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This blog is an archive of all of the daily nature photos I sent out via my newsletter.
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I started this newsletter in March 2020; the idea was to help keep people's spirits up during the lockdown when they might not be able to get outside as much as they would like. I posted these photos on my facebook and instagram pages as well as sending them out by email, but I wanted everyone to be able to enjoy them - particularly the older generation who may not have social media.
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No. 38, 30th April: Red sky over Jericho
I thought this seemed a fitting photo to finish on. This is the sunset over Jericho hill, the view from my house. This photo was taken...
Apr 30, 20201 min read
No. 37, 29th April: Blue haze
The other day, I finally got round to photographing the sea of forget-me-nots in my garden. This one was poking up above the rest so I...
Apr 29, 20201 min read
No. 36, 28th April: Nuthatch
Here's a nuthatch doing a backward bend. I like the way its head is almost at right angles to its body! When I started this daily photo...
Apr 28, 20201 min read
No. 35, 27th April: City fox
This was taken one morning in Cambridge. At the exact moment I took this photo, a car drove past with its headlights on, creating the...
Apr 27, 20201 min read
No. 34, 26th April: Puffin in black
This is an old photo from Skomer Island in Pembrokeshire. The evening light was just clipping this puffin's wings as it flew. I was happy...
Apr 26, 20201 min read
No. 33, 25th April: Sunrise over the mist
This is a photo I took one October morning a few years ago. There's often mist in the valley below my house in autumn. On this occasion I...
Apr 25, 20201 min read
No. 32, 24th April: Fern curl
Taking photos of the dandelion the other day reminded me how much I love macro photography. Winter is always quite a fallow period for...
Apr 24, 20201 min read
No. 31, 23rd April: The dandelion clock
This year seems to be a particular good one for forget-me-nots. There is a sea of them in my garden and I've been thinking for a while...
Apr 23, 20201 min read
No. 30, 22nd April: A wary eye
I crept from tree to tree, trying to make as little noise as possible - but the woodland floor was covered with sticks and dry leaf...
Apr 22, 20201 min read
No. 29, 21st April: Painted lady
This is a photo from last summer, when we saw a bit of a boom in painted lady numbers here in the UK. It's amazing to think that painted...
Apr 21, 20201 min read
No. 27, 19th April: Coot
I took this photo of a coot on a cycle ride outside Cambridge last summer. Initially I found the photos I was taking a little boring, but...
Apr 19, 20201 min read
No. 26, 18th April: Daisy
Here's a simple portrait of a daisy I took a couple of days ago. The daisy itself was in shadow but the afternoon sun was lighting up the...
Apr 18, 20201 min read
No. 25, 17th April: Treecreeper
This is another recent photo - taken the same evening as yesterday's pied flycatcher. I think there must be a treecreeper nest in the...
Apr 17, 20201 min read
No. 23, 15th April: The woodpecker
This is a photo I overlooked when I first took it. I re-discovered it on my hard drive a couple of days ago and was surprised it hadn't...
Apr 15, 20201 min read
No. 22, 14th April: Tree at sunset
Do you recognise this tree? It's the same one I sent a photo of a couple of weeks ago, just a different sunset! I take quite a lot of...
Apr 14, 20201 min read
No. 21, 13th April: Swallow over barley
In celebration of the return of the swallows, here's one skimming over a barley field in Pembrokeshire. This is quite an old photo but...
Apr 13, 20201 min read
No. 20, 12th April: Happy Easter!
Happy Easter! Here's a little lamb to brighten your morning. I hope you manage to enjoy today even if it feels different to usual. This...
Apr 12, 20201 min read
No. 19, 11th April: Pied flycatcher
The pied flycatchers are back! This photo is hot off the press; I took it only a couple of hours ago! I'm so glad to have their cheerful...
Apr 11, 20201 min read
No. 18, 10th April: Morning dew
This photo was taken the same morning as the tree-sunrise I posted a few days ago. Dew in early morning light is always beautiful to...
Apr 10, 20201 min read
No. 17, 9th April: Whooper swan
It always amazes me how swans are able to bend their necks into such tightly curled shapes. I took this photo from a hide at the WWT's...
Apr 9, 20201 min read
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