Buff-rumped Warbler, Lands in Love Hotel, Costa Rica, March 2025

Red-eyed Tree Frog, Arenal Observatory Lodge, Costa Rica, March 2025

Mandatory shot for any trip to Costa Rica.

Cinnamon Hummingbird, Cerro Lodge, Costa Rica, March 2025

Rose-ringed Parakeet, Bushy Park

You can't walk through Bushy Park these days without hearing, and then seeing, the vibrant flash of green overhead. Controversial, intelligent, adaptable, and immensely fun to watch.

Boat-billed Heron, Hotel Tierras Enamoradas, Costa Rica, March 2025

This prehistoric looking beauty is the Boat-billed Heron - no prizes for guessing where the name comes from. This wonderfully unique bill allows it to efficiently scoop up small prey in the murky waters.

Red Deer Clashing, Bushy Park, Richmond, 11 Oct 2024

Every autumn, Bushy Park transforms into a battleground for the Red Deer rut, and these two magnificent stags were right in the thick of it.

#britain #bushypark #england #london #reddeer #unitedkingdom

Juvenile Northern Jacana, Hotel Tierras Enamoradas, Costa Rica, March 2025

Red Deer, Bushy Park, October 2025

Leucistic Eurasian Oystercatcher, Snettisham RSPB, September 2025

Eurasian Curlew, Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk, September 2025

Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Tárcoles, Costa Rica, March 2025

Pied Avocet, Salthouse Beach, Norfolk, September 2025

Northern Black-throated Trogon, La Selva, Costa Rica

Trogons are quite unique among birds, with their 'heterodactyl' feet – two toes pointing forward and two backward, perfectly adapted for perching upright on branches while they scan for insects and fruit.

Peregrine Falcon Juveniles, St Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire, July 2023

A few days ago I was going through my old photos of peregrines from St Albans and came across this attempted robbery where VAT (right) tried to steal VBTs (left) meal.

Chestnut-capped Warbler, Villa San Ignacio, San Jose, Costa Rica, March 2025

Ruff, Titchwell Marsh RSPB, Norfolk

For the Ruff reaching the end of the rainbow - the freshmarsh at Titchwell is better than any pot of gold!

Glossy Ibis, Cornmill Meadows, Lee Valley Regional Park, May 2025

Juvenile Starling, Farlington Marshes, August 2025

This years' must-have Christmas gift - the Starling Catapult! Launch starlings at your friends, enemies or co-workers wherever, and whenever you are!

Whoops.. I'd meant August! 😂

Black Stork, Boyton Marshes RSPB, Suffolk, August 2025

What a privilege it was to spend so long with this juvenile Black Stork, the first I've ever seen in the UK - and closest I've ever been to these often elusive and secretive birds.

Black Stork, Boyton Marshes RSPB, Suffolk, October 2025

What a privilege it was to spend so long with this juvenile Black Stork, the first I've ever seen in the UK - and closest I've ever been to these often elusive and secretive birds.

Red Knot, Oystercatchers and more, Snettisham, Norfolk

It's always difficult to try and translate the wonder that is Snettisham at high tide with photos alone, but I'm not going to stop trying.

Rufous-backed Wren, Villa San Ignacio, San Jose, Costa Rica, March 2025

As the Autumn starts to draw in, about 6 months since my trip... Did you think I was done with posting Costa Rica photos? I've barely even got started!

Mandarin Ducklings, Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire Dales, June 2025

Eurasian Oystercatcher, Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire Dales, June 2025

Goosander Family, Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire, June 2025

Atlantic Puffin, Bempton Cliffs, East Riding of Yorkshire, June 2025

Juvenile Kingfisher, Fowlmere RSPB, Cambridgeshire

Red Knot towering over the Dunlin, Snettisham, July 2025

Eurasian Wren, Farlington Marshes, Hampshire