https://www.phildrury.co.uk/blog daily 0.75 2021-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1588503006948-6I8TNTGR6A5O84LEETL6/Soft+landings+.jpg Blog ‘Soft Landings’ was created in my Studio during the Covid 19 Lockdown. For this photograph I selected a couple of dandelion seed heads. I then mounted one in some ‘blu tack’, plucked some seeds from another, carefully separated and placed them in my hand. With the other hand operating the remote I tripped the camera shutter and released the seeds. I used a remote Nikon Speedlight (SB900) to illuminate the scene which was placed below and to the left in order to balance the light coming through the window. A black backdrop completed the photo, plus some very minor tweaks in Photoshop. Nikon D750, iso100, f32, 1/125 second, remote fill flash. (Manual) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1588505832068-M7J93GNQX84ZZ5S400R9/Goldfinch+on+blackthorn-9735-2.jpg Blog Goldfinch on Blackthorn (during lockdown) Birds are most active soon after sunrise when they need to top up with calories from the previous night. It was easy to set the scene in my garden hide and wait to see what happens. By placing this attractive ‘perch’ close to the feeder and with some patience I got this image. Background is all important and to obtain an uncluttered image I used an aperture of f5.6. with a backdrop of trees in the distance. Nikon D500, Nikon 70-200 f2.8 with 1.4 teleconverter, iso 1000, f5, 1/640 second, beanbag. (Manual) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1591003976353-WP3XX5DYD0GENPET63H5/Jacdaw+Landing+in+rain Blog I was attempting to photograph Starlings battling over food in torrential rain when this Jackdaw appeared. Taken from my garden hide during the coronavirus pandemic. Nikon D500, Nikon 70-200 f2.8 with Nikon 1:4 teleconverter, ISO 2500, f7.1, 1/800 second (Manual) https://www.phildrury.co.uk/blog-1 daily 0.75 2025-06-10 https://www.phildrury.co.uk/blog-1/shirow-mm628 monthly 0.5 2019-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41fa490c734800016e9459/1564606480765-P9XRR59D87Y5T46WH9X2/75+%281%29.jpg Blog - Shirow https://www.phildrury.co.uk/blog-1/man-vs-wild-3hgf7 monthly 0.5 2019-08-22 https://www.phildrury.co.uk/blog-1/midori-slmlj monthly 0.5 2019-08-22 https://www.phildrury.co.uk/about daily 0.75 2019-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576573912047-RUHC9RR54SRIVY14L8TJ/KIngfisher-7.jpg About https://www.phildrury.co.uk/about-1 daily 0.75 2025-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d41fa490c734800016e9459/1565812364274-UM6D6KQDDU3TX7F57MXO/4.jpg About - ADRIAN TALVA Born and raised in Reno, Nevada. It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.phildrury.co.uk/portfolio-phil-drury daily 1.0 2025-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/409d56c3-a655-4a2d-b444-f544870db538/20240124-IMG_0141+2-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography https://www.phildrury.co.uk/portfolio-phil-drury/birds-of-the-british-isles monthly 0.5 2020-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/88d61af7-ec89-40df-bc80-8044095b388e/20240109-Z91_8411-Enhanced-NR.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Barn Owl (Tyto alba) can spend a lot of time hunting from fence posts to conserve energy. With eye to eye contact, I felt a special connection here and without getting to close, the owl was comfortable in my presence. I eventually backed away as the owl continued to listen for voles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/0d54334a-ffa1-4c80-82af-d976c281df32/20240109-Z91_8859.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Being mainly nocturnal, barn owls can be difficult to photograph in daylight and for many years I've wanted a worthy photo, eventually my patience paid off. This is the same owl as my previous photo and is probably a female denoted by the dark spots underneath it's wings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/380868e3-db41-4085-9ab6-5c1c7e0724b0/20240301-Diving+Barn+Owl+1-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Homing in on a vole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/bedfc345-d961-4ae6-b7fb-41cc7f6c0dcc/20240109-Z91_8045-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles This image was taken soon after sunrise and in perfect light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1b5be40c-f910-4429-ac75-473349f78203/20240110-Z91_0533-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles It's nice to see some backlighting through the wing feathers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/d57f17b0-afe8-41d8-bcdf-81569bb15fa1/20240111-Z91_2835-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576343202089-LE41ZWERBXVWFCEH513R/KIngfisher--6.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Hunting Barn Owl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/5d7e018a-3c60-4583-b55e-5d6feb6042b8/500_0637+copy-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/a227149e-013e-4908-b9df-5b0fac769829/500_0639-Edit-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles To me, the Barn Owl is one of our most special birds, hunting silently over rough grassland listening for the sound of a vole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/07213675-1284-4c45-9e0d-19a76907bd6c/DSC_0189-denoise-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Barn Owl hunting over reeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/bcea8afd-c7cd-4d8b-8b19-54c824033389/Z91_2641-Edit-Edit+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Short Eared Owl, hunting for voles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/0d6d50e8-23af-46bd-856f-b577f595fd1e/Z91_5992-Enhanced-NR.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Short Eared Owl resting in the sunlight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/c0c59ae0-557a-4397-9ef7-5679a1f2fa14/Z91_6178-Edit-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles 'Short Eared Owl negotiates undergrowth' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/9a895c94-1dff-418a-a8f8-053f0c32c707/Z91_3825-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles It's always a pleasure to Short Eared Owls hunting in daylight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1a2d549d-c680-48f9-9f16-3a0d3364f593/Z91_3946-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles We have seen a large influx of Short Eared Owls into the Eastern Coastal areas of Britain during November 2023. On one occasion five were visible to me at the same time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/177c8296-6aee-4fed-9f76-228a9cfe35c7/Z91_1766-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Composite image of a short eared owl as it dives for prey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576343195093-9A019W2AZCIF8O2LBCHD/KIngfisher--5.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Nuthatch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/072f475d-53da-42bb-801e-a8c62b696f53/untitled-.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Nuthatch, photo from our garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1a5df494-2d3e-409b-b0c4-6eae3b868edf/Nuthatch+2-.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Nuthatch with attitude, this is a typical pose for these little birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576343221233-PJCXREEUG5B4YL57HR0G/KIngfisher-1415.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Nuthatch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576343198931-FOP9G795GAOJUC2DV78D/KIngfisher-3404.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Reed Warbler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576343198926-PYU4AHQJAGSAZ918IIHS/KIngfisher-3441.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Reed Warbler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/49ae8498-14c6-4fff-8625-d91390e779bd/20240109-Z91_7530-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles A large flock of Widgeon on Elmley Marsh. This image was taken well before sunrise and without too much light. By reducing my shutter speed to 40th second, the birds become almost a blur but still recognisable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576343225976-6MA8ELWNUEE31B5W7CLJ/KIngfisher-4194.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Yellowhammer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/56683882-e170-41b8-9c71-085d10eb747b/Siskin-.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Siskin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576343289591-JQLXMQ91CLJU0GZTQL4B/KIngfisher-1950.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576343235979-3GWWGX2BGVBOC2MJ291D/KIngfisher-5382.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Great Tit on Catkins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/e7f8797c-234a-44f3-99ba-113afe9ff41a/Great+Spotted+Woodpecker-.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Great Spotted Woodpecker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576343233423-QO6SZWYXMR20YFTLRV5B/KIngfisher--3.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Great Crested Grebe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576343279553-0VNJNXL6NQC8OPJERW43/KIngfisher-2090.