Brown hare

European Brown hare, Lepus europaeus, single hare backlit on field, Warwickshire, September 2017. Olympus Em1 Mk2. 300mm f4 lens. 800 iso. 1/8000th at f7.1.

Photography has been slow of late as I have been in painter and decorater mode and now that I have time for a bit of photography finding subjects seems harder than ever. I have done hares in this field many times. I lie on the ground just short of a ridge in the middle of the field. I can either do them with the sun behind me or backlit. Either way I time it so I am there for about two hours just after sunrise or before sunset. Two hours is long enough to lie on your stomach keeping still.

Hooded crow

This is one of my favourite images from a recent trip to Romania. It is taken from an improvised lie down hide at the waters edge. Canon EOS 1dx. 800mm lens. 800 iso. 1/25ooth at f5.6

The birds were surprisingly daring, hovering just above the water to try and grab a mussle being washed in on the surf.

Hooded crow, Corvus corone cornix, single bird feeding on mussels in water, Romania, July 2017

House sparrow

House sparrow, Passer domesticus, single young bird flying from a cherry branch, Warwickshire, June 2017

Olympus Em1-Mk2. 300mm f4. 3200 iso. 1/4000th f5. From a hide and again using the Pro capture mode at 60 fps, else it would have been a picture of cherrys only.