Dashing home from work a few days ago, I just had time to grab my camera before heading straight back out towards the starling roost in Aberystwyth, the promise of a dazzling sunset impossible to resist! In hindsight I didn’t choose the best location this evening. From my usual spot on the wooden jetty, my…
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The hunt
After several more enjoyable but underwhelming visits to the Aberystwyth starling roost, a few nights ago under crystal clear skies the starlings finally provided a glimpse little of the drama I have been waiting for all season. It was the unexpected arrival of a peregrine falcon that triggered this brief flurry of action. The starling…
A sky full of stars
‘You’re a sky full of stars. Such a heavenly view’ – Coldplay, A Sky Full of Stars After several unsuccessfully attempts leaving me feeling rather deflated with my efforts, a few evenings ago I finally enjoyed a ‘starling watch’ worthy of writing about. The skies were clear aside from a narrow belt of stubborn clouds…
The coldest day
Last week in the UK we endured freezing temperatures with thermometers dropping as low as minus 10 degrees here in Wales, certainly the coldest I have known it to be in the twelve years we have lived here. Whilst it may have been uncomfortable and inconvenient for us, spare a thought for our wildlife struggling…
National Robin Day
A robin with feathers fluffed up to keep warm on a crisp, golden winter morning. Happy Robin Day! —Photographs copyright of Claire Stott/Grey Feather Photography © 2022www.greyfeatherphotography.com If you like what you see, you can follow me on Facebook or Instagram (@greyfeatherphotography) to see my latest photographs. Click the ‘follow’ button on the bottom to subscribe to my blog….
2023 Calendars now available!
My Aberystwyth Murmuration calendars are back for another year! The 2023 edition features some brand new images as well as some old favourites, and features bilingual text in both English and Welsh! Calendars are produced by My Local Calendar company, a platform for photographers to share high quality calendars showcasing the best of their local…
Blackbird in the bathroom
There is a lot of bird life in our new neighbourhood and many homes which own several cats, ours included. I always find myself very torn by the debate about outdoor cats and their affect on wildlife, as cat owner and bird lovers it’s always a heartbreaking moment when one brings home the latest victim…
Kestrel – Falco tinnunculus
During our recent trip to the Botanic Garden of Wales we also paid a visit to the British Bird of Prey Centre. Unfortunately an awol golden eagle(!) meant the afternoon’s anticipated flight show was somewhat disrupted and shortened. Nevertherless this diminutive yet powerful kestrel impressed by demonstrating his unique hovering skills and superb agility in…
The show must go on
I knew tonight would be my last opportunity to see the starlings this year due to work commitments tying up most of my evenings, and the season drawing to a rapid close. As the days grow longer and with Spring just around the corner, numbers have already begun to drop off as the winter migrants…
Capturing the moment
Having been feeling rather under the weather for the past week or so, a tempting sunset and the promise of starlings felt like the perfect antidote to cheer me up. I opted to use my wide angle lens in anticipation of some impressive skies and Aberystwyth once again delivered one of it’s spectacular sunsets. The…
Early birds
Starling numbers in Aberystwyth have been building for a few weeks now, the locals joined by their European cousins, migrants eager to escape the bitter cold of a scandinavian winter. As the population grows so begins the annual winter spectacle of our starling murmurations and certainly the highlight of my photographic year! During my first…
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