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Coal Tit with reflection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576343322903-MHY3BENEYGZS3MA1VFE5/KIngfisher-6695.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Male Chaffinch on flowering gorse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576343289265-DMFVOA6BBQ9VQELWIMF3/KIngfisher--2.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Blue tit reflection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576343301982-NT9XVD5BXUBEIRBBL1UB/KIngfisher-3014.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Bearded Tit (or Reedling). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576343292963-QYFXRMQM966SSZFTWMTK/KIngfisher-2-2.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576343297649-OK0OU8PKZ1LXCSQSUK1N/KIngfisher-5405.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Red Tailed, once one of the most endangered birds of prey in the UK after being hunted to near extinction by the early 20th century, a successful breeding programme has seen numbers steadily climb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576343314928-GWEAZSZ874CU0YDF0IDL/KIngfisher-5262.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576343312770-45XEL6X2S0T70A5KWWD4/KIngfisher-.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576343329994-W4IFBU8TD71392J2O1QD/KIngfisher-3862.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Male Kestral, denoted by the grey head, whereas the females head is plain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576346564349-ZU3HNLUJXPVJID07UWIK/KIngfisher-3856.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576346564590-JPRISY09W9E0ZQW5WMXF/KIngfisher-3779.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/01b4a41b-fcb3-4548-aac8-7d9e6c4558bf/Z81_6336.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Juvenile Kestral in flight and showing no fear of my presence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/fb7f7b7c-3adb-42da-a1fa-e190fcebff3d/Z81_7199.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles I had been observing the local Kestral's for a while and eventually the young emerged. This is a juvenile as we can see the remains of down in the plumage. At this age and similar to other wildlife they are highly vulnerable, and show little signs of fear. With a lot of patience, I was able to approach to within a few metres. Within a week of taking this photo, fortunately, they were a lot more wary, just like their parents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576346559777-W7M46BAZ4HSOPKQVH3Z2/KIngfisher-2.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Kingfisher returns to a perch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576346560355-CRJHOJG08FJ7KWWACSJ7/KIngfisher-7.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Female Kingfisher with a 'speared' catch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576346557895-ZSZRYIGUYYAXS7VLHHJV/KIngfisher-2446.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Female Kingfisher, I photographed this early one morning as a shaft of sunlight illuminated the bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/fa280926-5451-4dd6-9329-8fc645488e75/+MALE+KINGFISHER+RETURNING+WITH+CATCH.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Male Kingfisher alights to a perch with a well earned meal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1585984576635-OKB8YCO3FIEJ5PA0VVYM/Goldfinch+on+blackthorn-9735-2.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Goldfinch, these delightful little birds were all photographed from a hide in my back garden. I used carefully placed perches located near to a feeder and with a little patience got some nice images. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1605372215950-TOCOSMQHWTPXL4B88QPG/DSC_9182A-Edit-2.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Goldfinch on sloe berries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1605372601913-TK2JSV6847C829M9ONBF/Goldfinch+DSC_9146A-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Goldfinch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/64a6a1f2-15d8-49da-8080-02bf0872f684/PCD_3413-Edit-4.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Golfinches on thistle heads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/bdffe5c5-5b57-4acb-a0a0-91431f001dd7/Goldfinches-.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Goldfinches on Teasels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/144067a0-8f0d-4966-ac9f-3d5ab6fa362b/PCD_5868-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Goldfinch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/d4fc0b7d-7076-4bd3-ae61-b1301dc42f05/20231212-Z91_0267-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/aa0dbdaa-8d63-483f-934c-ca9b8e050850/20231212-Z91_0281-Edit-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles We are fortunate to sometimes have flocks of Goldfinches visit our garden resulting in occasional battles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/23188287-ab9e-4e14-a48b-dbc4a9a9f596/500_3980.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Gannets fighting over a fish. These remarkable birds can spot fish several metres below the surface and can hit the water at around 60mph. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/5561c294-abe5-4cde-81a9-b6b0354c6fa0/DSC_2969.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Gannets, this image was taken in May 2023. Fortunately this pair is recovering from Bird Flu (Avian Influenza) which has ravaged bird colonies throughout the UK. Traces of which can still be seen in the eyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/47db5f68-af1c-4a49-8037-9219812f66de/DSC_2805.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Nest Building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/d486b572-1713-4491-ade9-b14a58c9c121/DSC_2833-Enhanced-NR.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Returning to the nest with building material, Interestingly, Gannets mate for life and renew their bond at breeding time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/9ce2b359-a4c5-4107-9f56-aceb36868fd0/500_3282+copy+2.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles High Key image, by over exposing my camera the cloudy sky turns almost white and allows details in feathers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/640327e0-499a-47cb-9dba-d334b874869d/20240608-Z91_8975-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Male Gannet bearing gifts, note that he has the remains of Avian Flu as shown in his eye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/58de6c01-ae2b-44b7-96d3-46940c8b7edd/20240609-Z91_1050-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/fc708988-35e2-4f30-9e25-6dfd3d33839f/20240608-Z91_9611-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Low evening sun lighting up the underside of wings as this Gannet make a final approach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/531d41eb-f8df-4e7a-b2de-2bcca03fb001/20240718-Z91_9651.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/84781662-eeca-477f-a624-c1bf0ab9aa40/20240718-Z91_8999.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/946a91a1-40a1-4bf4-802b-7225b3bff0d2/20240609-Z91_1534-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Bempton Cliffs and a Puffin takes to the air. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/3144532d-fce4-44c1-a021-969d1c0e9124/20240719-Z91_2534.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Birds of the British Isles Puffins spend most of their lives at sea, returning to land to rear one puffling which is incubated in a burrow. https://www.phildrury.co.uk/portfolio-phil-drury/landscapes-pf-the-british-isles monthly 0.5 2021-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1644159686166-QJ1TEF2EQSKFUHZOLTPY/DSC_2460-4.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles The Warren at Folkestone produced a fabulous sunset this morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1599897104252-O8JIEEXAZZB2ZEOQ5NTL/DSC_2551-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Groynes at Folkstone Warren, Kent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1599897134351-FCH6QZHSV5PXPSFICQDB/DSC_1243-Edit-2.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Poppies at sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1599945717733-0V5JDVSUF81UT44BWIOF/DSC_4134+merged+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Sunrise on a frosty Elmley Marsh, Kent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/3175fb7a-482b-428d-8c12-eb0ea86def71/Bluebells-4443.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Bluebell wood near Hamstreet, Kent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/fc653e2e-c3f8-4a40-84da-3637eac1cf33/DSC_3989-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Blue Bells in a Beech Wood, Kings Wood, Kent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1599945718194-BJYD4BMNGUM1QGYKRD8U/DSC_8934.