I had hoped to write this first post of the year a bit sooner, unfortunately an abscess just after Christmas and a few other events got in the way. Last year it has become obvious that my social media platforms were restricting the views that I am receiving. For instance, on my Facebook page I have 18,000 followers, but just a small proportion of them get to see my posts each day and I’m constantly being asked by FB for money, so they will show it to more people. If I post a link in my post for say my calendars when they are available, then my views tank even further. Each year I get messages from people that wanted to buy a calendar but never saw my posts. It also seems like Elon Musk is going to charge for Twitter, I’m just not in a position to pay a billionaire for something that was free. So I thought it may be a good idea to try and build a community here. Where I can share not only the stories of living with the foxes, Hetty and Charlie, but the seasonal wildlife on the small holding where I live, in the Berwyn’s of North Wales. As a wildlife photographer, I’d say that probably 90% of the images I take are now taken here, they are used by national newspapers, in books and by the likes of the RSPB.
As well as showing the seasonal wildlife I thought I could also show an insight as to how I get my images, wether it be using a DSLR camera trap, or freezing a swallow in flight as they nest in our stables. My partner Helen will also be writing the odd post, with subjects ranging from living with foxes to her felt creations. Hopefully it will be something you’d like to support. I will carry on using my social media platforms but will be scaling down the amount of posts to put more effort on this page. I’ve enable comments on this blog now so the engagement can be the same as on FB. I thought I’d leave you with a few images taken over the years at our place.
