Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSMS S As a wildlife photographer at sometime or another we are all going to need a long zoom lens to fully capture that one shot , so what happens if you don't have £ 9,000 pounds available for a 500mm L series lens, or your shooting with one body [...]
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Meet the Model – Malcolm the Mallard
Malcolm the Mallard by Peter Hanscomb Say hello to Malcolm the Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos The mallard , dabbling duck can be found throughout the Americas, Europe and North Africa and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. The male birds or drakes have a glossy green head and are grey on wings [...]
Meet the Model – Stan the Starling
Meet the Model - Stan the Starling By Peter Hanscomb The European starling Sturnus vulgaris has to be one of my favourite garden visitors. The starling, is a medium-sized passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. It is about 20 cm (8 in) long and has glossy black plumage with a metallic sheen, which is [...]
Fox in Need – update
Fox in Need by Peter Hanscomb GG the young fox needs help. GG has been spotted in our back garden for the past few nights on our cctv and the young chap has a really bad case of Sarcoptic mange , sarcoptes scabeii also called fox mange the single most common infection in British [...]
Meet the Model – Ray the Red Squirrel
Meet the Model , Ray the Red Squirrel by Peter Hanscomb The red squirrel , Sciurus vulgaris is an arboreal, omnivorous rodent and the only native species of squirrel found in Great Britain . Under threat from both it's cousin from the grey squirrel , which was introduced to Great Britain from North America by [...]
Fox in Need – update
Fox in Need by Peter Hanscomb GG the young fox needs help. GG has been spotted in our back garden for the past few nights on our cctv and the young chap has a really bad case of Sarcoptic mange , sarcoptes scabeii also called fox mange the single most common infection in [...]
Bob’s Blog – Be Prepared
Be Prepared by Bob Brind-Surch, professional photographer and naturalist . http://www.naturesphotos.co.uk I was asked a very interesting and thought provoking question at a camera club where I gave a talk. “What do you do” the questioner asked “to ensure that your camera is always ready for action”. I stumbled for a moment and repeated a [...]