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Over half of the worlds populations of Bluebells grow in the UK, these iconic flowers carpet the woodland floors in spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1599945710723-S31KQ1C0HNK4DV8ITRBS/Elmley+sunrise+workshop-+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Elmley Marsh, Kent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1599947244112-V5HEA3EQCVVFMRJP0LHA/DSC_9617.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles St Thomas à Becket Church, Fairfield, Kent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/ff1a1da7-42e9-43c0-a9a3-b8895ca6f48b/850_0128-Edit+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Taken in early August and sunrise at 05:37 required an early start this morning. St Thomas à Becket Church, and a nice misty sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/21091dd5-1070-4b13-b744-dca046d7ace6/850_0883-HDR-Edit+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles St Thomas à Beckets Church is a magnet for photographers and after many failed attempts, I got this fabulous sunrise on a cold and frosty morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1605371337272-IUV5JC50OLBFODK3APJV/DSC_2819-3.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Autumnal colours, Kings Wood, Challock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1605371355759-MV2G2G368TW9OUNRC3BV/DSC_2847-Edit-Edit-2.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Kings Wood, Challock, Kent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/fb8a6369-65f7-4387-b5ab-b0a6c0c887bc/DSC_3037-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles A place to rest, Kings Wood in Autumn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/8cb7168e-bae0-4228-b9dd-6cdbdfbd3cf7/DSC_4724-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Glencoe, Easen Dubha rapids on the River Orchy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/b8337db6-a63a-4b84-9482-de85e466e871/PCD_9723-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles One of the last remaining wildernesses in Europe and covering approximately 50 Square miles, Rannoch Moor, Glencoe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/c055040f-2cea-408d-b335-16e0fa2fd79e/DSC_4810-Edit-Edit-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles River Coupall and a glimpse of sunlight on Buchcaille Etive Mor, Glencoe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/fde8d6f3-140c-4f8c-bb9d-cb58dab202c2/DSC_4836-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Black Rock Cottage, Glencoe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/7b3502da-9321-41ef-bcbc-f0cdc251f14a/DSC_4893-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Storm approaching Lagangarbh Hut and the River Coupall, Glencoe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/d2b5c015-b657-4168-a064-0f9a96007513/DSC_4935-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Devils Cauldron Waterfall complete with a little rainbow, Glencoe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1a0de606-070c-4a95-ae0b-b66c1ecbba4c/DSC_4980-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Rapids on the Coe River, Glencoe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/6614a36e-3008-46fc-a600-f060de96d392/DSC_5030-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Glencoe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/015ccc18-66e6-47a5-98e6-03714e4115eb/DSC_5144-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Killchurn Castle in Mist, Glencoe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/802f7023-fa8d-4f0a-893f-0458420dab32/DSC_5237.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Rapids on River Coupall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/403e878a-aaec-4d27-8bcb-45cacb6022ac/DSC_5274-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles A misty Glen Nevis, Glencoe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/f112f51d-e39e-4213-95a0-0bb469057182/DSC_5057-Pano-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Panorama of The Three Sisters, Glencoe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/e29ba504-5055-45a3-aa5d-3f85c714985a/850_0119-Edit-Edit-2+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles The Lake District and Derwentwater with Cat Bells in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/b155ff83-22a4-4f02-a64a-2d390fbc3e26/850_0131-HDR-Edit-Edit-2-2+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles A welcome break from wind and rain gave us some nice reflections over Derwentwater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/4658561c-c434-4fe9-a3d4-5a10d926634a/850_0170-HDR-Edit-2+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Lake District, HDR Image to capture maximum detail, Blea Tarn with the Langdale Pikes in the Distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/604404ea-5ef5-4456-b4b8-ff83ed89febd/850_0220-HDR-Edit-Edit-Edit-Edit-2-2+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Another view of Blea Tarn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/05cd1f57-ccbe-4dc0-a101-523d5e76e3df/850_0295-HDR-Edit-2-Edit-Edit-2+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Langdale Boulders, we returned here a few days later to find the tree had virtually lost all of its leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/aa251a92-e5ac-43b4-8091-8240978ce323/850_0404-Edit-Edit-Edit-2+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Little Langdale Tarn, between the showers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/f8a89263-d3cf-4cac-9766-4a1fce83f11d/850_0528-HDR-Edit-Edit-2+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Esk Valley towards Scafell Pike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/aabc01c1-a9af-48c3-a126-040181f7f9f6/A850_0017-Edit-Edit-2+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles The Famous Buttermere Lone (Birch) Tree. This photo has been on my 'bucket list' for some time, such a shame we didn't get better light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/f6fc76b0-e5c6-4359-8f2c-75ed4fd141fe/B850_0206-HDR-Edit-Edit-2+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Buttermere Pines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/05631026-b7de-4e54-9c9b-ec3bcd2609fe/Ullswater+pier-Edit-2+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Jetty at Glenridding on Ullswater. Photographed in torrential rain to give reflections from the wooden structure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/43ac870a-271e-4501-82b7-db5f67568bb8/20110625-Dungeness+workshop_0001-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Dungeness, Kent, 'In times gone by'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/b8307793-7659-4596-bceb-dba37de3651d/20110625-Dungeness+workshop_0058-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/bdb1cad4-d409-40bf-bd43-2dab7afc000f/20110625-Dungeness+workshop_0072.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Light-painting, Dungeness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/35cae27b-6477-44aa-ae7c-7b7f9b74bdac/20110625-Dungeness+workshop_0088-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/910a75a5-63e5-4aea-bd9b-64c5f7b618a3/20110724-DSC_0046-Enhanced-NR.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Dungeness, sadly this old decaying fishing boat was destroyed by fire some years ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/94f3a642-86ca-4dcd-96c3-12230f413254/20110724-DSC_0057-Enhanced-NR.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles 'Finished Fishing and left to decay' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/72ba515c-fca5-4956-a409-0dc8ae09960f/20110724-DSC_0116-Enhanced-NR.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Dungeness is classed as 'Special Protection Area' and is Britains only desert due to low rainfall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/3663f7f1-13e6-4559-bb3d-acb81ffb6571/20110827-Fishing+boats+at+Dungeness_0800-Enhanced-NR.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/69e45ba1-2442-40a0-9b76-a3e758af5748/20111008-DSC_2099.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/54483839-8668-45d9-922f-15c6b78582d3/20111008-DSC_2100-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles The remains of a diesel winch used to haul the fishing boats up the beach. Dungeness lighthouse can be seen in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/dc138489-1387-45be-967d-c896252587ab/20240306-DSC_7939-Enhanced-NR-Edit-2.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Dovercourt Lighthouse Harwich taken with a 30second exposure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/6293392d-7a25-4a3d-bb5a-1cdc52bbffdc/20240306-DSC_7939-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/f5ab8116-13a3-4515-8491-bbf76266c623/20240306-DSC_7896-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Dovercourt Lighthouse and causeway, designated a 'scheduled monument' and commissioned 1863, situated in Harwich, Essex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/97f7a689-3ade-46f7-86bd-effb7bcfa29e/Llyn+Padarn+Lone+Tree.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Llyn Padarn Lone Tree, Snowdnia. Two images merged, a fast shutter speed for the tree and slow shutter speed for the water and background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/8329fe07-6b67-4455-ac9a-42b85cead8ce/Llynnau+Mymbyr+%28Capel+Curig%29.