Eurasian Lynx

Posted on March 8, 2015 by John Mallaney

This silhouetted shot of an Eurasian Lynx was taken at the Scottish Deer Centre near Cupar in Fife.

Eurasian Lynx

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Warkworth Castle, Northumberland

Posted on March 8, 2015 by John Mallaney

Here are a few shots of Warkworth Castle, a 12th century medieval ruin located on a hill above the river Coquet in Northumberland. Once home to the powerful Percy family, who now reside not too far away in Alnwick Castle, Warkworth is one of the largest and most impressive fortresses in North East England. It was once home to ‘Harry Hotspur’, a valiant and significant knight of the Anglo-Scottish wars of the day. Unfortunately the castle was not open during our visit so an amble around the exterior was the best we could do.

Warkworth Castle

Wild Wolves

Posted on March 4, 2015 by John Mallaney

Here are a number of shots of the resident pack of wolves at the Scottish Deer Centre in Cupar, Fife. Heavily persecuted for killing live stock, the last wild wolf in Scotland was killed in 1745 and from that day the number of deer grew out of control. Nowadays humans have effectively replaced the wolf in culling the deer in order to manage their numbers.

Wolf

Eurasian Eagle Owl

Posted on March 4, 2015 by John Mallaney

The following shots of an eagle owl were taken at the Raptor World Bird of Prey centre which is located within the Scottish Deer centre near Cupar in Fife. Amongst the largest species of owl in the world the females can grow up to 75cm high and have a wingspan of 188 centimetres. A very impressive looking bird when seen at close quarters.

Eagle Owl

Abstract – Milk Collisions

Posted on March 1, 2015 by John Mallaney

More fascinating shapes caused by the high speed collision of simple milk drops unseen by the human eye. All done with a little helping hand of food colouring!

Milk Collision

Milk Collision with a touch of blue food colouring

Milk Collision with a touch of green food colouring

Milk Collision with a hint of yellow food colouring

Little Egret

Posted on March 1, 2015 by John Mallaney

Sometimes you take a relatively simple shot without really thinking about it and somehow it works. This little egret was happily going about his business at Lindisfarne in Northumbria.

Little Egret

High Speed Milk Collisions

Posted on February 16, 2015 by John Mallaney

Here are a few shots of high speed milk collisions achieved with a drop of red food colouring and a red background.

Milk Collisions

Grey Heron

Posted on February 16, 2015 by John Mallaney

Here are a few shots of a grey heron taken at Broughton on the outskirts of Aylesbury. He was stealthily creeping around and feeding on something quite large however, at the key moment my camera was on the wrong setting resulting in a blurred images, frustrating indeed! Nevertheless, still quite nice close ups.