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.
Tuesday 1 September 2015
20150901 Red-backed Shrike Blakeney Point
Wednesday 29 July 2015
20150729 Little Tern success!
Little Tern Juveniles being fed on tide line. RAW image processed through Elements 13. 33 young fledged from 2 small colonies on the Point. Best year since 2011. |
Barry's VIP day on the Point with the Polaris. |
20150729 Arctic Skua NT Blackeney Point
Friday 3 July 2015
20150703 Shorty on Shed
Mother Dear, Jimbo and Pip visit Shorty on Shed whilst Ben is manning the CP. |
Location: Holt, Norfolk, UK
Cley next the Sea, Holt, Norfolk NR25, UK
Tuesday 23 June 2015
20150623 Spotted Redshank NWT Cley
Spotted Redshank. Adult moulting to winter plumage. Bird briefly seen in front of Bishop's then hopped back over to Carter's Scrape and out of view. |
Spotted Redshank. |
Location: Holt, Norfolk, UK
Cley next the Sea, Holt, Norfolk NR25, UK
Tuesday 26 May 2015
20150526 White-rumped Sandpiper NWT Cley
White-rumped Sandpiper. North Scrape. |
White-rumped Sandpiper. Associated with flock of 12 Tundra Ringed Plover. |
Location: Holt, Norfolk, UK
Cley next the Sea, Holt, Norfolk NR25, UK
Sunday 24 May 2015
20150524 NWT Cley CP. Short-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl. Bird flew in off sea just west of hut and then briefly around the favoured Fresh Marsh. |
Short-eared Owl. The new sea wall in background. |
Saturday 23 May 2015
20150523 NWT Holme Dunes Photography Class
Sedge Warbler. Male in song from Hawthorn blossom, the first of today's subjects. Composition with the flowers is required. |
Avocet pair. Bird behaviour shots. Luckly an overcast day so sunlight not against us from the hides which all face South at Holme. |
Brown Argus. Male as orange spots restricted on forewing. One of the Blues... Blues tones in body. |
Four-spotted Chaser. 1st of the year. |
Location: Holt, Norfolk, UK
Holme-next-the-Sea, Hunstanton, Norfolk PE36, UK
Wednesday 20 May 2015
20150520 NT Little Tern Ranger
Sunday 29 March 2015
20150329 Grey Partridge Stiffkey
Grey Partridge. Female. Restricted dark brown belly patch and duller orange-brown face. |
Grey Partridge. Pair, male in foreground. |
Grey Partridge. Female. White flecks on breast not present on male. |
Location: Holt, Norfolk, UK
Stiffkey, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk NR23, UK
Sunday 22 March 2015
20150322 Black Redstart Felbrig Hall
Black Restart. Adult Male. Ideal photographic setting on roof of Hall. Bird in song. |
Black Redstart. On Fly. |
Location: Holt, Norfolk, UK
Felbrigg Hall, Garden and Park, Felbrigg, Norwich, Norfolk NR11 8PR, UK
Sunday 15 March 2015
20150315 HDR tests
Saturday 14 March 2015
20150313 Lapland Bunting & Northern Wheatear Weybourne
Northern Wheatear. Adult male the first of Spring. Pair about the ploughed fields. |
Lapland Bunting. 26/11/2010 Berry Head. Flashback as per MK. Reminded of this confiding 1st winter bird by the Fort Cafe following major success with the Weybourne birds. Lumix Fz38. 300mm. ISO200. |
Lapland Bunting. 26/11/2010 Berry Head. PhotoFlashback. |
Lapland Bunting. 1st winter. |
Lapland Bunting. Adult female, breeding plumage. |
Lapland Bunting. Adult female, breeding plumage. |
Tuesday 3 March 2015
20150303 Iceland Gull 1st winter Weybourne
Iceland Gull. 1st winter bird following the plough in fields East of Weybourne. Bill very muddied along cutting edges and most of lower mandible. |
Iceland Gull. 1st winter. Underwing appears mainly pale with faint smudging against strong sunlight. |
Iceland Gull. Bird turning away and sunlight obscured, underwing and belly appear to have darker areas of smudging. |
Iceland Gull. Muddied dark brown feet also. |
Location: Holt, Norfolk, UK
Weybourne, Holt, Norfolk NR25, UK
Wednesday 25 February 2015
20150225 NWT Cley Marshes Marsh Harrier Blondie & mate
Spring has Sprung. Blondie Cley's top apex predator has the look of love in her eyes... or is that death? |
Marsh Harrier. Blondie's mate Darkie. |
Location: Holt, Norfolk, UK
Cley next the Sea, Holt, Norfolk NR25, UK
Tuesday 10 February 2015
20150210 Water Pipit. NWT Cley
Monday 9 February 2015
20150209 Black Redstart
20150209 Gargeney. NWT Cley
Garganey. |
Garganey. Back on Simmond's Scrape, 11th Feb. 2800mm and very dull day. |
Garganey. |
Garganey Bird found close to East bank on Serpentine afternoon of 18th. The bird is in the photo op bag. |
Location: Holt, Norfolk, UK
Cley next the Sea, Holt, Norfolk NR25, UK
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