Monthly Archives: July 2015

Sandwich Terns

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Here are a few shots of sandwich terns bringing the goodies back to their young in the Farne Islands.

Sandwich Tern and chicks
Sandwich Tern and chicks
Sandwich Tern and chicks
Sandwich Tern and chicks

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Amur Leopard

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I recently had the great pleasure of visiting the Cat Survival Trust in Hertfordshire with professional wildlife photographer Peter Smart.  The Cat Survival Trust is little known and not open to the pubic (members only) and its primary objective is to house an array of rare and incredible wild cat species for education and conservation purposes.  Currently the Trust houses a number of wild cats which include the Asian Wild Cat, Serval, Caracal Asian Golden Cat, Amur Leopards, Puma, Jaguar and Snow Leopard.  The following shots are of the Amur Leopard which is deemed critically endangered with approximately 45 adults left in the wild, making it the most endangered big cat in the world (yes the world!).  To get up close and personal with such a rare big cat was fabulous and indeed a highlight of the day.  Thanks also must go to the wonderful staff, who I hasten to add are unpaid volunteers and do a wonderful job of ensuring the survival of big cats.  Many more details here: http://www.catsurvivaltrust.org/default.aspx

Amur Leopard
Amur Leopard
Amur Leopard
Amur Leopard
Amur Leopard

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Shags

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Here are a few shots of a shag with chicks taken in the Farne Islands.  Amusingly, the final shot shows a couple of shags doing exactly what there name suggests 🙂

Shag chick
Shag and chick
Shag brooding
As their name suggests, a pair of shags doing what they do best

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Shags

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Here are a few shots of a shag with chicks taken in the Farne Islands.  Amusingly, the final shot shows a couple of shags doing exactly what there name suggests 🙂

Shag brooding
Shag and chick
Shag chick
As their name suggests, a pair of shags doing what they do best

© [John Mallaney] and [www.johnmallaney.com], [2015]. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to [John Mallaney] and [www.johnmallaney.com] with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Great Grey Owl

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Here are further shots of Buzz, a great grey owl taken at the Raptor Foundation in Cambridgeshire.  Although owls are relatively strange looking creatures the flat, rounded face of the great grey is really quite unique.

Great Grey Owl
Great Grey Owl
Great Grey Owl
Great Grey Owl
Great Grey Owl

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Just Chillin

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A puffin on the precipice contemplating what to do next – go fishing, make pufflings or perhaps just chill?  This shot was taken on the Farne Islands and although quite simplistic and empty it somehow still retains a sense of atmosphere.

Puffin

Puffin

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