wildlife friendly havens, a kitchen garden, and a camera

I stumbled on this bbc article about a photographer who photographs wildlife in english gardens.  The work is stunning.

A photographer has spent a decade carrying out "garden safaris" in order to capture the diversity and beauty of Britain's back garden wildlife.

The images, including battling birds and squabbling squirrels, showed just what could be found "under our noses", said Andrew Fusek Peters.

"I wanted to celebrate the everyday stories and reveal the beauty of our birds, mammals and insects that live alongside us," the Shropshire photographer added.

Hundreds of his images feature in a new book.

The book was also a "rallying cry" to transform "over-manicured spaces into more wildlife friendly havens," he said.

"These places are important, I think they really are," he added.

"... with what's happening with habitat a lot of species are really suffering, and that includes our garden visitors so it's important to showcase them.

"They are just as important as all the wonderful creatures of the jungle and the desert," he added.

about his method of stopping time



how a mistake helped him capture light refracting on the wings of a bird



The book is called Garden Safari.  It's going at the top of my amazon wishlist.