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Llynnau Mymbyr (Capel Curig) Snowdonia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/2dfdb891-8241-46b5-9beb-6625d58b0624/Rhosydd+Quarry+Entrance+.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Rhosydd Quarry Entrance. A now derelict slate quarry in the Moelwyn mountains, northeast of Porthmadog in North Wales. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/b2045a85-81b4-4d9b-92da-b467495b4adb/Rhosydd+Quarry.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Rhosydd Quarry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/ae434129-1888-4c55-8845-3ded5d806c34/Rhosyyd+Quarry+2.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Rhosyyd Quarry, track with slate off-cuts creating a fence and chapel remains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/2b6c0f70-3fa3-4d2e-b07a-b9f51bd49685/Z81_2912-Edit-2.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Rhosyyd Quarry, Snowdonia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/243cf1b7-682e-4f23-a267-71f2e57d0bc9/Z81_3628-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Autumn mist hangs in the trees over this delightfall waterfall near Fingle Bridge, Dartmoor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/bf048cd3-cee5-4047-9d96-302247e5b0ca/Z81_4116-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles Autumn Hues, Savernack Forest near Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/ecb03d5b-5686-41a5-8e7e-250b02318a52/Z81_4202-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Landscapes of the British Isles An Autumnal Walk, Savernack Forest, Wiltshire, UK https://www.phildrury.co.uk/portfolio-phil-drury/wildlife-of-the-british-isles monthly 0.5 2020-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1591547537179-QJ44AOVSTT0J8AKX72YO/DSC_1409-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Richmond Park, London, Red Deer Stag at dawn making his presence known. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1591547538158-TMDF658YSCUI16O3B82I/DSC_1686-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Red Deer Stag in the golden light of dawn, Richmond park, London. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1591547540022-6P2AULP1TWY4TYK4V2BK/PCD_3888-HDR.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Red Deer Stag watching over his Harem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1591547538158-8SBI6QRVD0X1QLCGCQ24/PCD_3900.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/567a6b0d-d221-4a54-9955-d2550ca1c311/DSC_6874-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Red Deer Stags battle it out during the rut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1602692651280-F9GX6GTVARHZ9YZROGL8/DSC_6763.tif+B%26W-2.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Red Deer Stags, fighting for supremacy, this is brutal and injuries frequently occur. One of these suffered a serious eye injury following this encounter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1591547600959-45SIWQ0HSO7NJKD8VBN9/DSC_2983.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Fallow Buck and Doe during the autumnal rut, Knole Park, Sevenoaks, Kent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1591547593418-553YPAQTLSCUC0TFD035/DSC_3418.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Against the sky! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1591547590385-U4PFK3GCXOAIFMDFGW3S/FALLOW+BUCK+AT+SUNRISE.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Fallow Buck on a misty morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/28097ee8-f28b-4d5d-8160-40adecf7a27a/Z81_7465.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Buck & Doe Roe Deer in a wheat field. I'm so fortunate to live in the countryside and this image was taken a short walk from my home. I observed these deer whilst placing a trail cam to monitor Badgers and thought they may still be around the following morning, I was in position well before sunrise when they emerged from the field margin into perfect golden light. A fabulous encounter! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1591550862842-ZE6M558L48AVCSGDTYJN/Fox_0630.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Red Fox Portrait. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/8e9cd7a4-5cc7-4bde-bfdc-23ff070cbcc3/20090612-0669-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/67b0bb14-bab0-48d2-aedf-74498afd5464/20090612-0674-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles (Vulpes vulpes) Red Fox sharing a moment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/e4395ec9-fed9-48e5-84b4-da0de69632e9/20090612-0698_edited-1-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Eye contact! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/cffd724c-238d-4373-9592-9a7b9f3e7eba/20221217-500_7245-Edit-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles I took this photograph from one our windows, in December 2022, the joys of living in the countryside! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/8dc0330b-7b17-49f9-932b-22dd51e8db89/20240710-Z91_6884-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Eyes firmly on a fly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/0a92ae64-2e9b-411a-9392-2d433d949d42/20240710-Z91_6143-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/b4eb9f83-124d-4f34-b8a8-903e03bb2e21/20240628-Z91_3586-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1575892e-3402-4276-857d-13c69c1d35fb/20240628-Z91_3314-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Possibly my next meal! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/bb684e63-a481-4c40-b324-a3eceafc013d/20240628-Z91_4313-Enhanced-NR.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/552a5d5a-038c-40a5-8e40-5d5bc55f7e66/20240628-Z91_2934-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Juvenile foxes can be quite inquisitive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1591547715526-X3ELAG3MYGMUYMN7J7XP/DSC_9193.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Grey Squirrel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1591547725365-N3RX26WUJ6V7YGYFX4TY/DSC_9086.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Squirrel, a hard nut to crack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/00ef6de6-67a2-4dec-9d69-62556d62ecc5/20200225-DSC_9151-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/8e7dc422-1274-4c98-8eb3-4b22d700983d/PCD_5753.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Grey Squirrel in golden light, from our garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/f1337e16-0d68-469a-8074-6e3ac5d0f8dd/Grey+Squirrel-.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Photo taken from our garden. With snow forecast and some tempting peanuts I encouraged this Squirrel into position. This photo was taken with a slow shutter speed of 1/60th of a second to highlight the blowing snow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/977ec7c1-df69-4b14-b15d-b8995cd32dd2/Z81_1954-Enhanced-NR-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Red Squirrel in mid flight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/c4245bde-ea9f-486f-ac98-db1ddf321fe7/Z81_2356.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Red Squirrel poses for the camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/bf123381-f723-48a2-9bc4-2f83d7e27294/Z91_1067-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Red Squirrel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/236e4dbb-28df-4b04-9a8f-8af6059e45e8/Z91_3451-Edit-2-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Red Squirrel Reflection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/df9ea704-0829-4cd3-ba95-4745d78cd0c7/Z91_3685-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Red Squirrel in the mirror https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1591715512834-63MF6SH40PMXM3CHQMK6/PCD_6561.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Marbled White Butterfly on Scabious https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1591547817814-Y0F8FL1VHV6ZCFVQHGUL/DSC_0853Adonis-2.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Female Chalkhill Blue Butterfly on Wild Carrot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1591715513326-EUOEU2Z2PUDCAA54YMO5/PCD_6840.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Chalkhill Blue on Clover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1591547822162-BF01ZO1IX9GB695EBZX6/Macro+Butterflies-5515.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Chalkhill Blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/65cf231b-e059-4639-82df-2ed6d849141c/Chalkhill+Blues-1.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Wildlife of the British Isles Chalkhill Blue Butterflies. This is a 'focus stacked' image and is a technique that allows photographers to create a single image from a number of separate images all with a different focal point. Images are then blended together in photoshop. https://www.phildrury.co.uk/portfolio-phil-drury/videos monthly 0.5 2020-01-09 https://www.phildrury.co.uk/portfolio-phil-drury/weddings monthly 0.5 2019-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1577720495736-CAZUJ2Z0TJRS51KR63PE/Alicia+%26+Dan-8193.