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Latest Artwork: Red Kite
Blog on my latest painting of a Red Kite.
Dawn McCall
Sep 10, 20242 min read
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Wild Lincolnshire: The Coast
Lincolnshire Coastal Habitat Locations Examples of Salt Marsh and Sand Dune in Lincolnshire are shown on the map and the photographs...
Dawn McCall
Aug 26, 20243 min read
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Wild Lincolnshire -Overview
A look into the county of Lincolnshire. Exploring its landscape as well as its wildlife.
Dawn McCall
Jul 2, 20242 min read
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Ennerdale
I look at some of the birds in Ennerdale in Cumbria.
Dawn McCall
May 4, 20241 min read
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In search of Natures Best: Duke of Burgundy
Above: Duke of Burgundy Butterfly A bit about the Duke of Burgundy Above: Scrubby slope on Hawnby Hill, liked by the Duke of Burgundy The...
Dawn McCall
May 23, 20231 min read
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Wildlife of Watch Tree Nature Reserve
Above: Bull Finch next to one of the feeding stations Woodland Bird Hide Today I went to Watch Tree Nature Reserve in Cumbria. This...
Dawn McCall
Nov 4, 20221 min read
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I Visit RSPB Geltdale
Above: Tindale Tarn Today I visited Geltdale Nature Reserve just next to the border of Cumbria. The weather was wet and very windy so...
Dawn McCall
Sep 30, 20221 min read
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The Big Buzz Conference & Fringe 2022
Intro This Friday I was invited to take part in The Big Buzz National Pollinator Conference by The University of Cumbria. It was a...
Dawn McCall
Sep 26, 20222 min read
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What Equipment do you need for a DSLR Camera Trap?
Introduction I first started camera trapping in 2018 in my parents garden. At that time there was limited information on DSLR camera...
Dawn McCall
Jun 19, 20224 min read
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A Bit of Pond Dipping
Above: My allotment Pond Last year I decided to give half of my plot to wildlife. I have planted native wildflowers to help the bees and...
Dawn McCall
May 4, 20221 min read
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The Beginning of Making the Black & White Collection
In this project I begin by collecting reference images. Theses images are from a camera trap project I am presently doing in a local...
Dawn McCall
Jun 29, 20211 min read
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Photographing Brown Hares
Last week I went on a walk along the edge of the village I live, where there are some fields to look for some Brown Hares. Brown Hares...
Dawn McCall
Mar 28, 20211 min read
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Latest Photos: Insect Portraiture
This is a photo of a nocturnal orange-bodied species of wasps called Sickle Wasps. This one is in particular is one of the Short-tailed...
Dawn McCall
Mar 10, 20211 min read
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Through the Year with a Nature Journal 2020
This year has been different to other years with the Coronavirus sweeping the country, lock downs and travel restrictions. This has...
Dawn McCall
Jan 29, 20211 min read
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Techniques from the Field: Bird Feeding Station - Part 2
In my last post I showed you the basic bird feeding station set up for photography this time I have added some different branches closer...
Dawn McCall
Jan 5, 20211 min read
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Techniques from the Field: Bird Feeding Stations
Here is a photo I took earlier this week with a bit of Christmas flair added to it which was simple and quick to do. Your could do...
Dawn McCall
Dec 24, 20201 min read
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Britain's Habitats- Hard Cliff & Slope
Cliffs are created by erosion of hard rock caused by the sea and wind. Some cliff slopes are maintained as grassland by the disturbance...
Dawn McCall
Nov 8, 20201 min read
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Britain's Habitats- Salt Marsh
Last week I went to one of the RSPB's reserves Frampton Marsh which is next to the coast of the wash. Here you can encounter some of the...
Dawn McCall
Oct 20, 20201 min read
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