The habit of many wild species of being most active at dawn and dusk is something of a mixed blessing from a photography perspective. The colours are often at their richest when the sun is close to the horizon, but the overall light levels are often quite low, which isn't a help when you're targeting fast moving, shy creatures. But I'm still glad to catch a fox with the evening light on its back





Of course, sometimes a silhouette can tell a full story - no colours or detail required!

Robin with prey



Bird activity is quite high right now - I saw four or so blackcaps on my last walk - but the dense spring foliage makes photography quite hard. Unless the bird perches on a wire:

Dunnock



...or is swimming across a pond...

Great crested grebe



...or is visiting the garden...

Bullfinch



...or is something that you just have to photograph even if it's a very, very, very, long way off!

Female sparrowhawk



She was circling over a distant copse; I caught a glimpse of her while scanning the meadows for foxes. The weather has been extremely pleasant recently which has, not unreasonably, encouraged a lot more people than usual to try out the walking trails around here. If this continues, I might have to resort to getting up at 6am to avoid the crowds and find the shyer wildlife!