tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335270852024-03-06T04:07:42.572+00:00Wildlife Art NewsThank you for visiting Wildlife Art News. This site is regularly updated, providing up to date news about my work, including recent fieldwork, commissioned paintings and work in progress.Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-27081834079069833502010-10-21T09:25:00.001+00:002010-10-21T09:27:19.772+00:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWdxw8z9uFkJBrIHPZsMzzHGVuPb6RvPQMeqL2ax1JKcpJHL3-zWRm1tPLc4NqebrIdmJ6eTb2ALV-AlmQaJ0NxS9uBAz4tvnBT0a0XKD8mkHamlstxb0fQB7pWDJFIi6S3AX/s1600/godwits+SMALL.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 164px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530428148999258754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWdxw8z9uFkJBrIHPZsMzzHGVuPb6RvPQMeqL2ax1JKcpJHL3-zWRm1tPLc4NqebrIdmJ6eTb2ALV-AlmQaJ0NxS9uBAz4tvnBT0a0XKD8mkHamlstxb0fQB7pWDJFIi6S3AX/s320/godwits+SMALL.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This is the painting I'll be exhibiting at the 'Bird Art at 5o' exhibition in Norfolk- see below for more detailsJonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-49007909238544164062010-10-21T09:16:00.002+00:002010-10-21T09:24:40.509+00:00<strong>Bird Art at 50: October 24th to November 14th</strong><br /><br />The BIRD<em>scapes</em> Gallery, Glandford, Norfolk<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UbIGSmOiUY3ljfXwKV2IOLdq0FUwBAN4ctCtLRs-P-7C0-XHxG3b-kBGEax_I79jWjkjlVU14kj7QerN8hxa8bK5sDS5ec5OrTecvyZYSCb1Y5Q_AgsB18J8V90ofakJIJfY/s1600/birdscapes.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 215px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530425941333900754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UbIGSmOiUY3ljfXwKV2IOLdq0FUwBAN4ctCtLRs-P-7C0-XHxG3b-kBGEax_I79jWjkjlVU14kj7QerN8hxa8bK5sDS5ec5OrTecvyZYSCb1Y5Q_AgsB18J8V90ofakJIJfY/s320/birdscapes.jpg" /></a><br /><br />A few weeks ago I was delighted to hear I had been invited to take part in a very special exhibition at the Birdscapes Gallery in Norfolk. 50 years ago this year, Robert Gillmor decided that bird art needed to be brought to a much wider audience, and as a result he organised the <em>Exhibition by Contemporary Bird Painters</em>, held in Reading in 1960.<br /><br />To mark the 50th anniversary of this ground-breaking exhibition, Robert, along with gallery owners Steve & Liz Harris, have invited 50 artists currently working in the UK to each submit a piece of work to be included in the event. I will be featuring a painting of Bar-tailed Godwits, and will be amongst very well known and respected names in British bird art, including Robert Gillmor, Bruce Pearson, John Cox, Michael Warren, Keith Brockie, Chris Rose, Darren Woodhead and Ian Lewington.Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-11851274586945166982010-10-19T20:18:00.002+00:002010-10-19T20:22:53.249+00:00<strong>New Publication</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />A little while ago I recieved an advance copy of 'Reptiles of South East Asia' (cover, see below), which has 12 of my snake plates within. Having never painted snakes before, I was really pleased with the way they have reproduced, and even have a couple of my artworks on the front cover (top left banded snake, and the King Cobra, a little further down).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguprFHNOLGf0jXl-GD3OkUTOQT6PrsKtgW-6Jv4hiHpU1mvJmzmN1DkwtMVie1O_ox7nGJXW1zduFPZ-WGfKgsnvhxaoSIeQhy1Arye5Wm-_cE54FATOqLzaRKE0sDga7MvluR/s1600/blog926.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 210px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529854379978868530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguprFHNOLGf0jXl-GD3OkUTOQT6PrsKtgW-6Jv4hiHpU1mvJmzmN1DkwtMVie1O_ox7nGJXW1zduFPZ-WGfKgsnvhxaoSIeQhy1Arye5Wm-_cE54FATOqLzaRKE0sDga7MvluR/s320/blog926.jpg" /></a>Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-1682989448543269202010-09-11T12:49:00.002+00:002010-09-11T12:53:33.329+00:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Birdfair mural 2010</span><br /><br />Finally I've got round to posting these images of the completed mural. I mainly worked on the background, (the waterfall and forest, inc large tree) in the top photo, and some of the vegetation and pool on the left hand side (middle photo).