Wildlife photography workshop

Yesterday I took a client out on a wildlife photography workshop around Methley, Leeds. After picking him up from his home address we made our way to Lower Mickletown on the off chance of seeing a very rare ‘Little Bustard’, apparently it’s the first recorded sighting of this species in West Yorkshire since 1842. However on arrival at the site there were dozens of birders all cramped into a small space watching a fence line, but according to one of the regular birders it had been attacked by a Peregrine the day before so it was hunkered down hiding, and this little bustard certainly wasn’t going to show for fear of being attacked again.

We then made our way around to the nearby St Aidan’s Nature Reserve where the RSPB have done some excellent work in transforming an old coal mine into various ecosystems, which support a huge variety of wildlife. Another rare species here was a little stint, but it had flown away a few minutes before we arrived, so another rare species that we didn’t see today.

Nevertheless we had a lovely walk around the site, and with plenty of species showing we managed to get some decent shots. We discussed various camera settings, rules of composition and species identification. The rain managed to stay away and a few hours later I dropped a happy client back at his home address.

If you fancy a walk out photographing some wildlife then get in touch.