Paul Hill

A cold start this morning as I headed towards the Cheshire / Derbyshire border to try and make the most of the morning weather. My...

A couple of weeks ago I visited the excellent Willow Reflection Pool Hide run by Mike Dunlevy (https://www.mikedunlevy.co.uk/willow-refl...

The default setting on most cameras is for the flash to fire when the front curtain opens and freeze the action. However there are times...

The last few days has seen me keeping an eye on the Dippers and also making a couple of trips to Burton Mere Wetlands. On Thursday and...

The forecast for today was for rain, so i decided on a 'lazy' day. However the rain cleared around 10:30 so I set off to spend an hour...

One element to giving your images that "something different" effect - other than exposure, composition, lighting etc - is getting down...

Durng my recent visits to Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB Reserve, I've been concentrating on birds in flight, especially the wadersfrom the...

In December 2023 and in January 2024, I was one of the Ocean Wildlife Encounters Team onboard Fred Olsen's MV Bolette as it sailed from...

Upon returning from South Africa, I wasn't sure whether I'd be inspired by bird photography in the UK - dull light, cloud etc etc. ...

We had planned to put quite a few hours in over the Christmas period, but a heavy head cold for Julia and dull weather curtailed some of...

I have just finished my second trip with the Ocean Wildlife Encounters team, travelling on Fred Olsen's MS Bolette from Safage in Egypt...

Friday is normally a non-working day for me, and this week was no different so I decided to head for Martin Mere Wildfowl and Wetlands...

Julia and I have just returned from another week photographing some of Europe's top predators in Finland. This time, with friends Paul...

I have spent the last few mornings at Tatton Park, watching and photographing the rutting Red and Fallow Deer. Tatton is home to several...

Julia and I have recently joined a group of fellow naturalists and speakers who operate as Ocean Wildlife Encounters, providing wildlife...

Barn Owls are offered special protection from disturbance under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, making it an offence to disturb them at...

The weather forecast for today, Sunday 6 August, was for showers and intermittent sunshine, so it was a "domestic" day. However the rain...

There are several commercial hides available for wildlife photography in the UK. I have visited several, but my favourites are Tom...