Nyctereutes procyonoides During my recent trip to Estonia, I had the chance to photograph one of the most curious and unusual species I’ve ever encountered, the raccoon dog. Despite their name, raccoon dogs aren’t related to raccoons at all. They’re members of the canid family, sharing ancestry with foxes and wolves. Originally from East Asia, […]

  Barn owls (Tyto alba) have a certain magic about them. With their pale, heart-shaped faces and ghostly flight, they drift silently over the fields in search of prey. This particular encounter was with a completely wild male, in a spot I visit many times a year. It’s a four-hour drive from home, but every […]

There’s something about the stillness of an open field in early spring that always pulls me in. On this recent trip to Yorkshire, I was hoping to photograph some of the usual suspects; lapwings, skylarks, maybe even a barn owl if I was lucky. But what I hadn’t expected was to witness a dramatic moment […]

Arguably Britain’s rarest breeding bird, the firecrest is a true gem—small, elusive, and flashing its fiery crown as it flits through dense foliage. For any wildlife photographer, capturing this bird is both a challenge and a thrill. Unlike some species that kindly sit still for a moment or two, the firecrest is constantly on the […]