The Perch Saga

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

Processing for Birds – Sharpening halos and how to remove them

  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

Greater or Lesser Sand Plover?

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

Site Updates 28/12/17

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