Max Thompson 9/9/21 Max Thompson 9/9/21

An Obliging Bird, A Special Moth and Plain Old Me

made my way back to the path and saw three photographers pointing at a bird on a rock, ‘could it be?’ I thought to myself and trotted the 20 or so meters to their location. This was indeed the bird I had come down for, living up to its reputation of being extremely showy.

Max Thompson 4/27/21 Max Thompson 4/27/21

Dartmoor - The Dippers

Last week I was randomly scrolling the social media platforms and before long I noticed a trend, Dartmoor keeps coming up again and again. There were images of everything from epic landscapes to Lesser-spotted Woodpeckers and as a result a plan started to formulate.

Max Thompson 4/17/21 Max Thompson 4/17/21

Catching the Pied Flycatcher

This week has been pretty full-on with long days at work, this meant I was longing for the weekend to arrive even more than usual. The weather had been teasing me all week and mercifully the forecast for Saturday was blue skies.

Max Thompson 2/13/21 Max Thompson 2/13/21

Lockdown Kingfishers

The stars of the canal are undoubtedly the Kingfishers. When I’m walking along the canal almost every other walker stops to ask “have you seen the Kingfisher?”