The Diary of a Wildlife Photographer April to May 2025
Updated most days
22 May 2025 – Sitting by the pond at home
As I’m still not able to walk very far after my Osprey related ankle injury…
18 May 2025 : Early morning Osprey hunt and an unexpected outcome !
So after an unsuccessful Osprey search the other day, today I was up at 4…
17 May 2025: Osprey trip and an evening walk at home
Today was blistering hot, and very bright, not a great day for photography as the…
12-15 May 2025 – Just a few short walks in the sunshine
The weather has been great , and life busy so I’ve not managed to get…
10 & 11 May : West Cumbria in the sunshine
A very sunny weekend which meant that during the day it was no good to…
08 May 2025 : An evening walk by the sea on the old railway
So tonight was bright and clear and I thought I would go and see if…
6 May 2025 – Evening Hare Walk
Today was just a quick walk out to see if the Hares were about to,…
5 May 2025 : Walks at dawn and dusk in West Cumbria – Owls and Hares
Today I returned to the marsh land we visited yesterday, but I awoke early and…
4 May 2025 – A walk around a West Cumbrian Marsh and Coast
Today with the sun shining on a Bank Holiday weekend we decided to head off…
03 May 2025 – Ospreys and Hares in the South Lakes
The weather was sunny and so we headed off today to the South Lakes for…
2 May 2025 : Whitethroat, Chiffchaffs and willow warblers
Tonight I went for a wander to Beckermet to see if I could find the…
01 May 2025 : Hares in the evening and Ducklings
Took another walk tonight to look for the Hares, and just as I was going…
29 April 2025 : Another evening walk looking for hares
All fired up with enthusiasm having seen a pair of Hares last night , I…
28 April 2025 : Hares and Kestrels on a short walk
Just a quick walk tonight to see if I could find the lone Hare I…
24 April 2025 : Trip to look for Hares and then a walk at home
Just a quick nip out tonight to see if I could find any Hares at…
22 April 2025 – quick visit to RSPB Leighton Moss as I was passing !
I was heading down to the M6 today and so I decided to pop into…
21 April 2025 : A wet day but dry evening so a quick walk to see the Owls and Deer
A very wet grey day put paid to any wildlife trips, but at dusk the…
20 April 2025 – Pied Flycatchers and Barn Owls
The sun shone and the skies were clear, so we headed out for a little…
17 April 2025 – Quick walk out looking for Owls but finding Wheatears
Another fruitless search for Barn Owls tonight, there just doesn’t seem to be any at…
13 April 2025 : Quick visit to Leighton Moss RSPB bird reserve on a grey day
Today we had a trip to Preston so on the way we stoped off at…
9- 11 April 2025 : Wanderings around Cleator Moor area looking for Owls
The weather has remained sunny and so each evening Ive been out looking for Barn…
7-8 April 2025 : Wildlife around Parkside and Cleator Moor
The sun is shining in West Cumbria and so I managed to get out for…
April 4-6 2025 : Back in the UK after our New Zealand and Singapore Trip, and a quick check on the wildlife at home
Life is slowly getting back to normal following on from our month long trip to…