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Weddings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1577720497913-HXKQXL5GL2UI74Z9J6IH/Alicia+%26+Dan-8242.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Weddings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1577720528511-UQJCI4RC1SSS5LX7PPX8/Alicia+%26+Dan-8299.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Weddings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1577720517377-PZZ6SS0PKHYK4RKM31EW/Alicia+%26+Dan-8368.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Weddings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1577720514243-PI7Z8XI57PR72RB9CVF5/Alicia+%26+Dan-8527.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Weddings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1577720526933-C92YWKNQ3F4XZRXUJ6QO/Alicia+%26+Dan-8540.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Weddings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1577720528626-CX5YWWU6TZLW7FQNBTPH/Alicia+%26+Dan-8572.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Weddings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1577720532106-AK2AOUY2X7M8P1INIGWD/Alicia+%26+Dan-8595.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Weddings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1577720536649-LHZ1YX7UMU203QD0ODSD/Alicia+%26+Dan-8605.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Weddings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1577720544049-326MB90BAOSABYNIJ938/Alicia+%26+Dan-8618.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Weddings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1577720657002-EX76YDDTAQYDMYC7VX12/Becky+%26+Tom-5006.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Weddings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1577720652203-AA66Y80R95CB2O13VDER/Becky+%26+Tom-5001.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Weddings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1577720671940-AH0BF6T1TX2C8GW4QAE7/Becky+%26+Tom-4963.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Weddings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1577720673761-YS6M88T9BHE0L55JUQLP/Becky+%26+Tom-5056.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Weddings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1577720667227-NW6TYOMOAIH10QYJWH2C/Becky+%26+Tom-5121.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Weddings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1577720680338-P95YK7Q13AIRK9SJ8R2F/Becky+%26+Tom-5147.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Weddings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1577720668649-NNKNLGTJ7NBMJ2W0CUFU/Becky+%26+Tom-.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Weddings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1577720786161-K4WDVPOG5YKG0SLPSJPF/Donna+%26+Paul-3120.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Weddings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1577720789789-3OAAB4OQGJW1NONYURRS/Donna+%26+Paul-3177.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Weddings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1577720789656-61CO93W6LRGMC058OHD2/Donna+%26+Paul-3313.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Weddings https://www.phildrury.co.uk/portfolio-phil-drury/poland monthly 0.5 2019-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/9741024d-e631-428a-ba60-03a024e3faeb/Z91_8117-Enhanced-NR-Edit-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland A magnificent White Tailed Eagle coming into land, with a wingspan of around 240cms this is one of the largest birds of prey. This was my 'target species' for this trip, after several visits, I was eventually rewarded! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/19b16384-2984-4435-b9ea-5aa6802ffa3a/Z91_8626-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland A slow shutter speed emphasises the falling snow on this White Tailed Eagle as it looks directly into my lens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/09e116e2-47b0-4573-998a-95603baa1f40/Z91_3364-Enhanced-NR-Edit-Edit-2.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland 'Buzzard Confrontation' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/084e2fbf-1bdf-476c-bc04-079ad0682864/Z91_3951-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland Buzzard on a Fox carcass. This image was made whilst laying down in the hide, the low perspective enhances the image and gives a much cleaner background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/b75b9c2d-9120-4c58-9357-40ec8d0f5c4e/Z91_4176-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland Buzzard & Goshawk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576339071864-BOHPSK8P6BQPBSK6HZJO/KIngfisher--6.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland I was very pleased to be awarded a Gold Medal for 'Buzzards in Snow' in the Kent County Photographic Association 'Nature' Section, in the 2025 Competition. 'Buzzards in Snow' was taken from a hide near Bialoweiza. Our target species was the White Tailed Eagle, which unfortunately appeared in a distant tree but decided not to pay a closer visit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576339072906-SQ3IQXTFQM2AZY3YXA8M/KIngfisher--5.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland For these photos we had to enter the hide an hour before sunrise and stay until an hour after sunset. By doing this, the birds wouldn't associate the hide with humans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576339067099-G8JQZY0N3H3CX3D63CBH/KIngfisher-1326.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland Buzzard looking straight into lens. I had to manually focus here because of the heavy snowfall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/5bb41a78-7538-491c-abd2-0e717664ac8c/Z91_0375-Enhanced-NR.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland A visit from a Pine Martin was a real bonus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576339080368-CK9698X12JQQF187005G/KIngfisher--3.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576339087467-FESEVDKD6OLB2Z26OUX2/KIngfisher--2.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland Bison roam freely here, shortly after this image was taken, a train came through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/b897a882-c965-42be-a260-72d842be9a00/DSC_3910-Edit-Edit+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/fea8b61e-1710-4983-bc3d-59c02987d9bb/750_1905-Edit+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland Backlit Lone Bison Bull, photographed in diffused light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/b236a4fa-72e1-4d28-9069-ac69c334af1f/750_3490-Edit-Edit+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland The European Elk is a pivotal part of wildlife in Poland. An Elk is basically a moose. They are the largest and heaviest species of the deer family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576339104668-SID807WQR8099HI1TAAX/KIngfisher-.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland Female Elk browsing on twigs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576339104216-Y1I2N3SNAFKU3K2VT51J/KIngfisher-0547.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland Jay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576339103862-365J9RYNXZMJB9N9YGID/KIngfisher-0385.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland Female Great Spotted Woodpecker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/0e75d266-2143-4b22-859a-4dec2b3dd555/750_2147-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland Middle Spotted Woodpecker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576339084636-7TO6ZS3EZKKWILLDH3CN/KIngfisher-4156.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland Greenfinch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576339180054-J5NE8YQI1LRWPKDNQE2T/Hawfinch--2.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland Hawfinch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576339092669-0X5NN9Q9YKJGWZDBZDJV/KIngfisher-4185.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland Brambling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/2faebc42-6f90-4af4-825d-ef792e664565/750_+a2278-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland Greenfinches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/aa9109fa-6edf-42f9-b1ad-9a3673beaf22/750_a2264-Edit-2-Edit+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Poland Green Finch and Great Tit. https://www.phildrury.co.uk/portfolio-phil-drury/lofoten monthly 0.5 2019-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/40104a4b-362e-41fc-9a00-7752b7f21a34/DSC_7715-Edit-2-Edit-2+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Lofoten Nice to see a little Aurora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576338132892-SEHZ1F5XP5WZU9UNI9NT/Lofoten+February+2019--7.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Lofoten Vic Beach, in the 'blue hour' before sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576338123980-BG12N8BVHRUUV06HL99S/Lofoten+February+2019--2.