Uncategorized – Page 15 – Welsh Wild Stuff

Buzzards on my Bird table

For some time now i’ve been feeding Buzzards on the bird table, in an effort to get them used to the idea of coming into the wood , when looking for food,

The idea is to set up the hide and try to get a bit closer , but they seem to like to feed early evening, when the light has just about vanished, these shots were taken at Iso 2500 and from about 30 meters, hopefully in the near future there may be a bit more light and i’ll be in with a sporting chance.This individual stayed until it was dark – approx 7-00 pm. I hope to build up a set of photo’s to identify individuals.

March 24, 2013March 26, 2013 by timpad Categories: UncategorizedTags: Buzzard, buzzard feeding 1 Comment

Mist and Abstract

Last year i was in Hereford early in the morning waiting for the sun to come up, i took a couple of shots as it rose over the horizon,it wasn’t until later , looking at them on the large screen, that i could see the image of a distant tree showing up in the foreground – the nearest trees were about 300 meters away.

Looking at some of the images taken in that area , later on at home ,i was struck by the background patterns, banding and repetition.

March 20, 2013March 21, 2013 by timpad Categories: UncategorizedTags: background patterns, nature, repetition 3 Comments

A Few More Hares

Here’s a few more Hares from the other week , they’re a bit more approachable now , as their minds are on other things !
I managed to get these shots by tucking in under a hedge close to an open gateway, in a field that i had seen the Hares in .
Eventually when they started moving about this one came right past me , stopping for a moment to check me out , then casually trotted past , on his way to pastures new !
Trying to compose a shot in these circumstances is nearly impossible, basically you get what comes along . But with a bit of luck and a lot more cold mornings , i might get what i’m after.

February 26, 2013March 21, 2013 by timpad Categories: UncategorizedTags: Hare, Hare running, Hare sat 1 Comment

Mad as !!!

This weekend i managed to get out to Hereford in search of Hares, the fine weather was a bonus , i even took my coat off at one point.
Although they were moving around , only on one occasion did i manage to get up close , this one ran up the lane towards me as i crouched down behind my pickup , eventually running right past me only six feet away.
As i had to be back fairly early ,i had to cut short waiting for the Barn owls to show themselves in the late afternoon, so now the weather is hopefully settling down a bit i’ll try some early mornings and evenings , in the hope of catching them hunting.

February 19, 2013March 18, 2013 by timpad Categories: Uncategorized Leave a comment

Gigrin

I,ve often passed by Gigrin farm Rhayader, and never gone to see the Red Kites feeding,
as i was passing the other week i popped in at feeding time , which at the moment is
2-00pm.
i ended up in one of the hides on my own – not quite knowing what to expect , the sheer numbers coming in and feeding along with Ravens , Crows and Buzzards was amazing,
The hard part was trying to follow and focus on one particular subject.