October 2023

One of the species of birds that first attracted me to visiting the Highlands many years ago was the crested tit. Now I'm living here, I intend to spend as much time as I can photographing them (during the winter months), and also guiding others to seeing them too.

Birds like the crested tit, that have a distinctive shape or profile, lend themselves to creative imagery, and in the woodland where they live, the light can be used for backlighting, rim-lighting and more.

Here, I managed to find a pocket of light in the woodland canopy, and also get some rim-lighting to illuminate the crest, as the bird approached a feeder.

I'm now offering workshops for these wonderful birds, so please email me for more details. I have plenty of availability throughout the winter.