Starling Roost at Ham Wall

Published on Mar 10th, 2010 by Tim Collier

A short video of the Starlings coming into roost at Ham Wall on the Somerset levels. Over the next few days I’ll post some of the still images from the two evenings I spent watching this extraordinary wildlife spectacular. It’s in Britain and ranks along side many of the worlds great natural phenomena.

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Some Technical Thoughts From Gigrin

Published on Mar 8th, 2010 by Tim Collier

Using a tripod allows for panning at slow shutter speeds - ISO 400 1/125 sec f4 500mm

Luecistic and Red Kite at Gigrin - 500mm + 1.7 converter

In response to Julian’s recent comment from Gigrin I thought I’d do a post that looks at the parameters of working on such a shoot.

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Martin Mere

Published on Mar 5th, 2010 by Tim Collier

After the mosses we took a trip up to Martin Mere, the Wildfowl Trust’s reserve close to Southport.

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Barn Owl

Published on Mar 2nd, 2010 by Tim Collier

It feels as if I’m lucky when I visit the Lancashire mosses. Rarely do I fail to see the Barn Owl and more often than not it silently floats up to me before banking away down an adjacent drainage ditch. My brother, who photographed birds primarily in the era of film, has spent many hours watching without such fine sightings. He’s of a mind I keep one in the van and release it each time I visit!

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Red Kites at Gigrin

Published on Feb 23rd, 2010 by Tim Collier

The last of the Kite series.

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