20240422 Black Tern |
202404022 Black Tern |
20240422 Red-breasted Goose Shot taken blind on lift off of flock. RbGoose well hinden amongst DbBrent in overcast light. |
20240422 Black-winged Stilt 1st summer bird.... |
Wildlife Painter and Photographer. Landscape and Portrait Commissions undertaken. Email: tom.whiley@live.com Olympus and Lumix Micro Four Thirds system user since Jan 2011..................... All images copyright of Tom Whiley.
Day Course in field sketching techniques Friday 19th April 1000 -1500hrs
Sculthorpe Moor, Fakenham. Tel: 01328 856 788
During the day we will look at the internal structure of birds and their feather zones applying this to sketching species from life at Sculthorpe Moor.
We will include the species preferred habitat and the landscape within the field sketch, to give an impression of its place in the environment at the Reserve.
Techniques to improve speed of field sketching will be investigated.
Style and technique will be related to the clients vision of their own aims and finished artwork.
20240405 Marsh Harrier Pair at Cley, males marriage offer is the tempting head of a Greylag Goose. |
20240412 MHarrier Dark type male hunting at Snettisham. |
20240322 MHarrier 1st summer male into Cley roost, Orange 43. Grey tail feathers appearing. |
20240314 MHarrier 1st summer female, orange 44, sister of above male. |
20240314 MHarrier Orange 44, showing pale edging to wing coverts of a 1st year bird and fresh looking tags. |
20240316 Long-billed Dowitcher |
20240316 Spoonbill Return to reserve also and move straight into NFWood. The results of drone flights are awaited.... |
20240408 LbDowitcher Pale orange feathering appearing in flanks and belly. |
20240409 Avocet Pairs showing great interest in Bishop's Island. Blue flag AE over yellow lt leg. Blue flag C1 also seen on Pats. |
20240410 LbDowitcher |
20240310 LbDowitcher |
20240313 WtSEagle WN88. Metal ring coated in orange plastic... |
20240313 WtSEagle Tracked bird and re-located standing in a stream for early morn refreshment, following a breakfast of lagomorph remains.... A moment frozen in time. Then lift off... |
20240313 WtSEagle |
20240313 WtSEagle |
20240312 W-tSEagle The ultimate Eagle shot in heavy rain with tail spray... |
19980927 Rustic Bunting Fair Isle. By the 3rd of October the flock had built up to 16, largest ever in the British Isles... |
20240308 Rustic Bunting |
20240326 Redpoll Bird with yellow ochre face and upper breast... back shot. |
20240326 Redpoll ... front shot. |
20240326 Mealy Redpoll |
20240326 Firecrest Lynford Arboretum |
20240401 Coues's Arctic Redpoll Pink rump of male Mealy shows. |
20240401 Coues's Arctic Redpoll |