I thought I would post a few of my favourite wildlife photos that I have taken whilst out and about this year. There have been a few special moments! I finally managed to photograph a kingfisher ( not once, but twice! ) and I was thrilled to spy a Green Woodpecker by the river Wharfe in Yorkshire. A holiday on the Norfolk Coast proved an amazing experience for wildlife spotting and even a few days away in London gave me some photographic opportunities. 🙂 Hope you enjoy my pictures.
Small Blue Butterfly , Old Hunstanton sand dunes.Pied Wagtail eating lunch , Brotherswater.Kingfisher perched above a rowing boat on the River Nidd in November.Foxgloves in Sandringham Country Park.Comeront , River Esk, Cumbria.Tawny Owl, Muncaster Castle.Sea Holly, Rossall Beach, Fleetwood.Nesting Fulmar in the stripey cliffs of Hunstanton.Fallow Deer, Dalemain Estate, Cumbria.Grey Heron in Hyde Park, London in April.
Moorhen in Hyde Park.Green Parakeet ( another London Park regular).Vallarean flowers amongst the beech huts, Old Hunstanton.Wild flowers on the banks of Ullswater.Kingfisher on the river Nidd.Sea Asters, Cromer.Six spotted burnet moth, Salthill Quarry Nature Reserve.Common and Grey Seals, Blakeney Point, Norfolk.Green Woodpecker next to the river Wharfe in the Dales.Pheasant in the Dales.
A lovely assortment of photographic studies. Basking seals my fave. Sunny Hunny, Cromer, Blakeney, Nidderdale, Wharfdale, Fleetwood, Ullswater, Muncaster. Been there! We must surely have crossed paths!
I guessed he wasn’t, since it’s rare to see wild owls around in the daytime. Maybe he just wants to go to bed 🙂 x
Most probably! X
Wonderful post and fantastic pictures. You have seen a lovely selection of wildlife, and it’s given me an idea for a blog post too 🙂 x I think my favourite wildlife moment was seeing the male sparrowhawk in my yarden. That was thrilling! 🙂 xx
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Wow. Love the Kingfisher. My best was lizard spotting in Greece.
Thank you! I remember your lizard spotting. Hopefully If i get abroad in 2018 I shall be checking out any local wildlife!
I like them all but my favourite just has to be the deer 🙂
Thanks Eunice ,there is a small herd of them at Dalemain Estate near Ullswater in Cumbria. A delight to see!
What a feast for the eyes. Just what I needed on this winter morning. 😁. Xxx
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Aw thanks Carol. Glad you enjoyed them. Glad we ended up in your old haunts too, especially beautiful Norfolk. 🙂
Wonderful. I kept changing my mind about my favourite as I scrolled through. Like Eunice, i’ll probably settle for the deer. Or maybe the owl…
Thanks Annabel. You have seen lots of wildlife too on your ‘Galavants’. X
A lovely assortment of photographic studies. Basking seals my fave. Sunny Hunny, Cromer, Blakeney, Nidderdale, Wharfdale, Fleetwood, Ullswater, Muncaster. Been there! We must surely have crossed paths!
We must have! I will always be jealous of your Barn Owls . I will check all barns when I stumble on them now….which makes sense really. 😉
Lovely pics. Well done. Had to laugh at the owl though – he looks so grumpy. xx
He does a little. I must admit he isn’t wild but a hand reared rescue at Muncaster Castle. Probably fed up of people taking his photo. Aw. X
I guessed he wasn’t, since it’s rare to see wild owls around in the daytime. Maybe he just wants to go to bed 🙂 x
Most probably! X
Wonderful post and fantastic pictures. You have seen a lovely selection of wildlife, and it’s given me an idea for a blog post too 🙂 x I think my favourite wildlife moment was seeing the male sparrowhawk in my yarden. That was thrilling! 🙂 xx
Thank you, and yes you must do your own round-up. The sparrowhawk was awesome. I have never even seen a sparrowhawk. Maybe next year. Xx
Wonderful photos!
Thank you Kristah.. X
Some gorgeous photos here, I think my favourites are the kingfishers and the seals. 🙂
Thank you! I was very lucky seeing them.Xx
Waouh!! they are all beautiful.
Thank you, you are very kind. Xx
What a great collection of photos. I’m so looking forward to next year when we will have time to go out walking and wildlife spotting again!
These photos are SO good! I love the kingfishers and the tawny owl. I’m definitely going to try and up my wildlife photography game in 2018.
Wonderful! I love the beautiful photo of the deer. I clearly had my wildlife moments of 2017 on the Galapagos Islands. My favorites are those: https://hikeminded.blog/2017/10/26/isabela-galapagos-weird-landscapes-birds-and-reptiles-on-a-tricoloured-hike/
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Your trip made for an amazing post. Such a fascinating place. X
Amazing photos-all of them! Looking at your pictures I can feel the warmth of Spring.
Thank you. This year has been great for wildife spotting. 😁
Great photos 💙💙
Thank you. 🙂
The kingfisher is stunning.
Long-tailed tits have been my favourite at the bird table. They are impossibly sweet.
Thank you. 🙂
I love Long Tailed Tits. They are adorable.
amazing wildlife..
Thank you.