The Tyred Dipper
Whenever you film local Dippers you risk your photos being ruined by human activities such as fly-tipping. This was the case last week when the Dippers that I was filming insisted on perching on dumped tyres that had been discarded in the stream. Despite this they make superb subjects and would thankfully, occasionally perch […]
Teasel Delight
Of all the plants in the garden the Teasel is one of the best to grow from a bird-lovers point of view. Its seeds are loved by Goldfinches and if you are lucky Redpolls may also pay you a visit. This weeks Gallery photos were all taken in our small garden last week. www.facebook.com/gordonyateswildlife
It’s Feather Time
My favourite filming in Spring is filming Long Tailed Tits as they return to their nests with feathers. It normally happens in March but this year we are several weeks later. I normally have many pairs to choose from but this year I have found only one nest ready for lining. White feathers are their […]
Siskins Galore
One of the commonest birds that we encountered in Wales the other week was the Siskin. Wherever there were woodlands flocks of Siskins could be heard and seen amongst the tree tops, especially the Alders. In one or two localities we also found Bramblings that were getting ready to return to Lapland – as soon […]
Dead Wood
This weeks blog photo shows a remote Welsh valley with the centre piece a decaying old Rowan tree. Further down the valley are some vibrant pine forests and these are home to one of our most colourful and secretive birds, the Crossbill. What then is the connection between the rotting Rowan tree and the […]
Fresh Water Otter
We have just returned from a short break at Rivercatcher on the River Dee in Wales. The undoubted highlight of our visit was watching, for thirty minutes, an Otter as it fished and dived along the edge of the river. As they normally feed nocturnally it was a privilege to film this very wary animal […]
Angry Wigeon
How many times have I set off to film a certain species of bird and ended up with something else that was totally unexpected? This happened last week when I visited Yorkshire in search of Marsh Harriers and ended up with a fly-past calling Wigeon and a Buzzard doing what Marsh Harriers should be doing […]
Collecting Sticks
After all the recent gales it was good to spend a few hours with my local Herons.On all but two nests the Herons were already incubating eggs. However, in an Alder tree one pair were still in the early stages of nest-building and I filmed what I was after with plenty of sticks presented by […]
White – Out
Despite enduring three storms last week on Islay one thing did not suffer – the Snowdrops at Bridgend were as good, or even better, than ever as shown in this weeks blog.As always the attraction of Islay is that you never know what is around the next corner. We had everything from five Herons roosting […]
Sailing To Islay
We have just returned from eight days on Islay during which there were three named storms! While on some days no film was taken there is always a bonus from raging gales- as the forests were battered by 80mph winds the Red Deer stags came out into the open to get away from all the […]