Sometimes, red grouse can be the most confiding of birds and this male on the moors above Pateley Bridge was one such bird. He allowed a very close approach and I was able to photograph him from the car from a very close range using a variety of lenses for different effects. I really like...
Today we hit the North York Moors to do a bit of moorland birding in search of ring ouzel. Ring ouzel is a bird I’ve wanted to photograph for years but I’ve never put the effort in and, as it’s now in long term decline, I thought I’d better do something about it. We had...
Another in the season’s greetings selection of images, this time a red grouse in a snow flurry on the North York Moors. I took this a few years ago and when I left my house, it was quite bright and sunny. However, by the time I reached my favourite grouse shooting spot near Masham, it...
Decided to down tools on the commercial photography edits today and head to one of my favourite little spots where red grouse congregate at the side of the road. The weather was glorious as I left home but by the time I got to my destination on the hills an hour later, the wether had closed...