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPnPIlsYUT9MPt1X1OgUsVVTljFbfcnBpzuDlL3iw7mlOWJYttuTT1j5Bh-gmVdfYZtV-CP0O4njtxl39AfSjHFi-CYYpEdYbzVv1hJWNUgYMCAMm4XveykFYkksollJaoMrX/s1600/mural+small3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPnPIlsYUT9MPt1X1OgUsVVTljFbfcnBpzuDlL3iw7mlOWJYttuTT1j5Bh-gmVdfYZtV-CP0O4njtxl39AfSjHFi-CYYpEdYbzVv1hJWNUgYMCAMm4XveykFYkksollJaoMrX/s320/mural+small3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515637662280060610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Cg8F9k1WBpWi7F_6M5SNa_7zyx-SesWAJDZ4bp1tkAt7kPN0y0bzqk_6B6yOkAA8L8hAj94cBirt0lxurrtiw-K64ChkfJytbpyfwC3zwLUq9Q6QItfrjydJG8o7UOVGQpVu/s1600/mural+small2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Cg8F9k1WBpWi7F_6M5SNa_7zyx-SesWAJDZ4bp1tkAt7kPN0y0bzqk_6B6yOkAA8L8hAj94cBirt0lxurrtiw-K64ChkfJytbpyfwC3zwLUq9Q6QItfrjydJG8o7UOVGQpVu/s320/mural+small2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515637657013925330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNI5QCf5zUS3bPtFR7Z8w_wdR8qgj7AslkwXuGe0So70kngWIf4jqB0t-MUIW9AaTwF4SZpUm7CJ-toYeCDA5q2zLf5j3OaK4NSG5yFdbOSpg8PebAnFGBSEFkcw3DF3wn9A4h/s1600/mural+small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNI5QCf5zUS3bPtFR7Z8w_wdR8qgj7AslkwXuGe0So70kngWIf4jqB0t-MUIW9AaTwF4SZpUm7CJ-toYeCDA5q2zLf5j3OaK4NSG5yFdbOSpg8PebAnFGBSEFkcw3DF3wn9A4h/s320/mural+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515637643037317874" border="0" /></a>Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-7462615123635638662010-09-07T09:13:00.002+00:002010-09-07T09:23:21.932+00:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Birdfair mural 2010 - Ethiopia's Endemic birds</span><br /><br />Each year the birdfair raises money for a particular conservation project focused on birds - with a mural being painted by the artists exhibiting at the event used to promote the cause in whatever area of the world it may be.<br /><br />This year's focus was the threatened endemic birds of Ethiopia, and John Cox (as he has for many years) produced a design for the canvas. John usually also has been instrumental in painting the background of the mural ready for the rest of us to add our particular bird or birds to the background but having done it for so long, this year the job was passed to myself, alongside Szabolcs Kokay and Stefan Boensch.<br /><br />To give us a head start, I produced the basic colour design for the mural, which was blocked in by volunteers before our arrival, which made the job of adding all the different bits of vegetation much easier, without having to start with a huge blank canvas. Thanks people!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXFr0AJGxKDrvsqnr3TejLfBoc_fGwnsXJ0bnz_hIdzpsoeotVbcMtmxE6dH7yrg7rs6_tosI7nyYWPl37wYms9m5iLBumqNx2AsgVkHPnOOk9l9i-B8HJvM0oczK9AVtofV7/s1600/Ethiopia+designsmall.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXFr0AJGxKDrvsqnr3TejLfBoc_fGwnsXJ0bnz_hIdzpsoeotVbcMtmxE6dH7yrg7rs6_tosI7nyYWPl37wYms9m5iLBumqNx2AsgVkHPnOOk9l9i-B8HJvM0oczK9AVtofV7/s320/Ethiopia+designsmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514097423304137138" border="0" /></a><br />Design for the mural, above<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPENr9vJSzvJkqkoo6aheWnlmlX4dGP-LjsII5RENsK71grPW3Gat1wkJWGDY85J5PHsNKhj8tnPOHKYGJeHqXSL8vqd7Tn04LIPl-77Ncs3vqg7V4SHR-kiVYO5DBILHJ3E2t/s1600/Ethiopia+mural+colour+blockssmall.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPENr9vJSzvJkqkoo6aheWnlmlX4dGP-LjsII5RENsK71grPW3Gat1wkJWGDY85J5PHsNKhj8tnPOHKYGJeHqXSL8vqd7Tn04LIPl-77Ncs3vqg7V4SHR-kiVYO5DBILHJ3E2t/s320/Ethiopia+mural+colour+blockssmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514097421942366674" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My simplified version showing rough background colours for various habitats within the mural, from highlands (left) to flat desert/savanna furthest right.Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-59901528270999867492010-09-07T09:04:00.002+00:002010-09-07T09:09:14.462+00:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Birdfair 2010</span><br /><br />A couple more photos of the stand at this year's event. I managed to produce more new work than in recent years, including a tawny owl painting and barn owl painting in the snow (top picture), and 2 new black grouse paintings (below) inspired by fieldwork undertaken in the pennines in the spring.<br /><br />The latter 3 paintings arre on display for slae at the Birdscapes Gallery at Glandford, Norfolk - <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">www.birdscapesgallery.co.uk</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lpGowE8Vqlt5BPp9yQqPXzdIFHhiiIKJ-xRS3WZ725NPgOL0WH28Jwio_uUeR1AgvKCvPd_qDzfPLezcmsiyqSxr-CEJXohyphenhyphenB-mgMXHHj54jYPfDaDEJ4woJ1NkNiVUtf2kQ/s1600/stand+close+up+small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lpGowE8Vqlt5BPp9yQqPXzdIFHhiiIKJ-xRS3WZ725NPgOL0WH28Jwio_uUeR1AgvKCvPd_qDzfPLezcmsiyqSxr-CEJXohyphenhyphenB-mgMXHHj54jYPfDaDEJ4woJ1NkNiVUtf2kQ/s320/stand+close+up+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514095201205551218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTD38H4xRZC-db06JVFeQ7w5Er9jQGSXBDXFkLOBVvLjrDgJIjGdp3zHO2quOuaFSy3iUNysK1qiIeKzf-7-tzVBe_P8N6XJnQQcak0jMZFBinhT9gLyvYUKAMhOP-yufg8WzH/s1600/stand+close3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTD38H4xRZC-db06JVFeQ7w5Er9jQGSXBDXFkLOBVvLjrDgJIjGdp3zHO2quOuaFSy3iUNysK1qiIeKzf-7-tzVBe_P8N6XJnQQcak0jMZFBinhT9gLyvYUKAMhOP-yufg8WzH/s320/stand+close3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514095193950211346" border="0" /></a>Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-74592824008155216802010-09-07T09:00:00.002+00:002010-09-07T09:04:43.071+00:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Birdfair 2010</span><br /><br />I've finally got round to updating my blog and adding some pictures from this year's birdfair at Rutland water. There's a close up of the stand below, with another photo (bottom) showing the whole display.<br /><br />This year Szabolcs and I had a double stand the the event for the first time, which was much better as we were able to show our work off to the best advantage. More pictures to follow....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10O1P_djuXt16I6GU3fWEuLtWMWM1QxVf3oI0l_fh2aXsywP2q0uv_ucEsEx0oL4lHFs7giyzveZDlTWwMzTbRJbk9kpRvdD1PAUWKq0LWBHln81vzzIyyNrFLQ4o2UYh_jYp/s1600/stand+close2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10O1P_djuXt16I6GU3fWEuLtWMWM1QxVf3oI0l_fh2aXsywP2q0uv_ucEsEx0oL4lHFs7giyzveZDlTWwMzTbRJbk9kpRvdD1PAUWKq0LWBHln81vzzIyyNrFLQ4o2UYh_jYp/s320/stand+close2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514094264153826834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3u_CtnwkASI6b8vX-NyeOJhG-TE5_Em4XlrhYLdwJG7-j-Ve0A3HjcQoID9h7Oz9IphijrOatF15rSes57n2GZ80ZooYLbyxu9VN_baaO-4kHsslOVqZ_OVedU8_Gl_a5a1rj/s1600/Birdfair+stand+2010.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3u_CtnwkASI6b8vX-NyeOJhG-TE5_Em4XlrhYLdwJG7-j-Ve0A3HjcQoID9h7Oz9IphijrOatF15rSes57n2GZ80ZooYLbyxu9VN_baaO-4kHsslOVqZ_OVedU8_Gl_a5a1rj/s320/Birdfair+stand+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514094257953419426" border="0" /></a>Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-7247119439900859832010-06-22T11:01:00.002+00:002010-06-22T11:06:27.387+00:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">'Charlie'</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Acrylic on paper</span><br /><br />Here you can see a couple of stages of this painting, showing a recent commission of a King Charles Spaniel dog on his favourite bench.<br /><br /><br />Please email me for further details of pet paintigns and portraits.