay Wood, Cambridgeshire (22nd July 2012).

Wilson's Petrel, 5 miles off St Mary's, Isles of Scilly (12th July 2012).

Pomarine Skua, 5 miles off St Mary's, Isles of Scilly (9th July 2012).

Swallow on nest, Cambridgeshire (16th June 2012).

Gannet coming in to land, Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire (9th June 2012).

Roller, Aldbrough, Yorkshire (9th June 2012).

Hobby, Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire (16th May 2012). This bird was one of several hunting mayflies.

Hobby, Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire (16th May 2012).

Nightjar, Lesvos, Greece (27th April 2012). Click here for more Lesvos images.

Red-legged Partridge Aldreth, Cambridgeshire (14th April 2012).

'Nordic' Jackdaw, Ambleside. Cumbria (6th April 2012).

Aira Force, Cumbria (2nd April 2012).

Barbastelle Bat, Hayley Wood, Cambridgeshire (25th March 2012). Note that the bat has a torn tail membrane. These images were taken with a 180mm macro lens which is all I had available!