Colour is better in Black and White

That little bit of orange makes it, though.

Common Buzzard

Taken at Exmouth last week with the 400mm lens and 1.4x converter, making for a slightly soft image with the prime lens at full aperture, but the bird was a long way up. This is a big enlargement.

Plop Duck surfacing

This Tufted Duck at Pensthorpe 'plopped' to the surface in this sequence, reading from bottom up.

Kite in the Landscape

I think a good bird photo with a slightly out-of-focus but identifiable background is very artistic. Here it is too close to the background, and the sun has lit the edges of the wings, making it look as if it was stuck on the landscape. Fortunately kites twist and turn frequently - otherwise you have a wingless body.

Bright Bunting

This male bird had a very pronounced white collar and puffed up head feathers. He looked good among the emerging blossom. Compare him with the bird on the April 9th blog.

Snowy Owl

A captive bird at the Raptor Foundation in St Ives.

What volcanic ash?

It's behind you!