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Fuzz and I enjoyed a spectacular visit to the Knepp Wildlands in late June, where we saw an incredible hatch of Purple Emperor. It was a rare day, and something we’re both glad that we witnessed. We perhaps saw 70 specimens. Photographically, I captured a male Purple Emperor visiting a sap bleed at low level,… Continue reading Field Notes From The Knepp Wildlands – June 2023

Fuzz and I enjoyed a European motorcycle road trip, that served as a precursor to something more ambitious for 2024 (Iceland). We covered circa 3200 miles and visited eight countries (France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Czech, Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland), found some great roads and stayed in some great towns. In terms of roads, we included… Continue reading Field Notes From Motorcycling In Europe – May/June 2023

A trip to Baku in Azerbaijan for the Formula 1 Grand Prix with Amanda and Zac. Though not a “photo trip” perse, there were opportunities to grab some images of this photogenic city, and the event itself. – JC

Our Shark diving visit to the Bahamas was another trip delayed due to the Covid Pandemic. The objective was to see, experience and photograph the up-close shark action from Tiger Beach off Grand Bahama, in particular the Tiger Sharks and Great Hammerheads. We had a very good week, but unfortunately no Great Hammerheads showed up,… Continue reading Field Notes From The Bahamas – February 2023

The Autumn of 2022 saw our long-awaited dive trip to Wakatobi in Indonesia eventually become a reality having waited 4 years, 2 years of which were attributed to the Covid pandemic. It was nice to be diving again after the long hiatus caused by everything going on hold, and we soon got back into it.… Continue reading Field Notes From Wakatobi and Buton Island, Indonesia – October/November 2022

During the Spring and Summer of 2022, Fuzz worked on the final species from “our project” of seeing all 59 of the UK’s Butterfly species, plus the Large Tortoiseshell. Our travels took us to some new areas including Fineshade Wood in Northamptonshire for the re-introduced Chequered Skipper, Monks Wood in Cambridgeshire for the Black Hairstreak,… Continue reading Field Notes From The UK’s Butterfly Sites – March – August 2022

During the Spring and Summer of 2021, Fuzz and I continued with “our project” of seeing all 59 of the UK’s Butterfly species, plus one that isn’t currently resident here (officially), the Large Tortoiseshell. I got really into the photography of the butterflies as we visited various sites and reserves in pursuit of our goals.… Continue reading Field Notes From The UK’s Butterfly Sites – March – August 2021