Recent findings

As the winter months close in, the wildlife in my garden is becoming more scarce, however the vole population is booming as always.
I still continue to document the same creatures such as the common frog, I find that they vary so much in size and colouration, making each one different from the last.

This southern hawker was a visitor to the newly built pond and also became the first of its species to appear on my field studio.

Southern hawker - Aeshna cyanea

Smooth newt - Lissotriton vulgaris

Bank vole (juvenile) - Clethrionomys glareolus

Common frog - Rana temporaria

So near and yet so far

With confirmation from WPOTY (Wildlife Photographer of the Year) that I have been unsuccessful with this years competition, I thought I would share my shortlisted entries. To my surprise, eight out of my twenty submitted images were selected for the final round of judging. Thinking this has to be too good to be true (which it was) I thought nothing of it. Lets face it, a dead fish or a slow-worm on a rock is hardly going to take rank up against flying penguins or fighting tigers (to name a few) but you never know. 

In the words of Liam Marsh “If it was easy to win, it wouldn’t be worth entering!”

Anyway, here are my shortlisted entries.

Amphibians and Reptiles

Black and White

Amphibians and Reptiles

Mammals

World in Our Hands

Black and White

Black and White

Black and White