Category Archives: Animals

Eider

To my shame I didn’t actually know it was an Eider. I wondered if it was a black and white duck? I suppose it is a kind of black and white duck. This is a male, the females are brown. A snatched shot from the Gourock to Dunoon ferry just before it left yesterday morning.

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Pepsi

I know it’s a little pathetic, but I’m very fond of our little cat, Pepsi. Like all cats, she’s a little selfish and wicked, but she’s also very affectionate (when it suits her). The problem is twofold, she won’t look at a camera, no seriously she won’t, and she’s so black that you need just...

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Austin

Well, you have been good haven’t you! And since I promised yesterday I suppose you’ll want to see pictures of Austin, Richards dog from yesterday’s shoot. Austin is a spaniel, with an amazing sandy coloured nose that I would never tire of stroking. His eyes are just perfectly designed for successful scrounging sorties. They match...

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Bluetit

It snowed all day here in Howwood, so I only went out locally. One trip was to refresh my feeders, shortly afterwards I caught this little guy making free with our largesse. These are before and during the crime shots. The light was getting low so I popped up my flash and just used it...

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New Year is a Time for Review

I have been thinking about a question asked by Scott Bourne on the “This Week In Photography” blog recently. Scott asked us to reflect on the simple question, what was your best photograph last year? I think its a really helpful question since we spend so much time putting folders full of images on our...

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