The winners of the MPOY 2024 competition, Mammal Connections have now been announced. The standard was absolutely brilliant in all the categories.
1st place:The Squirrel and the Bee by Gary Watson, taken near Elgin, Scotland.
On the whole the figures from the Barn Owl Trusts State of the UK Barn Owl Population 2023 report show that it was another good year for breeding Barn Owls across the UK.
Its always a pleasure to help this wonderful charity with my images as I have been doing for many years.
The Cairngorms National Park is the largest National Park in the Britain. A lot of this pristine environment is untouched, creating a landscape like no other.
Short-eared Owls are commonly seen hunting during the day here in the UK. During the Winter months their numbers can increase greatly with an influx of birds from the continental.
As a wildlife photographer my mission is to help wildlife with my images, telling their stories and more about where and how they live.
As the weather gets colder it’s a testing time for wildlife. Always remember when working with nature they come first and the last thing you want to do is to impose yourself to quickly or scare the subject you’re wishing to photograph.
