Monthly Archives: March 2012

Ollie and I were walking along the banks of the Whiteadder when I spotted a heron up ahead in the river.I could see it was feeding but not what it was feeding on.I whispered to Ollie that we should creep … Continue reading →

I was walking Ollie yesterday,down by the River Whiteadder,when I got a call on the mobile.It was someone from the Scottish Nature Photography Awards to tell me that I had been judged to have the 2nd and 3rd best images … Continue reading →

Here’s a collection of images that I’ve taken in the past week,while walking Ollie down by the river.                                 Until next time.It’s goodbye from me.And … Continue reading →

At the weekend I managed to come across some brown hares in a barren stony field,not too far from home.I spotted two of them stand and confront each other,as I was slowly driving along a quiet back road.I quickly found … Continue reading →

I came across this brown hare as I was driving around the local back roads,here in the Borders.It wasn’t doing any running around,never mind boxing,but at least it had a bit of a wash and groom. Hope you enjoy.Please come … Continue reading →

Here’s a few more images from my time spent down at Duns Castle lake,last month. By under exposing in the strong,late afternoon sunlight the birds are highlighted against the very dark water.It improves the reflection and produces a more pleasing … Continue reading →

I’ve been slowly driving around the back roads of Berwickshire,looking for any brown hare activity.Up here in the Borders there are still a mixture of stubble,ploughed and newly seeded fields and I’ve seen a good number of hares lying up … Continue reading →

I’ve been driving around the local back roads,for an hour or two,looking for any wildlife to photograph.Boxing hares would be nice,but as yet,no luck.A number of them do appear to have paired up,but I’ve witnessed very little action.There’s plenty of … Continue reading →

Thought I’d go back and revisit the grey squirrel drey.Normally a drey would be at the top of the tree,obscured by branches and difficult to get any decent images of, but this is the first one I’ve come across that … Continue reading →

On Wednesday evening the annual Borders photographic competition was held in Selkirk and a number of us travelled across from Duns Camera Club.Alot of the pictures were very good and our club did well.Where we didn’t do so well,the judging … Continue reading →