Last Year
As the weather’s not been the best in the last few weeks i,ve been editing some stuff from last year , and deleting a lot of pictures too ! while also making a mental note to go back again this year in early spring and maybe try some different ideas,
i’d like to get some shots of dippers on the wing and in the water , these were taken on the Sirhowy in April last year, i found two Dipper nests and in both cases Grey Wagtails were nesting only 10 metres away , 
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Flash in daylight
I saw recently some photos of Hummingbirds taken in the day using flash to freeze motion, – sooo – i thought i could do that !
i set up close to the bird feeders – about 8 – 10 feet away, with an external flash and a wireless transmitter and put the focus on manual , then went back to the kitchen and made a cup of tea, its a tough life !!
i only had to wait a few minutes before the birds arrived, as they came in to land i took a few shots,
these were taken at iso 2000 , it will need some experimenting to get better images , but i’m pleased with this first attempt , i didn’t think i would get anything at all !
Snow Snow Snow
Saturday i had the idea of getting some images of wildlife in the snow , i headed for the Black mountains , Fieldfares and Redwings were bathing and drinking in the frozen pools left by the occasional car that passed along the frozen lane.
Later on i moved further up into the hills where the snow was a lot thicker on the ground , a pack of Beagles were being exercised on the hill , The white backgrounds really isolate the subjects, but make things difficult with the reflected light.
beware deep snow !
The End of the day came early with the sun sinking into cloud behind the Beeches.
A closer look
While editing some images of Redshank flocking over Peterstone Gout , i saw the fox watching the birds , at the time i didn’t even see it, i must try and keep my eyes open when i’m out !!
Crossbills and others
The Nature of Wales - Mostly !!
Welsh Wild Stuff 
