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March 31, 2026
Latest Photos – March 2026
After only getting out for 5 days in February, it was a delight to be out so much in March.  There was a definite feeling of sprin...
March 31, 2026
Wildlife Videos: 2025-26
THIS MONTH'S WILDLIFE VIDEO UPDATE - Wildlife on the Water of Leith - MARCH 2026 - Lots of activity on the Water of Leith durin...
February 28, 2026
Latest Photos – February 2026
FEBRUARY 2026 The first half of February was wet...very wet and dull - not ideal conditions for wildlife photography! As a result...
February 13, 2026
Australia – January 2026
I headed off to Melbourne, Australia in January 2026, for 3 weeks, to visit our daughter.  Whilst I was there, I was obviously hop...
February 5, 2026
Latest Photos – January 2026
January got off to a bright but cold & frosty start!  Temperatures dropped to -5ºC for a few days and the Water of Leith had a...
January 1, 2026
Latest Photos – December 2025
December always feels like such a short month for photographing wildlife - shorter days and too many other distractions!  However,...
December 16, 2025
TALK to British Ecological Society at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
15 December 2025 - Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh In my final talk of the year, on Monday, I spoke to delegates of the Britis...
November 30, 2025
Latest Photos – November 2025
Wildlife photography in November was at the mercy of the weather and this month was a very wet one in Edinburgh.  Our average rain...
October 31, 2025
Latest Photos – October 2025
Autumn has arrived on the Water of Leith - Oct 2025 Autumn is well and truly here and the colours around Edinburgh have been stun...
October 30, 2025
Mink on the Water of Leith - Oct 2025
Mink on the Water of Leith – October 2025
MINK - An Invasive Species On The Water Of Leith For the second month in a row, we have had mink appearing on the Water of Leith....
September 30, 2025
Latest News – September 2025
September 2025 September seems to have flown by which is understandable after 6 days in France & then 3 days in Arisaig!  Mos...
August 31, 2025
Latest News – August 2025
August turned out to be a month of highs and lows!  Weather conditions were perfect throughout the month for photographing, I had ...
August 14, 2025
Leaping Red Squirrels at Argaty Red Kites, Doune
Almost two years ago, I headed up the M9 to Argaty Red Kites near Doune, to photograph red squirrels leaping to & from trees, ...
August 13, 2025
Sunflowers – East Lothian – August 2025
I headed down to Balgone Estate, just outside North Berwick, in East Lothian, this week, with a view to photographing sunflowers. ...
July 31, 2025
Latest Photos – July 2025
JULY 2025 July has flown by, helped by having several interesting smaller wildlife projects to get my teeth into, plus a very bus...
July 21, 2025
C & B News – July 2025
Many thanks to Paul, the editor of C&B News for featuring me in the Jul/Aug 2025 issue of C & B News! The magazine cove...
July 11, 2025
Isle of May – Thurs 10 July 2025
This was my 11th visit (I think) to the Isle of May.  I've visited in all kinds of weather but this visit was one of the warmest, ...
June 30, 2025
Latest Photos – Greece – June 2025
I spent a large part of June on the west coast of mainland Greece.  The aim of the trip was to continue photographing where I left...
June 4, 2025
White Tailed Eagles – Loch Shiel – May 2025
Spent the last day of May on a boat on Loch Shiel, Glenfinnan, photographing white tailed eagles. It was an amazing experience,...
May 31, 2025
Latest Photos – May 2025
As expected May has been a bumper month on the Water of Leith with lots of wildlife youngsters appearing for the first time on the...