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Lofoten Vic Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/8bd5c302-e6b3-411d-8cd1-e27f996f5345/DSC_7816-Edit+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Lofoten https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/ba8db95a-16a4-4efa-8989-fcdde0dc292d/DSC_7987-Edit-Edit+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Lofoten https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576338152030-0NMDNTC1FAI9MWR6W6H3/Lofoten+February+2019-8433.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Lofoten https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576338117763-O6RZUSCQJATCUS1PLCF1/Lofoten+February+2019--6.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Lofoten Nice contrast between red and white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576338155537-07HSXJKNNJ0F6H74FXAW/Lofoten+February+2019-8457.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Lofoten https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576338253677-RCXVW8ZHN15P1IKM6DTB/Lofoten+February+2019--4.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Lofoten https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576338160248-EKTAZ4MCHR1J8UWA4VE5/Lofoten+February+2019-8609.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Lofoten Hamnøy view point, possibly the most photographed location on the Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576338160876-W83FIYYWDKQX4M1PD0LM/Lofoten+February+2019-8572.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Lofoten A winters stroll. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576338252706-GJOFSEI3JNEB88GQEW7E/Lofoten+February+2019--5.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Lofoten https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576338253697-K0O0J1XZULAJOVOIDMAB/Lofoten+February+2019-8064.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Lofoten https://www.phildrury.co.uk/portfolio-phil-drury/southern-ireland monthly 0.5 2019-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576235886056-AZYE8FX4YZBYXJ1A04AS/Ireland-.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Southern Ireland Cumenenoole Beach, Dingle Peninsular, Southern Ireland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576235882361-2RW046JZ6696P616K12B/Ireland-9692.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Southern Ireland Dunquin Pier, Dingle Peninsular, Southern Ireland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576235891905-6DZMZROEP1W6I0MGA1A8/Ireland-9268.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Southern Ireland Eagles Nest Mountain, Killarney. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576235902113-QC2YWWPG2DMNFOOAA5EL/Ireland-9234.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Southern Ireland Decaying Cottage, Southern Ireland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576235900175-KBWTZJRBGMCSX6CTR6VM/Ireland-9124.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Southern Ireland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576235902011-7PBMQ39I9K7UZI0T6SWS/Ireland-9057.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Southern Ireland Torc Waterfall is one of the prettiest waterfalls in Ireland, and one of the most well-known. Located within Killarney National Park in County Kerry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/ae518389-d642-46c7-b8b6-a2e8daa29c00/20151119-DSC_9049.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Southern Ireland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576235902713-J2YC6XNA7TCNSVGF7JGX/Ireland-4663.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Southern Ireland Breaking Waves, Dingle Peninsular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576235900538-NJ52O0GQ81V0OS6X20L8/Ireland-4560.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Southern Ireland Sunbeams on a cloudy day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/da4c156e-4585-4a9f-b4f9-42332e801460/20151119-DSC_9112-Enhanced-NR.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Southern Ireland Ladies View, Killarney https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/90f447bf-5582-4073-939c-6224e11b550a/20151122-DSC_9807-Enhanced-NR.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Southern Ireland https://www.phildrury.co.uk/portfolio-phil-drury/finland-bears monthly 0.5 2025-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/d4433988-d3fc-4ef6-b3f6-56bf66d50eab/Z91_5573.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Mother & cub plus mosquitos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/03ad3d4f-f996-461e-9cbe-be6a8e7f34c2/Z91_5861-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/676e300c-7cef-455a-9042-9e9d190beb57/Z91_9831.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Brown Bear in cotton grass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/bdd415c4-c141-469b-91f9-1a74fb8432f6/Z81_0758-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/47cbd74f-0834-4507-bfb8-8b1694c86581/Z81_3012.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/fbef79ef-f996-4b7f-b9f1-0f1a1b4e623f/Z81_4148-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Bear cubs are great fun to watch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/9401e1cd-9369-4bba-8953-826bc4dd5b12/Z81_5233-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576233198577-DY3PDLV4D9QD86VUFUGP/Finland+Bears--3.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Brown Bear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576233212186-P9RQNAC9W20AAZLT446G/Finland+Bears--7.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576233209219-FV0GFP24SY9G0O8O7366/Finland+Bears--4.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576237011471-6SLSOBKAXKOMEVFLSD8X/Finland+Bears--2.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Swamp Bear, Finland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/a0bd98f6-210d-4613-8242-a87c67d7afc6/DSC_8884-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Night Bear, photographed around midnight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576233202065-H24SGZYNHSLYGWEKJEBR/Finland+Bears--6.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Brown Bear Cubs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576233205616-DYC6EEUWDC1S951BYOE0/Finland+Bears--5.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576237087317-WA48WXFD67DLIOD11LML/Finland+Bears--9.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves This shouldn't hurt! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576237093843-NOK6M02QDDFCY2M2L652/Finland+Bears--10.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves There's no need to shout! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576237086864-X9GLQYTCCDCDQPXKDN5Q/Finland+Bears-9726.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Which way did it go? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576237118646-EQF7C0AEOQO5GQXTL2OA/Finland+Bears-0406.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Bear Cub climbs a tree for safety. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576237124126-PIZL24ZIIRAG2ZGNPOLI/Finland+Bears-8.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Paws for reflection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576237166683-W0FQNT29PTRM9C9G0RL2/Finland+Bears-9473.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/2d144822-78e4-4d21-8d98-b4f0215d92c9/DSC_0508-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves This Juvenile Brown Bear appeared out of the mist at dawn and with perfect timing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576237091987-EU8CN5Q8QVZHVULYRV1M/Finland+Bears--11.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576237076069-DJD5OT8TV5WNMD1GR78J/Finland+Bears--12.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576237107554-QHGNQDNZNUBNK3TG2SDM/Finland+Bears-.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576237156550-4PICJFCEOCDE9AJZAPUX/Finland+Bears-2.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Male Brown Bear, I Called him Bruno. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576237142337-9EDCAD3V6O36E53SY289/Finland+Bears-1954.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Bear cuddles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576237087419-R1NDQGI4YB2FOSE0UZZZ/Finland+Bears--8.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Brown Bear and Cubs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576237165100-UY9PIWEZUYEXNAFPM4T4/Finland+Bears-2146.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Brown Bear emerges from the forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576237160360-TNTCFGYHI146UXV6IXC1/Finland+Bears-8542.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Siblings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/0859aca6-26db-4757-9bb7-15686596623c/Z81_6327.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/c206546c-81e8-4825-a0e0-e09aed538774/Z81_7355-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves I was fortunate to visit Finland to photograph Brown Bears in snow. Timing for this trip is always tricky, too much snow and the bears are unable to move around or too late and the snow may have melted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/465ce82a-029a-4e88-a4ca-8522cebff1fc/Z91_4567-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Male Brown Bear in falling snow, taken from a small one person hide whilst laying down, which adds a nice perspective. