Shark Diving in Oahu, Hawaii
I’ve always been an adrenaline junkie, so when we took a family trip to Oahu, Hawaii I immediately googled ‘shark diving.’ Now, if you do this you will find a long list of ‘cage diving’…
Squirrels and Birds Around Museum Gardens York
It was a frosty and yet sunny day. A day that called for me to have a meeting in York so never went out with a photographic purpose. I will always have a camera on…
Puffins and The Pembrokeshire Coast
Over the Summer I spent a few fabulous days in Pembrokeshire, exploring a little bit of the coast and most thrillingly photographing Atlantic Puffins on Skomer Island; tick one off my Bucket List. Who doesn’t love a Puffin? Their gorgeous little faces, at once…
Up Close With Fluffy White Seal Pups – England’s East Coast
Did you know that there are beaches in England where you can get up close with over 1600 fluffy white seal pups? There are 4 thriving Grey Seal pupping colonies on England’s East Coast: Donna Nook in Lincolnshire, the Farne Islands off Northumberland…
Sanderlings and Dunlins of Crimdon Beach
A walk along a stretch of beach is so much more than sea and sand as I am sure you will agree. The Durham Heritage Coast is a wonderful way to experience a great deal…
Durham Dales: Black Grouse of The North Pennines
The Black Grouse is actually a bird in a critical status regarding numbers. So it was wonderful to see at least 20 of them feeding happily in a field whilst on a recent journey through…
Gorilla Trekking In Uganda – An Experience Of A Lifetime
I was heading to one of the very few places in the world where mountain gorillas survive in the wild. Gorilla Trekking in the Bwindi Impenetrable Nation Park Rainforest sits in the South West of…
Among The Sand Martins of the River Ouse, York
Not far from the centre of York, along the river, you can walk amongst the Sand Martins in their masses. Flying in big groups from homes within the river banks. Summer walks along the River…
The Seals of Seal Sands, Teesside
A surprising gem of a wildlife oasis, Seal Sands. The mouth of the River Tees with a backdrop of heavy industry, petro-Chemical plants, nuclear power stations all around on the horizon, yet, seals are here…
Secrets Of The Blue Satin Bowerbird
Every morning I see the same little bird busy around the branches across from my window. Wondering about the commotion, I take my camera out and see to my amazement a beautifully woven, intricate bower,…
Bird Garden Visitors of New South Wales, Australia
Here at Canyonleigh in the New South Wales Southern Highlands, we are lucky to be situated within the Greater Eastern Wildlife Corridor. Many birds use this haven to migrate annually, and often these visitors will…
From Cuttings to Colour: Create Your Own Rose Garden
Do you have a friend with a stunning rose garden? Would you love to have your own but don’t know where to begin? Roses are pruned regularly to encourage healthy growth, and this is the…