Fallow Doe (Dama dama)
Female Adder (Vipera berus)
Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)
White Fallow Buck (Dama dama)
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Rob
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- Rob Ward
- Cinderford, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
- My name is Robin Ward, I was born and I have lived in the Forest of Dean all my life. I consider myself privileged to live in such a beautiful place. Having a massive passion for all our wildlife I have created a blog as a diary, covering all wildlife. I have also created another blog, dedicated to our beautiful snakes that we have here, in the Forest of Dean. I have been monitoring and surveying areas for the adder and grass snake for many years and will do for the rest of my life. It's not a sin to love wildlife, we need it to survive! Robin Ward
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I am not just a photographer. I have always had and always will have a massive passion for wildlife and nature. When I am photographing wildlife I always put the animal first, if I feel it will be too stressful I will move away. Only when I am satisfied that my subjects are relaxed, will I photograph them.
I work hard with our native snakes, surveying and managing certain areas for them in the winter, so they have a good habitat when they emerge from hibernation in the spring. Over the years I have learned a lot and now I never move the snakes for photography purposes. My photographs you see of the snakes are of them in their natural environment.
Some people ask me how I know so much about certain subjects, like our snakes, wild boar and deer? The answer is simple, my passion for our wildlife is overwhelming and I want to learn as much about it as possible.
My photography is just an extension of my passion, my way of showing others what I see.
I am self taught with everything I know, but it doesn't come easy and it doesn't happen over night! I will carry on learning for the rest of my life through reading, research and practice.
Rob
I work hard with our native snakes, surveying and managing certain areas for them in the winter, so they have a good habitat when they emerge from hibernation in the spring. Over the years I have learned a lot and now I never move the snakes for photography purposes. My photographs you see of the snakes are of them in their natural environment.
Some people ask me how I know so much about certain subjects, like our snakes, wild boar and deer? The answer is simple, my passion for our wildlife is overwhelming and I want to learn as much about it as possible.
My photography is just an extension of my passion, my way of showing others what I see.
I am self taught with everything I know, but it doesn't come easy and it doesn't happen over night! I will carry on learning for the rest of my life through reading, research and practice.
Rob
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Hi Rob, I have just discovered your site and enjoyed reading your posts and seeing some of your lovely photos BUT what really lured me here was a letter I saw from you on Bob Bushell's site concerning the shooting of Cormorants...I am appalled! How can people be so cruel and all in the name of 'sport'
ReplyDeleteWe have a small private fishing lake near us which used to have Canada Geese, Mallards etc. there is nothing at all there now and we have heard that the owner 'deals with them'! I have no idea why this should be as they are no threat to the fish.
I am so glad you have highlighted this dreadful practice and do hope something will eventually be done to protect such beautiful creatures as the Cormorant.
Hello,
ReplyDeleteYour photos are stunning, I'm especialy impressed with the one of Adder - I've never managed to take a photo like this one!
Greetings for Poland:)
ShySongbird,
ReplyDeleteYes it is dreadful and the reason birds are not welcome on fishing ponds is because they eat the fisherman’s bait!
On the local lakes in the Forest of Dean, floating baits such as bread etc has been banned, to the disgust of the fishermen, but this has stopped the ducks, geese etc eating it and becoming hooked!
However, cormorants actually eat the fish, sometimes up to 3 lb in weight! This annoys the fishermen to the extent that they shoot and kill them!
DEFRA says that it is OK to shoot and kill 1 in 4 cormorants, as long as the person holds a licence to do so!
I know for a fact that given the opportunity, all the cormorants would be exterminated on my local ponds.
I just hope I can get some proof on film what is happening and get it stopped before it is too late!
Hello Joo,
Greetings back for the UK. I class the adder one as my number one photograph of all time (so far).
From a boy, I have loved these reptiles and they are my ultimate passion. Watching, recording and photographing them gives me such a buzz.
Even now, after years of recording sightings, I still get an adrenaline rush when I see one. The same happens with the grass snake, but because the adder is our only venomous snake, it gets the heart racing.
Thanks for your lovely comment.
Rob