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/6f2e345b-c056-411c-bfe1-d2ba95469505/Z81_7516-Enhanced-NR.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves King of the forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/86ac7490-2439-4c86-b607-ec122585d892/Z91_4688-Enhanced-NR.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/3f9c2a8a-e266-4b70-b07f-0c269ffc4686/Z91_8573-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Running from a rival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/9fbd78df-bea2-4874-ac92-34fb1bdd45f4/Z91_8925-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/0fd1cdd7-dc00-47ff-aedf-e4a1a40b0278/Z91_8945-Enhanced-NR.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/d49fc055-789a-4696-bb65-65da01fb7e27/Z91_9019-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Fabulous light and we can see his breath! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/87d726bc-9fa2-468c-ac16-3fde3a5832bb/Z91_9238-Enhanced-NR.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/cfa07640-d9a9-4acc-a0ca-db86b08978a7/Z91_9296.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves High Alert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/d10594cb-d462-4c99-b1f4-8f0b49d57f50/Z91_0035-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Lovely light as the sunsets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/ace860e0-4f29-4b58-886d-062eefb41c46/Z91_6876-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Autumn colours and a hungry male Brown Bear being mobbed by a Hooded Crow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/7c51c097-94e6-4466-997e-6e37e0949916/Z81_1640.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves I've called this photo 'Yogi Logs On' taken as sunrise illuminates the pine forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/f02f75a3-c131-4a9b-bed5-ff74e876f388/Z91_6258-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Seeing a wild Grey Wolf is a remarkable sight and to be close enough to photograph them is simply breathtaking and on a new level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/6f3d241f-baf6-4a31-bc81-ce933e9193f2/Z91_5654-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Unlike Hollywood legend and spin, the Grey Wolf is no real threat to man preferring to remain hidden. Thankfully, this one is unaware of my presence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/35494029-103e-4ee0-b6af-e671dd0daa25/Z91_5740.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Inquisitive and a delight to be this close! We had at least three different individuals approach the hides, it's interesting to see the colour variation between animals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/67862962-8990-456a-8e3e-8848049dc3f7/Z91_6395.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves We only saw lone wolves, but from the same pack. All were female and possibly in their second year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/51d9d7bc-b10d-4c39-8f4b-3aaed9b93d02/Z91_8116.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves The grey wolf is the world's largest canine and a formidable predator. Highly social, hunting in packs and able to take down prey many times it's own size. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/a07e0b82-918a-4b1a-a605-66d09957bc0a/Z91_5280.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Grey Wolf in autumn colours. These wolves were very wary of approaching our hides, but by not moving lens's and obviously keeping quiet they gradually moved closer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/446114dd-0a55-4ba1-a778-85986a8fbe9c/Z91_6018.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland Bears & Wolves Grey Wolf and Brown Bear, respect! https://www.phildrury.co.uk/portfolio-phil-drury/macro-flowers monthly 0.5 2024-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/53f8defa-ef74-49ad-843f-35234958280a/20240502-DSC_8225.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Macro Flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/bd040a7a-b317-4938-8e15-c75088aa5ef0/DSC_8241..jpg Phil Drury Photography - Macro Flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/ed8d10b6-5c53-4320-b66b-20a5d5b763e3/20240424-DSC_8171-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Macro Flowers Green Winged Orchid and an example of a 'stacked image' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/f4433a41-f70b-46d7-b788-f291f72aae15/20240502-DSC_8212.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Macro Flowers Orchid and Buttercups https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/769bf986-acdd-4786-a725-70f0525a35cb/20240502-DSC_8214-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Macro Flowers Placing the camera at ground level adds drama to these images. Marden Meadow, Kent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/d0a02762-5a71-40d9-837a-95fbda224762/DSC_8050-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Macro Flowers Wood Anemones are a true harbinger of spring and prefer the dappled light of woodland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/e18b10ca-7582-4d48-9f14-798bd29e4808/DSC_8077-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Macro Flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/46b010d9-7822-4bd5-bdd7-e8cdc2aa6fd2/DSC_8182.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Macro Flowers Marsh Stichwort https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/28d6089d-6ca4-403d-9fca-1078b11ce0bd/DSC_8082-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Macro Flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/e0c03fae-7167-4da5-b4b7-7c3d3ca17ac9/DSC_8116.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Macro Flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/f71f6d54-0907-4c20-a888-08bc8dd5661f/DSC_8100-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Macro Flowers When confronted with a carpet of blue it can be difficult to make photographic sense of the scene, but I believe a simple close up view is more dramatic. https://www.phildrury.co.uk/portfolio-phil-drury/finland-in-winter monthly 0.5 2020-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576232500906-RBCGXO2GWIKTGOD36FHE/Finland+January+2019-+2.copy+jpga.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Golden Eagle Landing on Carrion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576311951174-0MZHC83IDJLOOCZLQG1T/Finland+in+winter-6978.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Taken in January 2019, Last rays of sun over a frozen landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576232765364-S0OG61MP6ETW69I7TQ8J/Finland+January+2019-7005.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Tykky or 'soft rime' encrusted trees. This is a build up of snow and rime frost and is spectacular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576238285259-TL5773JX1BUS8LKSGVCR/Finland+January+2019--5++copya.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Golden Eagle and Magpie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576232769351-S4K97XZV0SPWBY6Q6LVT/Finland+January+2019-7003.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter In this northern climate in January the sun remains low in the sky resulting in sublime light https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576238296107-PJ2Y1ZQMR45EHNDLNUI3/Finland+January+2019--6a.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Golden Eagles pair and mate for life, the female is slightly larger than the male. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576232769460-R6X2MKTWMX9E0Z4NLW4F/Finland+January+2019-6991a.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Arctic Sentinels, bow their heads under the weight of snow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576238285682-97X2VDC92CLSP1QQ86RK/Finland+January+2019--2a.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Golden Eagle in diamond dust, these shimmering particles are ice crystals and appear in extreme cold and dry conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576232771635-TSPXZ56NZ0J5846JJDO3/Finland+January+2019-+3a.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1578494203889-AIFZMCTQLNOHC6YYID1S/Finland+January+2019--2.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Golden Eagle landing in pink light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576232785067-7NX4L9CXT8IUMHK9V3H5/Finland+January+2019--3a.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Oulanka National Park, Finland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/9ff7eec6-31cc-4349-857e-f868b434535a/20240123-Z91_5161-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter The male looking straight into my lens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/fb6f12cb-57f6-4480-9aa9-a53ad9272c49/DSC_0692-HDR-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Oulanka National Park at sundown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/6b491f77-807b-4235-b12b-a3cb833924ff/20240123-Z91_6396-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Female Golden Eagle tweaks a feather from the male so claiming this meal for herself. Note the female is larger and has a feathery scarf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576232780461-595646S51SOSMJDYBUBM/Finland+January+2019-6540a.