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Saturday 29 June 2019

Oyster catcher

The camera hasn't been very rewarding lately. The field where I usually watch a barn owl was used as an overspill car park for a local museum, the grass was flattened and therefor the voles scarpered and left nothing for the owls. The foxes still visit the garden but I don't fancy sitting up till 3 in the morning on the off-chance of a shot. I did pop down to the wetlands for coffee one day and got this shot from one of the hides of an oyster catcher hiding in amongst the daisies. It now sits on one of my birthday cards, hoping that it sells well.

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  1. Germán Ibarra Zorrilla11 July 2019 at 17:52

    Una foto del ostrero entre las flores fantástica, me ha gustado mucho la composición. Mike enhorabuena, saludos desde España.

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  2. Mike Attwood11 July 2019 at 20:51

    Thank you German, It was a golden opportunity that I did not miss.

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  3. Ana Mínguez Corella14 July 2019 at 11:50

    Hi Mike.. Beautiful composition.. Well-done.. Cheers

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    1. Mike Attwood15 July 2019 at 00:12

      Thankyou Ana, There was a lot of luck in it. It all happened so quickly. Take care, Mike.

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Evacuated during the second world war to a village in Yorkshire where I lived in the home of a good photographer for more than five years who taught me the basics and a great deal about nature. Well past retirement age I have been a wildlife photographer for more than 30 years. Red Kites have been my speciality for much of this period. I did spend several years snapping wheelchair athletes and organizing the British Road Race Championship. In the year 2000 I was awarded a distinction by the Royal Photographic Society for my portfolio on wheelchair athletes. Most of my pics are digital, using Sony cameras and Sigma lenses. I used to spend many weeks each year with friends in Wales which is close to the Elan Valleys where I got many of my raptor pics. I now get these pictures more closely to home, specially red kites and peregrines. I support my pension by selling my pics, cards, coasters, fridge magnets and key rings etc. at craft fairs, something I wish I had done much earlier in life. I give illustrated talks to clubs and societies on wildlife and other branches of photography that I have been involved in.