Buzzards and Tunnicliffe’s Brooke Bond Bird Portraits
There’s a Buzzard overhead. It reminds me of one of Charles Tunnicliffe’s portraits. Charles Tunnicliffe was a genius at representing wildlife. His …
Recreating Tunnicliffe’s Stonechats
Ever since I discovered Stonechats and Charles Tunnicliffe’s portrait of them, I’ve wanted to reproduce his painting in a photograph. Here’s the …
Tufted Ducks and Tunnicliffe’s Brooke Bond Bird Portraits
There’s a pair of Tufted Ducks at Stover Country park: They are spectacular birds and I enjoy watching and photographing them for …
Wood Pigeons and Tunnicliffe’s Brooke Bond Bird Portraits
There’s a Wood Pigeon in my local country park. They seem such heavy birds: Back home I look Wood Pigeon up in …
Willow Warblers on Trendlebere Down, my 1970s nature notebooks and Tunnicliffe’s Brooke Bond Bird Portraits
It’s a beautiful day up on Trendlebere Down, an area of heathland on the east of Dartmoor in Devon. There’s a lilting …
Stonechats on Trendlebere Down and Tunnicliffe’s Brooke Bond Bird Portraits
There’s a female Stonechat, Saxicola torquata, on Trendlebere Down on Dartmoor. It’s flying to the highest perch in this low scrubland. It’s …
Bullfinch bookends and Tunnicliffe’s Brooke Bond Bird Portraits
Bullfinches are exceptionally beautiful. They are also elusive. It’s a pleasure when I see a pair at Yarner Woods on Dartmoor: I’ve …