Mad Max

Just returned from one of the busiest and most enjoyable wildlife shoots in Scotland with my good friend Peter Spencer. Three full-on days in various locations and to say we were privileged to be in the presence of some of the most beautiful wildlife in the world is an understatement. The bonus being that we were able to photograph it in what was an absolute manic period of rain, sunshine, heat, water, mud, sleep deprivation, wit and flatulence from Peter and poor diet……..priceless!

This is my first image, of, in the words of Chris Packham is ‘not only the finest bird on earth but the greatest bird on earth as an individual’. Meet…… Mad Max.

 

Sorry about all the blurb I was just going to call this image ‘Wasp - Vespula vulgaris’ – Photo-bombed by a Sparrowhawk – Accipiter nisus, but thought that might be disrespectful to the greatest bird on earth as an individual - aka Mad Max.

 

See the Springwatch video here - Same bird : www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPC2PDrfCjY&feature=youtu.be

 

Thanks for looking…lots more to come…hope I don’t bore you death with them all.

Done