Whooper Bonus
I have said many times before that with wildlife photography you never know what will turn up when you head for the hills.
On one of those superb winter afternoons last week I set off for the high moors hoping for some Owl activity – I never got there!! As I drove past an insignificant reservoir I was gobsmacked to see twenty six white birds near the far bank.Who would have expected a party of adult Whooper Swans on a Pennine reservoir? It was a first for me and unlikely to ever happen again.
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Published by
Gordon Yates
Updated on
January 1, 1970
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Alongside filmmaking, Gordon has earned recognition in still photography competitions with the BBC, RSPB, Scottish Wildlife, and the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club — using his trusted Pentax equipment. One of his proudest achievements was seeing ten minutes of his work broadcast by Granada Television — a milestone in a lifetime dedicated to wildlife storytelling. Today, he continues capturing the natural world with his Canon EOS 7D and Canon XM2 digital camcorder.