A Scarce Swallowtail butterfly resting on the sculpted plants of a hilltop garden in the Dordoigne 06/07/2007
Cinnabar moth on a grass on Tiptree Heath 03/06/2007
Cinnabar moth caterpillar eating the flowers of a ragwort plant on Tiptree Heath 29/07/2007.
Grasshopper resting on a grass stem at Maldon Wick, 10/06/2007.
Female Minotaur Beetle - Tiptree Heath - 26/10/2007
Kingfisher hunting over ground that is usually dry but has become waterlogged by an unusually high tide, Fingringhoe Wick (taken from bird hide)
Juvenile Grey Plover standing in the shallows as the tide comes in at Fingringhoe Wick
Mute swan emerging from diving for food on the main lake at Abbotts Hall Farm, Great Wigborough
A Female Shoveler shaking the water from her head after foraging under the water for food, Abberton Reservoir (13/09/08)
Robin resting on a fence after feeding on berries in a nearby farmers field, Southern France 01/07/2007.
Blackbird on rotting deadwood on Tiptree Heath 22/02/2008
A female Kestrel enjoying the newly installed fence posts on Tiptree Heath 22/08/2008
A Wheatear hopping around the rocks on top of a Dartmoor Tor on the 25/09/08.
Red Deer Stag asserting his authority over subordinate males to keep control of his harem, Richmond Park 04/10/2008
Squirrel perching on the dry side of an oak tree away from the rain, Richmond Park 04/10/2008
A Ram coming to inspect me and make sure that I am no threat, taken in a small holding paddock on the Suffolk/Norfolk border 30/08/2008
A newborn Dexter calf only a matter of hours after coming into the world on Tiptree Heath.
Fly Agaric emerging through the leaf litter on Tiptree Heath 26/10/2007
Orange Peel fungus growing amongst the undergrowth in Pods Woods 31/10/2007
Spiders web laden with dew on a cool October morning 26/10/2007
A field of Heather in full bloom on Tiptree Heath 16/08/2008
A French farming scene taken from a hillltop garden in the Dordoigne, I particularly liked the small holding feel of the scene with varying crops grown on small irregular shapes fields 06/07/2007
Sun streaming through the trees at Pods woods on the edge of Tiptree
Sunny afternoon in Pods woods 09/10/2008
View across the saltmarsh and creeks from the sea wall at Tollesbury Wick (Winter 2007)
View across the fields from Tiptree Hall House (the house owned by the Wilkin family) near Tiptree Heath.
View down the beach from a friends holiday home at Camber Sands