No. 70, 20th August: Soldier beetle
In July, the fields around my house become alive with soldier beetles. Despite their bright red body and vicious-sounding name, these...
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This blog is an archive of all of the daily nature photos I sent out via my newsletter.
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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- Aug 14, 2021
- 1 min
No. 69, 15th August: Tawny owl
Hello! It’s been a while! The last few months I’ve been pretty busy with finishing up my master’s degree (and graduating!), but I’m...
- Apr 12, 2021
- 1 min
No. 68, 13th April: Pied flycatcher and cherry blossom
Today I went looking for piedflycatchers and saw my first of the year! They have a very distinctive song, so I knew they were back before...
- Mar 17, 2021
- 1 min
No. 67, 17th March: Barn owl
This photo is fresh out of the camera! Yesterday evening I was very excited to see a barn owl while out on my walk, but it was...
- Mar 4, 2021
- 1 min
No. 66, 4th March: A smaller splash
Last week I came across this little egret and spent about an hour photographing it as it fished in a ditch. I wanted to try to capture...
- Feb 18, 2021
- 1 min
No. 65, 18th February: Bumblebee and foxglove
This was one of the first photos I took after sitting my exams last June. I came across this patch of foxgloves and noticed lots of...
- Jan 23, 2021
- 1 min
No. 64, 23rd January: Heron
I came across this heron sat by the river on my walk this morning. There was a very conveniently placed bramble bush on my side of the...
- Jan 15, 2021
- 1 min
No. 63, 15th January: Moonrise
This was the last (almost) full moon of 2020! It was very atmospheric watching it rise up through the clouds - the sun had just set,...
- Jan 7, 2021
- 2 min
No. 62, 7th January: Dipper
This was taken on the first day of 2021. If it had been a day earlier, I probably would have said it was my best wildlife experience of...
- Dec 31, 2020
- 1 min
No. 61, 31st December: Happy New Year!
It's that little tree again! I took this photo a few days ago after a snowy night. I love the way snow simplifies the shapes in a...
- Dec 24, 2020
- 1 min
No. 60, 24th December: Christmas robin
Just a quick message to wish you all a very merry christmas (or as merry as possible given the circumstances)! It certainly feels a very...
- Dec 19, 2020
- 1 min
No. 59, 19th December: Winter fern
The beauty of ferns never fails to amaze me! Since coming back to Wales last week it has been predictably rainy - but during a burst of...
- Dec 13, 2020
- 1 min
No. 58, 13th December: City fox
This photo was taken last November in one of the Cambridge colleges. I love the textures of its luscious winter coat. And such big...
- Dec 6, 2020
- 1 min
No. 57, 6th December: On the horizon
This curlew was incredibly well camouflaged against the speckled sand on this beach in Norfolk. Only by crouching down did its shape...
- Nov 26, 2020
- 1 min
No. 56, 26th November: Mother and fawns
This is another photo from the summer - this time a mother roe deer with her fawns. I love how you can only just see their faces poking...
- Nov 22, 2020
- 1 min
No. 55, 22nd November: River tree
Do you notice anything odd about this photo? It's actually a reflection of this tree turned upside down! I like playing around with...
- Nov 12, 2020
- 1 min
No. 54, 12th November: Sweet scents
An oldie but a goldie! I took this photo when I was 13, soon after I got my first DSLR and started getting really into photography. A few...
- Nov 10, 2020
- 1 min
No. 53, 10th November: September sunrise
I hope you're all keeping sane and safe this month. This is a photo from my camping trip to the Suffolk coast back in September. I feel...
- Oct 30, 2020
- 1 min
No. 52, 30th October: Autumn rain
It's been a very wet few weeks (at least here in Cambridge anyway)! I don't often attempt photography in the rain - for the obvious...
- Oct 22, 2020
- 2 min
No. 51, 23rd October: Calendars and other news
Hello! This is a bit of a different email to usual, but I have a few exciting announcements! Firstly, I'm pleased to say that my 2021...