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SimonPhillpotts

  1. Another one of the young Woodie. This time with Mum feeding a few choice grubs. fb.me/1MGGcSi4Y
  2. Project Cuckoo starts tomorrow, we have the technology, we can do it!
  3. Here's a hungry chappie that needs feeding. This Woodpecker chick will be fledging very shortly and is slowly... fb.me/1Qnhmdy5A
  4. I have a pair of Greater Spotted Woodpeckers visiting the Red Squirrel Hide location at the moment. They are not... fb.me/1HgDS7xbp
  5. I've been working on one of my favourite moorland birds this week whilst the light has been so good. Its not all... fb.me/1m8W9cqou
  6. Editors Choice on 500px Maybe I need to go back to Kenya and do some Cheetahs again? I wish! fb.me/1yeERnjRu
  7. 13 Red Squirrels, two woodpeckers, pheasants and dozens of other birds at my hide today, difficult to know where to point the camera!
  8. A Kingfisher with a bit of rim-lighting around it. This is one from last year. I'm really looking forward to... fb.me/1Dx7mrOI1
  9. A rarely seen highlight of the Dales in the Springtime, the Black Grouse lek. Just a few years ago there were... fb.me/133BXz7o0
  10. One from a while back when I tagged along on an official Dormouse count. This one is torpid (in hibernation) and... fb.me/1zgDvjxz5
  11. Fur-ball cuteness overload. This is a torpid (hibernating) Hazel Dormouse. They spend much of the year like this… plus.google.com/10358256276078…
  12. Wildlife photography doesn't always have to be about exotic locations, hides on remote hilltops or crawling... fb.me/1Pb8GX4lX
  13. My latest blog post (Cute Red Squirrel alert!) wilddales.co.uk/section519861.…
  14. Had 10 Red Squirrels at the hide at once yesterday, it was chaos!
  15. Something a bit different this time. fb.me/HgLl4VIs
  16. A new Red Squirrel image. Taken today and something a little different I hope! The Squirrels come very close to my… plus.google.com/10358256276078…
  17. Back from a day working on Black Grouse and Red Squirrels, cracking light but knackered after a 3.45am start.
  18. Here's another pose from my recent pheasant session. plus.google.com/photos/1035825…
  19. Pheasants are under-photographed considering how common they are and how magnificent their plumage is. This chap put… plus.google.com/10358256276078…
  20. @OscarDewhurst Glad to hear it Oscar, have you tried a cloud backup for your best images? Windows Skydrive is free for 25gb