Digiscoping at Martin Mere

Incognito-Peregrine,
originally uploaded by martinrstone.

I used the opportunity whilst visiting my new granddaughter to pop into the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Site at Martin Mere just outside Southport in Lancashire.
It was bright but the light was soft and it was calm. Great day for catching reflections in the water.
There was a pair of Peregrines relaxing in [...]

Great Spotted Woodpecker & young

Great Spotted Woodpecker & young,
originally uploaded by martinrs.

I have had a great time this spring taking photos of the many fledglings in our garden. This photo shows a female great spotted woodpecker feeding peanuts to her hungry you one.
I recently bought a Nikon D60 DSLR as my first Digital SLR. This photo was taken with [...]