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!
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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. |
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Barry's VIP day on the Point with the Polaris. |
20150729 Arctic Skua NT Blackeney Point
Friday, 3 July 2015
20150703 Shorty on Shed
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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
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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. |
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Spotted Redshank. |
Location: Holt, Norfolk, UK
Cley next the Sea, Holt, Norfolk NR25, UK
Tuesday, 26 May 2015
20150526 White-rumped Sandpiper NWT Cley
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White-rumped Sandpiper. North Scrape. |
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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
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Short-eared Owl. Bird flew in off sea just west of hut and then briefly around the favoured Fresh Marsh. |
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Short-eared Owl. The new sea wall in background. |
Saturday, 23 May 2015
20150523 NWT Holme Dunes Photography Class
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Sedge Warbler. Male in song from Hawthorn blossom, the first of today's subjects. Composition with the flowers is required. |
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Avocet pair. Bird behaviour shots. Luckly an overcast day so sunlight not against us from the hides which all face South at Holme. |
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Brown Argus. Male as orange spots restricted on forewing. One of the Blues... Blues tones in body. |
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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
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Grey Partridge. Female. Restricted dark brown belly patch and duller orange-brown face. |
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Grey Partridge. Pair, male in foreground. |
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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
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Black Restart. Adult Male. Ideal photographic setting on roof of Hall. Bird in song. |
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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
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Northern Wheatear. Adult male the first of Spring. Pair about the ploughed fields. |
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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. |
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Lapland Bunting. 26/11/2010 Berry Head. PhotoFlashback. |
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Lapland Bunting. 1st winter. |
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Lapland Bunting. Adult female, breeding plumage. |
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Lapland Bunting. Adult female, breeding plumage. |
Tuesday, 3 March 2015
20150303 Iceland Gull 1st winter Weybourne
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Iceland Gull. 1st winter bird following the plough in fields East of Weybourne. Bill very muddied along cutting edges and most of lower mandible. |
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Iceland Gull. 1st winter. Underwing appears mainly pale with faint smudging against strong sunlight. |
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Iceland Gull. Bird turning away and sunlight obscured, underwing and belly appear to have darker areas of smudging. |
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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
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Spring has Sprung. Blondie Cley's top apex predator has the look of love in her eyes... or is that death? |
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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
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Garganey. |
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Garganey. Back on Simmond's Scrape, 11th Feb. 2800mm and very dull day. |
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Garganey. |
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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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