May 2025
After the photography workshop in April I sold a lot of kit I haven't been using and finally bought a Canon R5ii. I've only been using it for a week but I'm already impressed. The Animal AF seems to spot birds before I do and is very sticky. I've set up 3 custom modes for day to day shooting, birds in flight and fast action, but I haven't had chance to try the precapture yet. The only issue seems to be that most of my old batteries don't work.
April 2025
A walking holiday in the Peak District and a week at Aigas Field Centre in the Highlands.
The highlights from Aigas are below and the full gallery can be seen here - Andy Nayler Photography - Aigas Field Centre April 2025
There are also a few Peak District photos, mostly taken with my phone.
March 2025
Another quiet month! Hopefully the Easter break will be more productive.
February 2025
Unfortunately my health hasn't been great so I've only managed to get out once. I had a couple of hours at Leighton Moss but felt dreadful and went home (and back to bed). I spent half the time following a small group of treecreepers through the woods and got a few decent photos.
January 2025
Not a bad start to the year; otters and marsh harriers at Leighton Moss, barn owls at South Walney and birds fighting in the garden. The weather has been a bit hit and miss, with snow one weekend and storms the next. Walney is always windy but a couple of barn owls were hunting over the fields and one flew across in front of the hide. Lower hide still isn't finished at Leighton Moss but a couple of otters have been seen in other pools.
Top 12 Images - 2024
December 2024
The weather has been poor every weekend and Lower Hide is still closed at Leighton Moss. I have managed a couple of days out during the holidays though.
The first was to photograph the squirrels near Shap. I used a new 28mm f/2.8 pancake lens for some close up shots in the woods and then tried to capture some jumping squirrels down by the river. The light wasn't great but some of the pictures have come out ok.
My second trip was to southern Scotland. After a quiet morning at WWT Caerlaverock I spent the afternoon at RSPB Mersehead. Light levels were low again but I did experiment with some slow shutter speeds. Most of the photos were instantly deleted but there are a few I'm happy with.
Top 12 Images - 2023
