Small glitch fixed
A very small glitch in the slideshow on the front page has been fixed. Since introducing the title boxes, a 1 pixel dark line had crept into the slideshow, which appeared at the top of each slide. This has now … Read more
Ben Locke
European Lynx in progress, part 2
I’m still working on this European Lynx. Both of the photos I’ve posted so far have been taken with my phone under artificial light. Detail is being lost and the colours aren’t quite right, though they’re not far off. Once … Read more
Slideshow titles
Just a small update, but I’ve added the common name, scientific name and country for each photo on the introductory slideshow. Sooner or later I should have a refresh of the images that appear there too.
Leopards and Puffbacks
Two new additions to the gallery today. I found this male Black-backed Puffback outside one of the rest camps of the Kruger National Park. If memory serves correctly it was the Satara camp. He was in the middle of his … Read more
Eurasian Lynx in progress
I’m currently working on this drawing of a Eurasian Lynx. I’m using Stabilo Carbothello pastel pencils on pastelmat paper again. There’s still work to do on what I’ve already drawn before I move on to the rest, but I’m looking … Read more
Goshawks and Crested Tits
A couple of new photos have been added to the wildlife gallery. First up is a Crested Tit photographed in the Abernethy Forest in the Cairngorms, Scotland. Secondly, a young Goshawk photographed in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, whilst it … Read more
Adders, Firecrests and Pigeons
Another few additions to the wildlife gallery this evening… The colourful Orange-breasted Green Pigeon was found in Bundala on the southern coast of Sri Lanka. The male Adder was found coiled up in the Forest of Dean and the Firecrest … Read more
Minor changes
A few very minor changes. The annoying underline that appeared on links when hovered over on the videos page has been removed. Links now behave just like all others across the site. The spacing on individual photo pages has been … Read more
Pel’s Fishing Owl
The Pel’s Fishing Owl is a bird I didn’t expect to be seeing during my time in South Africa. They live in dense forest, like most owls they’re nocturnal, and they’re rare. This is perhaps the most sought after species … Read more
Capercaillies and Sparrowhawks
Today the wildlife gallery has been added to with this photograph of a Western Capercaillie found in the Caledonian pine forest of the Cairngorms in Scotland, and this Little Sparrowhawk found in the Punda Maria rest camp in the far … Read more
Shrikes, Pigeons and Hummingbirds
Four new additions to the wildlife gallery today… I found the Great Grey Shrike hunting over farmland in the Brandenburg area of Germany on the way back from looking for wolves (no success there!). The Green Imperial Pigeon was in … Read more