birds Archives - robertharding Sharing adventures in travel and nature photography Mon, 11 Mar 2024 09:40:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-rh-dark-32x32.png birds Archives - robertharding 32 32 Photographing puffins on Skomer Island by Matthew Cattell https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2018/01/23/photographing-puffins-skomer-island-matthew-cattell/ Tue, 23 Jan 2018 08:00:30 +0000 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/?p=11033

Matthew Cattell’s amazing image, entitled ‘Skomer Puffins’ received commended in the Landscape Photographer of the Year competition 2017. It was taken on the Welsh island of […]

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]]> Amazing action photos of ospreys fishing by Garry Ridsdale https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2018/01/04/ospreys-fishing-garry-ridsdale/ Thu, 04 Jan 2018 08:00:45 +0000 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/?p=10986

These dramatic images of ospreys fishing in Finland and Scotland were taken by expert travel and nature photographer Garry Ridsdale, who waited patiently for the […]

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]]> Stunning kingfishers by Gary Cook https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2017/06/20/stunning-kingfishers-gary-cook/ Tue, 20 Jun 2017 09:28:12 +0000 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/?p=10407

Renowned landscape and bird photographer Gary Cook captured these incredible pictures of kingfishers in the UK. These unmistakable birds hunt fish and aquatic insects from […]

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]]> Characterful little owls by Ann and Steve Toon https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2016/07/21/little-owls-ann-steve-toon/ Thu, 21 Jul 2016 10:00:48 +0000 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/?p=9495

Passionate wildlife photography duo Ann and Steve Toon have been photographing these distinctive little owls and their babies in the UK. See more photos of little owls Read […]

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]]> Majestic albatrosses by Michael Nolan https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2016/06/07/albatross-by-michael/ Tue, 07 Jun 2016 09:00:14 +0000 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/?p=9356

Wildlife photographer Michael Nolan photographed albatrosses of the coast of the Americas, including in the South Atlantic and the Galapagos Islands, capturing these unique birds’ behaviour as […]

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]]> The incredible Danum Valley by Frans Lanting https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2016/04/01/the-incredible-danum-valley-by-frans-lanting/ Fri, 01 Apr 2016 11:00:10 +0000 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/?p=9265

Intrepid photographer Frans Lanting captured the intense beauty of the Danum Valley Conservation Area, a unique forest in Borneo,  home to diverse flora and fauna, including […]

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]]> Broad-tailed hummingbird https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2014/12/02/hummingbird/ Tue, 02 Dec 2014 11:00:28 +0000 http://rhworldimagery.wordpress.com/?p=4667

This beautiful picture of a female broad-tailed hummingbird was taken in Arizona, USA, while it was feeding on the flowers of a walking stick cholla. […]

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]]> Pantanal https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2014/11/11/pantanal/ Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:00:19 +0000 http://rhworldimagery.wordpress.com/?p=4315

Some of the incredible birds, animals and landscapes of the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland and area of outstanding beauty in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. […]

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]]> Adelie penguins https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2014/05/27/adelie-penguins/ Tue, 27 May 2014 10:00:39 +0000 http://rhworldimagery.wordpress.com/?p=3213

The Adelie penguin is a species of penguin that can only be found along the Antarctic coast. Wildlife photographer Michael Nolan took these amazing photos of the […]

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]]> Pelicans https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2014/04/24/pelicans/ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 10:00:48 +0000 http://rhworldimagery.wordpress.com/?p=2757

Pelicans are water birds that have long beaks with a pouch for catching their prey, principally fish. They often hunt and breed in colonies. We chose some […]

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