Category: Nature Photography
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Speckled Pigeon
This bird was all puffed up and looking rather serious. Whilst I found this one at Paignton Zoo, they generally live in Africa. What did this image teach me? There are something like 175 different species of pigeon known to us, and there are many variations within those species. Also, Dodo’s were a form of…
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Swan on the Sea
This swan was enjoying itself on the water, soaking up a little sunshine. What did this image teach me? Swans can live on the sea – who knew?! Ok, so technically this bird and its family were living in a harbour, but still…
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Green Peacock
Sticking with the bird theme for another day, here is a rather haughty looking Green Peacock. What did this image teach me? That there’s more than one type of peacock out there! Who knew? Probably everyone but me.
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White-faced Whistling Duck
As the title says, these two birds are white-faced whistling ducks. They’re small water birds with very cute faces and a delightful whistle for a call. No quacks here! What did this image teach me? Dendrocygna viduata is the scientific name for this species, and it lives in both Southern Africa and South America.
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Cheetah
Here’s a rather fuzzy looking cheetah staring into the distance… What did this image teach me? Everyone knows that these cats are fast, really fast – but did you know that they can go from 0 – 70mph in just over 3 seconds? That’s less than half the time it would take my car!
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Bright Bird
This gull has taken full ownership of an old red telephone box. Mine! Mine! What did this image teach me? You don’t want to mess with a possessive gull.
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The Komodo Queen
This is a portrait of a Komodo Dragon, the largest lizard species in the world. Isn’t she pretty? What did this image teach me? I learned several things: That a Komodo Dragon’s bite contains poison, and that Westerners only encountered them in 1910, and (most importantly for me) the encounter with dragons on Komodo partly…
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Crocus Close
Found in the garden, poking up to show that Spring is just around the corner. What did this image teach me? This photo was taken on one of my favourite old cameras, a Canon EOS 40D – it just goes to show that, even after all this time (and a LOT of usage) an “old”…
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Dried Flower
Even when dry and seemingly “dead” this flower is beautiful, set against the peaceful waters of the lake at Stourhead. What did this image teach me? That flowers make for interesting photography subjects, even “out of season”.