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Wednesday 12 October 2011

Tiger

I have been lucky to have quite a few of my photos painted in various guises by some talented artists, but this reproduction of a recent photo of one of the Tigers at Chester Zoo by Sharon Whitley is stunning!

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A gloomy Martin Mere

As i was passing Martin Mere at the weekend, i called in to see if there was any sign of the Whooper Swans returning from Iceland, sadly there was only a few early arrivals, and the gloomy drizzly weather meant not a great photography day, but still managed a few shots

Early arrival Whooper feeding on potatoes

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They reckon there are 12,000 Pink Footed Geese on the reserve at the moment, lots about on my visit, coming in to feed on the spuds!

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I counted six Whoopers in total, but i am sure they will be arriving in great numbers fairly soon

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A distant shot of a pair of Peregrine falcons resting

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My favourite duck, the male Eider

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Eider feeding frenzy

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Red Crested Pochard

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Wednesday 5 October 2011

Trotters World of Animals

A few shots from my recent trip to a beautiful little wildlife park, called Trotters World of Animals which is located near Bassenthwaite in the Lakes. Here they have a small selection of various domestic and exotic, but what really caught my attention was the Birds of Prey and the flying demonstraion.

Bald Eagle

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Golden Eagle

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Eagle Owl

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Harris Hawk

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Burmese Python

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And a very cute Meerkat

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Tuesday 4 October 2011

More recent out and about shots

The wildlife photography seems to have taken a back seat more recently as I have been out and about walking a bit more, below are some shots from my late summer wanderings

Sunset over Snowdon, taken from the top of Moel Famau

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A wider shot of Snowdon, Tryfan and the Carneddau

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sun setting behind Tryfan

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now dropped behind

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the clouds turned a lovely deep red

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A Buzzard just off the path up to Moel Famau

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A stunningly beautiful place, Llyn Cau, beneath Cadair Idris

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Llyn Cau from the climb up onto Cadair Idris

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Waterfalls from Llyn Cau

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A stunning sight, Llyn Cau in the glaciated bowl beneath Cadair Idris

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One of my favourite mountains, Tryfan

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yours truly on the Cannon Rock on Tryfan

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waterfalls coming down from Tryfan

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