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It's no secret I enjoy photographing birds of prey , so last autumn I booked a photo day at the Raptor It had been a while since my last similar experience, when I photographed birds of prey in a studio environment great chance to use the back-lighting coming through the trees, and to let it highlight the edge of the bird Tawny Owl Perched Now for a bird I'd never seen in real life before; a goshawk! And what a beast. Goshawk Eye-Contact I love the relatively muted colours of this bird, in contrast to it's incredible

visited the Westfjords in Iceland, and Látrabjarg; one of Europe's largest largest sea cliffs, and sea bird

They're a charity who provide medical care for injured raptors, return rehabilitated birds to the wild It's a great place to visit to get up-close to some fantastic birds-of-prey, and it provided me with The Raptor foundation keep over 250 individual birds, including owls, hawks, falcons, buzzards, and eagles A day visit affords you the time to see most of the birds in their aviaries, or out on perches. they're flown in a display lasting well over an hour each, and comprising several different types of bird

I've got a new photo of probably my favourite bird, the great grey owl. Originally, when I took it and first processed it, I was after a photo of this beast-of-a-bird, in the This photo is of a captive bird, in the UK, that I photographed at a UK conservation centre, but I'd As the light dappled through the woodland canopy, a spotlight passed over this bird as he perched on Props to the bird for the death-stare too. You wouldn't want to be a vole in that woodland.

I've also had photos in the awards book for Bird Photographer of the Year, and been shortlisted in the When Bird POTY launched, it had no reputation or standing, but I entered on the basis that Chris Packham

I'll be covering all the major animal groups from birds to mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and insects

Green-Winged Macaw This first bird is a green-winged macaw, also called a red-and-green macaw. looking for a personal connection to the subjects of my photos, and I think the character of these birds Birds pack brain cells more densely than mammals, and large parrots are more intelligent than primates Working with birds that are able to fly around the room as they please can be very difficult - especially This shoot took some patience, and a lot of care for the birds themselves - letting them decide when

in relation to the lights, the space around the bird, and keeping the focus spot on the bird's eye. As you would expect, the welfare of the birds was of priority during the shoot. All of these birds were hand-raised and used to people, camera flashes, etc. Each bird was accompanied by a falconer, who is responsible for the bird's wellbeing, and would make But I did capture this photo later in the day, as I wandered around the bird enclosures.

Bird Photography at Cabárceno Back in 2013, when I first visited, I was experimenting with wide-angle Ostrich Close-Up (2013) There are bird-of-prey flying displays at Cabárceno, but I don't tend to find Aside from the birds kept at Cabárceno, the Cantabria region is home to some spectacular wild birdlife Low Key Zebra - Birds Eye View (2013) This is a Grevy's zebra , and it's a pretty popular composition

In addition to the visual qualities of the birds, they're also very emotive in their expressions, and These photos are all shot with natural light, affording the bird the space and freedom to position itself I like to think this image will offer a close-up to people who experience these birds soaring high above

They were very characterful little birds, and quite an unexpected highlight. It's peaceful and quiet and looks like a nice habitat for birds, and waterfowl in particular. This is an outlook with views over the surrounding fields, which are frequented by a number a bird species , including a host of birds of prey.

I also spent a day photographing birds of prey in between these deer days, so I'll share those soon too