Paul Marfell

My ramblings, my photos, photography, image editing, etc.

  • Wren and chicks from Saturday

    Here’s another set from Saturday. I often hear Wrens, they are noisy things for their size, but spotting them can be tricky, and spotting them with young is even harder. This was the first one I saw, with food. So I kept my eyes and ears open for more. When I first took this shot…

  • Kingfisher on Saturday

    I’m still working my way through the photos from Saturday 17 June. Here are some more taken from down on the river Aire in Baildon. By this time I was heading back home. But a Kingfisher was obligingly perched on a branch in the river. If the view is clear enough this looks like a…

  • A little nest from last Saturday

    Here is another small set of photos from last Saturday. I spotted a Moorhen in the water and then a scruffy looking Moorhen chick near to it. Related? Possibly. But then I spotted this. A Moorhen nest, with eggs, in amongst grass and reeds some way out from the edge. After taking a couple of…

  • Saturday at Denso Marston Nature Reserve

    I have decided to split the photos from last weekend into several posts. This is a general one about a walk along the river Aire on Saturday through Denso Marston Nature Reserve and further along towards Shipley but with a bit of emphasis on the masses of Damselfly around. It was quite a hot day…

  • Thursday Evening on Baildon Moor (Barn Owl!!)

    I am still working my way through my photos from the weekend, but yesterday, when I went out, I didn’t take anywhere near as many so they have been easier to sort through. They are not cracking quality but are nice reminders of the hour spent on Baildon Moor in the evening. There were plenty…

  • A weekend on Baildon Moor

    This last weekend I spent a few hours up on Baildon Moor, all on the North side of Bingley Road other than a few minutes with an ice cream at Shipley Glen. On Saturday I was up there reasonably early, about 6:30, to have the light behind me so that I could get well lit…

  • Mink

    Having mentioned Mink in my last posting I searched here for my previous encounters and found that the best story was only on Flickr but this website is where it should be; so here goes. Mink were first in the UK in the late 1920s, in Mink farms, where they were bred for their fur.…

  • A Walk Along the River

    After a walk around Hallcliffe Community Garden I went down to Denso Marston Nature Reserve. I had heard that a Mink had been seen there earlier so that helped me decide where to go with my camera. I didn’t see the Mink but did enjoy my walk along the river. I was looking out for…