Kevin Agar The perches are now being used but not on a regular basis. Spent half an hour trying to get shots of the Bullfinches on them but they wouldn’t play. Whilst waiting 3 Long-tailed Tits made a brief appearance and I did manage to get one on one of the perches. A step in the right … Read more
I took a trip to Adel Dam yesterday. Weather was cold at -2C but the sun was out with blue skies. Took a few shots of the Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robins and Mallards along with a few others. I was talking to some other people in the hide and when I turned back to my … Read more
Whenever we sharpen images we run the risk of introducing halos, especially when there is a big transition from light to dark. This can be seen clearly in the following image There is a white halo that is particularly noticeable on the dark tail and the bill. This can easily be removed in Photoshop … Read more
Back to the cold and wet of the UK after the heat and light of India. Fed the birds and even though it’s been 2 weeks they didn’t take long to appear. Here are a couple of shots of Bullfinches that frequent our garden. Got a phone call from a friend asking if I fancied … Read more
I seem to have problems with identifying Sand Plovers. Even reading about the differences it’s still very difficult. Here are 2 shots that I originally IDed as Greater Sand Plovers but after posting them on Flickr they were questioned. Looking at them more closely you can see the small differences. The Lesser Sand Plover has … Read more
The 1st few days were overcast and the temperature didn’t get too high, the rest of the time was extremely hot with no clouds Generally I did most photography during the 500m walk to the beach along a quiet lane and sat on a sunbed. I had one morning trip out to the largest lake … Read more
26/01/18 Added over 40 images into Birds of Goa and Recent Photographs, Also added another image to the slide show on the home page. Still more to add and I will post a notice when I’ve completed the Birds of Goa gallery. Here’s a small collection from the gallery © 2003-2026 Kevin B Agar
22/01/18 Having returned home from Goa I have added a new gallery ‘Birds of Goa‘ and will add photos as soon as I’ve processed them. They will also appear for a while in ‘Recent Photographs‘ but will roll out of that Gallery as more recent photos are added. I’m also thinking of writing a … Read more
Final job of the year. I’ve added 4 new galleries to the Flora group Alpine Flowers Fungi Garden Flowers Orchids Here’s wishing everyone a Happy New Year and hopefully it will be a good one for all. © 2003-2026 Kevin B Agar
Well I’ve finally got around to updating the site. I’ve increased the number of slides on the Home screen, this and a few more. 2. The Fauna section now has Wildlife of Britain, Costa Rica and Kenya added, again this and more 3. I’ve tried to use the galleries by Supsystic and they were giving … Read more