Kittiwakes

Last summer I spent a week in Scotland photographing seabirds. Puffins, Guillemots and Razorbills were the main subjects and I will be posting images of those species soon, but first I have processed the Kittiwake images and have added 44 new ones of them to my website. Here are a few of them.

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Manx Shearwaters

Back in July a group of us went about 25 miles out on a boat into Liverpool Bay. This has become a twice annual event where we photograph seabirds. The usual star of the show is the Gannet, but this year they were few and far between. General thoughts were that this was due to the hot weather, which may have affected their breeding. Fortunately we had a number of Manx Shearwaters that put on a good display which gave us the opportunity for some good shots.
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Manx Shearwaters

Back in July last year I was a boat trip from Liverpool. This trip is chartered a couple of times a year (weather dependent) by my friend Richard Steel. With a small group of photographers and birders on board, we head out about 25 miles out of Liverpool Bay. The main species would be Gannets, which would be attracted by the chum and bait thrown overboard. These would be diving very close to the boat and are challenging to photograph. I will feature these in a future post.
A few other species usually turn up including kittiwakes, Fulmers, Great Skuas, a mixture of Gulls and Manx Shearwaters. On this particular trip I tried to concentrate on the latter, as they are a difficult species to photograph. It paid off with some reasonable images.

 

Leach's Storm Petrels

Back in September last year, the conditions were right for Leach's Storm Petrels to come close to the shores around the coast of The Wirral, where I live. Strong north westerly winds over a few days would blow them off course, bringing them within photographic distance. It had been seven years since the timing of the winds had been right. Even the sun was out and shining in the right direction, for what was probably one of the best sessions I have had with these small birds.

They are always a challenge to photograph in the strong gales. Keeping the lens on the bird itself is difficult as the lens hood catches the wind. The birds appear and disappear in the waves, as they roll in. I usually get a good soaking from too. So I always feel a sense of achievement if I manage to get some decent shots.

Fulmars from Iceland

Another of the Iceland species processed. The Fulmar was in great numbers there, giving us the chance to get a good variety of shots. From them soaring around cliff tops, to a large group of them squabbling at a water outlet from a fish factory, and close up of them perched. Most poses were covered. 59 of these images now added to my main website - http://stevenround-birdphotography.com

Red-throated Diver (Iceland, Summer plumage)

Following on from my previous post are the Summer plumaged Red-throated Divers from Iceland. A complete contrast to their Winter appearance, but just as stunning, in my opinion. With a good numbers of them in Iceland it was nice to get a varied range of backgrounds, with both calm and rough water. I have added a total of 95 new images of them to my website - Steven Round Bird Photography.com