PETER'S PORTFOLIO..............Bird & Wildlife Photography

Welcome to my Web Site which is a photographic record of my interest in Wildlife, particularly with Birds . Todate my wildlife images have appeared in various books and magazines including, Birdwatch, Birding World, Outdoor Adventure Guide, British Birds, The Birding Year Book, Birdwatching, American Birding Association, Birds Illustrated and Bird Art & Photography and also on numerous Web Sites including those of the RSPB. .

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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Reed Buntings

Reed Buntings, King's Dyke NR, Peterborough

Thursday, July 08, 2010

Reed Bunting

Picture of the month for June: Cambridgeshire Bird Club

Male Reed Bunting, Nene Washes,

6th June 2010 © Peter Beesley

Picture chosen by Richard Thomas

''There are many photographs that I find quite outstanding. A superb overhead Sand Martin by James Hanlon, his pin-sharp Little Ringed Plover in flight, Colin Brown's portrait of a juvenile Whitethroat, the near perfect composition of Garth Peacock's Yellowhammer, Gary Thornton's action shots of Common Terns and his Corn Bunting on a favoured perch, Peter Beesley's classic Redshank atop a post, resplendent in full summer plumage.

These are all more than worthy runners up, but the photo that just pips them for me is Peter Beesley's doleful Reed Bunting; pin-sharp, showing excellent feather detail and perched on a barbed wire strand. Buntings are one of my favourites, although many write them off as LBJs; but as this photo shows, when seen well, they can be rather handsome. ''