Flying Things

Whilst still convalescing from more surgery earlier this year, I’ve edited more photos of yesteryear. The theme of today’s post is that they’re all in flight. I’m sure other photographers have this experience, too, but on going through the old catalogues, I’d forgotten about several of these shots and like them more on this recent encounter than I did at the time.

The sequence below shows a coot bravely charging towards a heron that had just landed, whilst her chicks run around behind her in a panic.

My Best Wild Roe Deer Photos

I’ve posted a couple of these shots previously, but I’ve recently had time (whilst recovering from more surgery) to go through and edit some of the other photos taken during the same burst.

Here I tracked a wild roe deer with my Nikon Z8 and 400mm F4.5, after it spotted me and bolted. Conditions were great, with a clear view and the sun low in the evening sky, allowing for some lovely colours and interesting lighting.

I think these might be the best roe deer photos I’ve taken. Portrait shots are all well and good, but I think the best wildlife photography shows more than just a nice closeup of the animal - them eating, hunting, fighting, flying, etc. As such, I’m really pleased to capture this deer ‘in flight’.