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Dawn McCall
Sep 102 min read
Latest Artwork: Red Kite
Blog on my latest painting of a Red Kite.
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Dawn McCall
Aug 263 min read
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...
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Dawn McCall
Jul 22 min read
Wild Lincolnshire -Overview
A look into the county of Lincolnshire. Exploring its landscape as well as its wildlife.
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Dawn McCall
May 41 min read
Ennerdale
I look at some of the birds in Ennerdale in Cumbria.
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Dawn McCall
May 23, 20231 min read
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...
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Dawn McCall
Nov 4, 20221 min read
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...
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Dawn McCall
Sep 30, 20221 min read
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...
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Dawn McCall
Sep 26, 20222 min read
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...
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Dawn McCall
Jun 19, 20224 min read
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...
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Dawn McCall
May 4, 20221 min read
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...
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Dawn McCall
Jun 29, 20211 min read
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...
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Dawn McCall
Mar 27, 20211 min read
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...
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Dawn McCall
Mar 10, 20211 min read
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...
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Dawn McCall
Jan 29, 20211 min read
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...
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Dawn McCall
Jan 5, 20211 min read
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...
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Dawn McCall
Dec 24, 20201 min read
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...
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Dawn McCall
Nov 8, 20201 min read
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...
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Dawn McCall
Oct 20, 20201 min read
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...
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