It is always interesting to visit other nature reserves and see a few different birds. So not surprisingly I enjoyed my visit to the RSPB...

There are certain things that I almost take for granted on my visits to the Lake. I expect a Magpie’s crackling chuckling call to be the...

I have experienced many positive emotions during the time I have spent at the Lake over the last couple of years. It has helped me feel...

On my visits to the lake, most of my photography is focused (sorry couldn’t resist that) on birds and the landscapes/’lakescapes’....

There is much to love in and around Stocker’s Lake, and there is much I do love. I love the ever-changing scenery which can seem to have...

I went to the ‘Weird sensation feels good: The World of ASMR’ exhibition at the Design Museum today. It includes a number of exhibits...

I had thought about going to the lake and trying to capture some sunrise snaps - but have you seen what time sunrise is at the moment?...

I have been away again. This time to Norfolk. Not surprisingly my camera came too. Lots (and lots) of photos were taken. I set about...

Nearly all of my blogs relate to my time spent in and around Stocker's Lake in the Colne Valley but I do go elsewhere sometimes. A...

I didn't know much about birds when I starting photographing them and still don't. "I take pictures of them just don't ask me what they...

Catching up on some photographs from a couple of weeks ago, I thought I would share some (more) pictures of a cormorant. As you can see...

I can see clearly now the rain is gone I can see all obstacles in my way Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind It's gonna be a...

You never quite know what you will see on a visit and my last trip was no exception. I was just trying to capture a heron in flight when...

I had wondered about a theme of white for this week’s blog in which I would feature the different (predominantly white) birds and flowers...

A combination of busy-ness, laziness and a holiday means, I haven’t written a blog about a trip to the lake foe some time. And while this...

Less of a blog and more of a photo gallery. A selection of fluffy young ones and a couple of nesting birds. Enjoy Not sure how these...

This week I took a couple of pictures of a wren and decided to add write a blog about these ‘wee’ birds. Now, if you have been paying...

Some of my favourite photos are ones that capture little slices of everyday ‘bird’ life and while the courtship display of the grebes was...

Outside the house we are staying in for a week, we saw what we thought at first was a dead bird, a sparrowhawk lying on its back....

I go to the lake to get away from the hustle and bustle of daily life, for interest, exercise and possibly now, out of habit. As I have...