Red Squirrels

Posted on August 5, 2014 by John Mallaney

I recently had the pleasure of photographing red squirrels at a private sanctuary near Dundee, Scotland. Currently, owing to the rapid spread of the grey squirrel, only 120,000 red squirrels remain in Scotland. This is the reason why the Scottish Wildlife Trust is attempting to prevent the grey moving northwards in order to save the red from the real threat of extinction. Having seen the red at close quarters this would indeed be a tragedy.

Red Squirrel

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Up close and personal

Posted on July 27, 2014 by John Mallaney

Here are a few shots of a Meadow-Brown butterfly which conveniently landed on a pear discarded by my Grandson.

Meadow-Brown

Goat Eye!

Posted on July 21, 2014 by John Mallaney

Fact – The pupil of a goats eye allows it to see at a 320 degree angle.

Goat Eye

Damsel and Dragonflies

Posted on July 21, 2014 by John Mallaney

Here are a few shots of both damselflies and dragonflies taken at Claydon House a National Trust property in Buckinghamshire. As per my previous post all were taken hand held due to the lack of tripod on the day.

Female Common Blue Damselfly

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Common Blue Damselfly

Broad-bodied Chaser and Common Blue

Common Blue Damselfly

Broad-bodied Chaser

Buttercup

Posted on July 15, 2014 by John Mallaney

A sign of a fine summers day is the golden yellow glow of a buttercup against a warm blue sky.

St James’s Park – London

Posted on July 15, 2014 by John Mallaney

Although bang in the centre of urban London, St James’s park certainly has a surprisingly large variety of wildlife. The shots below are only a small sample of what’s on offer.

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Mute Swan

Ruddy Shelduck

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Mute Swan

Pigeon

Smew

Mute Swan cygnets

Mute Swan and cygnets

Fighting Coots

Posted on July 15, 2014 by John Mallaney

Here are a few shots of coots which were taken recently at St James’s park in London. To me, they appeared to be having a war dance.

Coots

Venetian Gondolas

Posted on July 13, 2014 by John Mallaney

Here is my final post of images from my memorable trip to Venice. Although not the most inexpensive form of travel (€120 for 45 minutes), a trip on a gondola is a must-do experience whilst there.

Gondola

The more unusual side of Venice

Posted on June 29, 2014 by John Mallaney

Here are a few shots of Venice which I could not include in any of my previous posts. The subject of the shots are, shall we say, atypical and somewhat abstract.