Richard Hardwick Photography
My journey with a digital camera
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Archive of "Wildlife" Category
Kestrel
I had seen this Kestrel a few times sat on top of telegraph poles. I returned when the light was good and waited and it didn’t take long before the bird turned up. I drove past it slightly, so the light would be behind me and illuminating the bird, carefully got out of the Land Rover. As soon as the bird saw me it took flight but I managed to get a short sequence of shots, this being the second one. This was the first day out with the new 7D, the autofocus is superb.
Canon 7D, EF 400mm f/5.6L USMWreck and Meadow Pipit
I’d seen photographs of the wrecks on the River Wyre and wanted to try my new 10-22mm lens
Canon EOS 40D, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USMThis was just a quick grab shot to help identify the bird, I quite like the colours though. Taken on the bridge at Fleetwood Marsh Nature Reserve.
Canon EOS 40D, EF 400mm f/5.6L USMNuthatch
This Nuthatch has been a regular visitor to the garden but capturing it has proved quite difficult.
Canon EOS 40D, EF 400mm f/5.6L USMNuthatch
One of my favourite birds and I’m delighted to have finally taken some pictures of one.
Canon EOS 40D, EF 400mm f/5.6L USMBuzzard
I could hear it calling in the field just behind the house, grabbed my camera and manage to get a couple of shots.
Canon EOS 40D, EF 400mm f/5.6L USMGolden-ringed Dragonfly
I nipped down to Hartland Fishing Club to have a look for dragonflies this morning. I found several but this was the first time I’d seen a Golden-ringed Dragonfly and I’m quite pleased with the results.
Canon EOS 40D, EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USMBlue Tit
It’s been ages since I did any photography and was getting withdrawal symptoms. Spending an hour in the garden feeding and watching the birds did the trick.
Canon EOS 40D, EF 400mm f/5.6L USMRed Kites – Watlington Hill
On Sunday I had a go at photographing the beautiful Red Kites of the The Chilterns. The weather wasn’t kind with rain and drizzle but worst was the bland, white sky:
Canon EOS 40D, EF 400mm f/5.6L USMLocation: Multimap
Skomer Island
A group of sixteen of us from the Talk Photography forum spent the weekend on Skomer Island off the Pembrokeshire coast. It’s a truly incredible place and photographing the Puffins was a real pleasure. All these photographs were taken at The Wick:
Canon EOS 40D, EF 400mm f/5.6L USMLocation: Multimap
About Me
I'm a freelance photographer currently living in Lancashire. Although I've been interested in photography most of my life, it's only recently that I've started to concentrate on shooting wildlife.
This blog is just a few of my thoughts as my journey with a digital camera unfolds. Photos are taken from my Flickr photostream.
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