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Thursday 27 April 2023

My animals are friends

Every night without fail I get a visit from the animals. I have 3 foxes, a badger, hedgehog, a couple of cats and they all muck in together with no squabbling and share the food. They have been joined by some young foxes who are behaving themselves remarkably.
This hedgehog is happy to share the food with anybody.
 

Saturday 22 April 2023

Alive again


 Well something had to happen, two bouts of covid this year and the second I thought it was my lot. The first night I got round to putting a camera out this happened. I knew that junior had been feeding youngsters but this evening he brought one round to show me. They both fed happily and totally ignored me. I am going to call junior Dad from now on. This is the first I wonder how many more are they.

Saturday 8 April 2023

Junior deals with intruder

Junior and his lady friend called for their supper only to be interupted by an intruder. Much to Juniors annoyance he dealt with it quickly and they were able to carry on with delay.
Junior gave a little nod to the camera to say all was OK.

... and they finished their meal in peace.

Wednesday 5 April 2023

Good evening

What an evening. I worked on my computer system and then spent some time on my cameras and look what happened. Two foxes turned up, that Junior and his lady friend and enjoyed their meal and these are a couple of the many photo's took.
By setting my camera up differently I was able to take some really close up photo's.  This is Junior he certainly not camera shy. He has known me for about three years.
 Of course the title was for the terrific evening I had photographing my friends.

Mike Attwood - Photographer

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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.