The pictorial diary of an amateur natural world photographer who rarely travels further than his back garden
Once I'd adjusted to the throngs of people in a usually quiet place, I had a go at photographing the birds of prey. Something I didn't find easy as it was really rather crowded, lots of jostling and elbows. Not my idea of fun, really.
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| Sakar Falcon |
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| Harris Hawk |
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| Little Owl |
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| Bengali Eagle Owl |
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| Eurasian Eagle Owl |
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| Barn Owl |
One of the things I did do this summer was to go up to Nunhead Cemetery for their annual open day. In ten years it was first time I'd actually made it to this event. I'm sure that the opportunity to photograph birds of prey gave the extra encouragement. It was soon confirmed that I don't function especially well when surrounded by crowds of people. Instead of wandering around the site, I opted to stay and acclimatise to just one area. Whilst my medication kicked in I was feeling somewhat on edge, so I sat beneath the trees with the wood turners. Photographing them from my perch was a great distraction.
