Willow Warbler

This willow warbler was spotted at the RSPB Nature Reserve at Vane Farm in Scotland.  It was very well camouflaged and therefore quite difficult to see so Kieran did a fantastic job of capturing this beautiful bird.

Berwick Galleon

Taking an early evening stroll along the golf links at Berwick-upon-Tweed during the summer, we happened upon this gorgeous galleon sporting the flag of the Netherlands.  The ship moored awhile before moving off around the headland towards Lindisfarne.  Kieran chose this image because he particularly liked the pink blush in the sky and the positioning of the ship above the line of rocks.





Technical details:

Taken 05/08/2010 at 19:40
Camera Canon PowerShot SX110 IS
Lens Canon Zoom Lens 10x is 6.0-60.0mm 1:2.8-4.3
Macro  No
Aperture F4.3
Shutter Speed 1/500
ISO 400
Cropping No
Focal length 60.00 mm

Hoverfly on Dandelion

This hoverfly was snapped happily dipping into dandelion nectar at RSPB Leighton Moss on one of the few sunny days we've had in recent months!

Blackheaded Gull

Although we haven't posted here for ages, Kieran has been busy over the summer taking lots of new photographs which will appear here over the course of the next few weeks.  The first image he's chosen in his new collection shows a Blackheaded Gull sporting it's winter plumage at St. Andrews in Scotland.  The Blackheaded Gull loses it's trade-mark black coloured head during winter and takes on the look of a white face with black markings either side that resemble headphones.