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Circling ice flows, taken with a slow shutter speed and ND filter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/9bed8bd3-1137-45f9-9b4c-8a336e94e3a4/20240123-Z91_6542.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Female in falling snow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576232786914-3EHZ07Z0JKN06A961D2S/Finland+January+2019-6717-2a.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Moonrise over a frozen lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/c6fb669d-b472-4e49-8123-27579f588cea/20240123-Z91_6551-Enhanced-NR.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter After several visits here I wanted something a little different and to portray these magnificent birds in their unforgiving environment. By using a slow shutter speed of 15th of a second, the falling snow is enhanced into streaking lines. I just needed the bird to remain still. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576232788954-O3IS4HC249NQPGKTR4ED/Finland+January+2019-6722a.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Moonrise over Myllykoski Mill, Oulanka Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/247f5177-d060-40ad-8bb2-421c221e499a/20240123-Z91_6816-Enhanced-NR.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Incoming male. My new Nikon Z9 proved highly capable for these eagle photos and being silent proved a huge advantage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/43124ba3-7c80-4d0e-9f9a-86ab9a4dfb3b/DSC_0082.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Juvenile Golden Eagle, this bird was in the territory of a mature eagle pair and was constantly on the lookout in case of being attacked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/49a08577-2c34-43c0-b869-8173cc65bdad/20240124-DSC_7445.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter For my visit in January 2024, we were blessed with the most glorious light and some mist for good measure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/61802cb2-e3ba-42c7-97ae-be6ece281470/DSC_0047.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Juvenile Golden Eagle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/5b2fde6c-0b85-4537-aef2-0f5e49534eb5/20240124-DSC_7482.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/8f798ff1-a781-400f-a16a-de42a37f031c/DSC_0163-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Golden Eagle in flight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/cd6d1325-ea3e-41a2-a5e2-a147c27b53d5/20240124-DSC_7491.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/48e49442-7151-4711-b841-ec1a48a2326d/20240124-DSC_7614-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter As the light fades and shadows emerge..... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/0c867408-b979-4edc-8f36-2b7a871185d1/20230404-DSC_1123-Edit-Edit-2-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter We had two 17 hour overnight shifts whilst waiting for Eagle Owls to approach, and experienced 3 visits each night. It was an unforgettable experience listening to the male and female calling to each other in the forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/8d7b9ea1-64e3-4909-9a9e-3ba172699ff7/DSC_0773-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter The magnificent Eurasian Eagle Owl, considered to be one of the largest owls in the world, with 155-180cm wingspan. This image was taken with carefully positioned and constant LED lighting, thus eliminating the use of flash which could cause injury to the birds eyes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/f229aa71-d852-4beb-9cc5-06a390abf6b4/20240124-DSC_7692.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter The fell takes on an ethereal look under moonlight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/d88d2af9-36f7-426e-a3bb-d77221f5b8eb/DSC_0833-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Possibly the only place to photograph these majestic birds in the wild is through 'Finnature' near Oulo, Northern Finland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/4cba19c6-595e-44dc-a9be-35a4ca3217f4/20240125-DSC_7733.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter - 20 and gloves were pointless here whilst using a slow shutter speed, Lee 6 stop filter and polariser to smooth water and clouds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/e7c2f165-a88d-4b45-84fe-7d97b17e1868/DSC_1093.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Northern Female Goshawk coming into land. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/b6aa1f5d-bce4-459c-b7ff-83b1bff6f47d/20240125-DSC_7741.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/ee932b6f-5f7c-406b-8e3c-3f8cb9404371/DSC_1421-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Backlit Female Goshawk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/218c2648-acfb-4818-9d54-f6ad319f0024/20240125-DSC_7805-Edit-Edit-3.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter One of the reasons for another visit was to make this photo, taken from a suspension bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/f34ba916-e5b4-43fc-a6bf-12354e3186b5/20240124-IMG_0141+2-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter One of my favourite images and a panorama taken with my new iPhone 15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/49aec022-8ec8-4cef-bfc6-3c64d055933c/20230404-DSC_0980-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Female Goshawk on a hare carcass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/c43ac781-9c94-4e9e-93c3-b2407407879a/20230405-DSC_1346-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Male Goshawk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/2739bcf0-6255-4d56-9b06-5b52b65729f8/20230405-DSC_1390-Edit-2-Edit-Edit-Edit+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Female Goshawk is larger then the male https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/ae7ca2d7-b761-4474-9dc3-6ab0b029c140/20240122-Z91_4841.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Sometimes an image needs space and this is one example. Here we have a mother otter with her two cubs. Weaning takes place when they are around 3 months old. They remain with their mothers for up to 14 months and reach reproductive maturity at the age of 2 or 3 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/f6ec2987-0de2-4de9-868c-e6bb91baab47/20240122-Z91_4884-Enhanced-NR.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Eye contact with a male otter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/4c2255ee-b7ec-41f9-8270-d04b0807592f/20240122-Z91_4983-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Male otter, drying itself off in the snow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576238283968-20DMDCAG8CYK7DYM0UZO/Finland+January+2019-2158a.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Crested Tit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576232499225-MZLW0KNP1FGHZCKU10B5/Finland+January+2019--2+2a.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Crested Tit in pink light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576238283404-LANVQN6N3DADU8UUQ5BH/Finland+January+2019-a.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576238286403-JO9DD2G8P0MUMAKA671F/Finland+January+2019--4a.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Adult Male Great Spotted Woodpecker, females lack the red patch on the back of the birds head. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576238307067-4O71D0YI7FH0M20XX7CL/Finland+January+2019-4044a.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/1576238303903-S9YVQGILU16RD6UMD4OA/Finland+January+2019-4715a.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Black Woodpecker, these birds are roughly the size of a crow and can measure 45cm (18in) long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/9be00b0d-7cbe-4118-afa3-d4e08ca6f9a2/500_2075-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Alpha Male Black Grouse putting on a display. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/ab4630ae-37d7-40cf-98c4-92f5ed85a51c/500_1488-Edit.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Black Grouse Lek, these birds arrive in precisely the same location during spring each year in a huge field. Here, the males participate in battles for supremacy and breeding rights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/93a116a8-1a4c-4171-8d92-6242a962d4b5/500_1770.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Black Grouse Lek, we entered the hide an hour before sunrise for these backlit images. The grouse do battle for a few moments and then sit and rest before joining for battle again. After a couple of hours they all departed back to the forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5def87f35d93c56ab16d334e/4f62b7f0-cd74-4047-8898-1f224461d048/20230405-DSC_1390-Edit-2-Edit-Edit-Edit+copy.jpg Phil Drury Photography - Finland in Winter Female Goshawk