Wildlife

I have always been passionate about wildlife and conservation and when not photographing people I can often be found out in the countryside and on nature reserves. Though we have of course lost species, we are lucky to still have such a diversity of birds, butterflies and insects in the British countryside. Many species are still under threat, but it is heartening to have met so many like minded people when out and about photographing the natural world.

You can contact me on 07866 316577 or via e-mail at info@mauricephotos.co.uk

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Some wildlife links:
Michael Flowers birdwatching classes and walks
Yorkshire Butterfly Conservation
Yorkshire Dragonflies
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Yorkshire Nature Triangle
Yorkshire Mammal Group
East Yorkshire Birding Forum
Birdguides
Tophill Low Nature Reserve
Yorkshire Red Kites
North Cave Wetlands Nature Reserve
The Wild Bird Cafe - North Cave Wetlands
Paull Holme Strays sightings
Potteric Carr Nature Reserve
Hull Valley Wildlife Group
Spurn Bird Observatory
Mike Robinson Bird Photos
Vince Cowell Photography
Steve Mulligan Bird Photography
David Ware - Wolds Birding
Paul Ashton East Yorkshire Wildlife
Wold Ranger
Beetle Boy's Bio Blog
Rory Selvey (age 13) Wildlife Photography
Kill the Badger Cull
The Brown Hairstreak Blog
Africa Gomez Bugblog
Zilch - eliminating litter
Keep Britain Tidy
Plantlife
Buglife

Next Photo Event dates to be announced...

Wednesday 30 November 2011

Bullfinch berry bonanza...

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Four Bullfinches have spent most of today feeding on these squishy red berries on a tree outside our bedroom window.  The only bright red male didn't come within effective camera range unfortunately.  If only some Waxwings would drop in too!

Friday 25 November 2011

Trumpets or Pixies??

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We found this odd little forest of lichen on a damp log pile by South Marsh at Tophill Low during Tuesday afternoon's class.  They look more like something out of the film Avatar than something you would expect to find in East Yorkshire.  The jury is out, either Trumpet Lichen (Cladonia Fimbriata) or Pixie Cup (Cladonia Pyxidata), so if you know which.............


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Monday 21 November 2011

Dewdrops on Spider Webs

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Some photos from the back garden at the weekend.  I have made them totally mono though they were naturally almost mono.  In the Tuesday class we have been talking about the need to manually compensate for both dark and light backgrounds to avoid over and under exposure which is a technique I have put into practice here.

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Tuesday 1 November 2011

Latest Introduction to Wildlife Photography Course starts 8th November

The latest Introduction to Wildlife Photography course starts at Tophill Low Nature Reserve on Tuesday 8th November from 1pm to 4pm and will run over four weeks. Places are still available. The cost is £90 and full details can be found here.  We are running this course over four weeks with three hour sessions on Tuesday each week.  For info give me a call on 07866 316577 or e-mail me at: info@mauricephotos.co.uk