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71ayXey2PCzt1nhWy1Eev96PFdGQOPjK65zWnuXsik0RRCRjw7EuAh0sWrDaNOxeS-MMXDUB5i82Z-4ZoJKHPoTb5NJqRqywz3HAudkJ7xkGzudSVD-L3JbXRBoBnluWQqXyy/s1600/DSCF0888+small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoGP8Ec6CylrjVUxkjdHLGBe2mM3wyNAJU_CFUt7hwtsz_3l3EwLNrFEEYEVrzPyYQdoLXKc6C2zm2HiVG43ucUGvhF4Ie4PompXuYuva0z5_Tuod5ezpskb-Exgmiytw9FQr/s320/DSCF1198small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485551736906767810" border="0" /></a>Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-6414403448259289072010-06-21T15:06:00.001+00:002010-06-21T15:11:25.006+00:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Plate 70</span> - Natricidae</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9I2PASV2BRIdzs-2Dj_qGziSVC1G_RcLZnvc2ARIvNjQIcsTVcZapJvAJ3bHznQollt8BHuTq3ILZGZG6ljbtQS8DzQFBBmeKCpOLGciNz1x4Y2p7pn0JYdPacqj72VLTDym/s1600/Plate+70+scan+small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9I2PASV2BRIdzs-2Dj_qGziSVC1G_RcLZnvc2ARIvNjQIcsTVcZapJvAJ3bHznQollt8BHuTq3ILZGZG6ljbtQS8DzQFBBmeKCpOLGciNz1x4Y2p7pn0JYdPacqj72VLTDym/s320/Plate+70+scan+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485244064965278018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Plate 69</span> - Natricidae</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8U1kycvHUayv5afHABExqw3ZB8fGPfwQZe1n33z2m8-os3XDlkMeYUXbbeaGV9qE5tS-WJtnz12EXJ8HfT_K1bMr0O6YQglmJdMS-IY8iTujJTCl2c44deAzMlqgZPBacT24/s1600/Plate+69+scan+small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8U1kycvHUayv5afHABExqw3ZB8fGPfwQZe1n33z2m8-os3XDlkMeYUXbbeaGV9qE5tS-WJtnz12EXJ8HfT_K1bMr0O6YQglmJdMS-IY8iTujJTCl2c44deAzMlqgZPBacT24/s320/Plate+69+scan+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485244063517861970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Plate 68 </span>- Natricidae</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MUj4elPgL_T4Dzo9AGVmOXUnn_AwiQoZgGc3VGZfx8lb4OLiOe2CxWl5yoihD4Byv-mjpa5VRhR61lpck1IaeYtAMBRljEHE-B-gI2h-sJaRnicApOqwTGcBgH2miuqOtOWa/s1600/Plate+68+scan+small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MUj4elPgL_T4Dzo9AGVmOXUnn_AwiQoZgGc3VGZfx8lb4OLiOe2CxWl5yoihD4Byv-mjpa5VRhR61lpck1IaeYtAMBRljEHE-B-gI2h-sJaRnicApOqwTGcBgH2miuqOtOWa/s320/Plate+68+scan+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485244053109267810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Plate 67</span> - Natricidae</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qvtAvCTRuO_iQps_H2nAgGRJW0x4wcrAsUlrL3EL0y5UjfHdBY1ZsFtEDGkV1PRFaXmCUzPeg7OMSrNXSk1TmMWtoqQC0Cw3veTvN5yjtlx7XZEqihqpiG54yhLhhZ3xeo-y/s1600/Plate+67+scan+small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qvtAvCTRuO_iQps_H2nAgGRJW0x4wcrAsUlrL3EL0y5UjfHdBY1ZsFtEDGkV1PRFaXmCUzPeg7OMSrNXSk1TmMWtoqQC0Cw3veTvN5yjtlx7XZEqihqpiG54yhLhhZ3xeo-y/s320/Plate+67+scan+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485244034182209666" border="0" /></a>Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-53224138523978348622010-06-21T14:46:00.007+00:002010-06-21T15:30:41.356+00:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">A fieldguide to the reptiles of South East Asia</span> (Indraneil Das)<br />New Holland Publishers<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Due Septmeber 2010</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">I have recently recieved 12 orginal artowrks back from the publishers, which I produced for the above fieldguide. They are all now available for sale, and include identification plates of the following groups of snakes:<br /><br />Cylindrophiidae, Elaphidae, Homalopsidae and Natricidae.<br /><br />All the plates are approximately A3 in size (which includes a border for framing), and are priced at £250 plus £4.50 p&p (UK). For overseas postage rates, please contact me for a quote)<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Please email me at Jonathan.Latimer@talktalk.net if you are interested in purchasing any of the following plates. If you would like to see a larger version of any of the plates, please don't hesitate to contact me.<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Plate 59</span> (Cylindrophiidae & Elapidae)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsQ_JI8mN7AXeWVtDVAaEEEo5xFBDQ6yCI6bqCP70LHclQKPVYzpnvBrJnUN6KaYaPo-CMVRdnE-vHUbTaBBMCi6pucONfekQ7YR0PMb-yPfNGyglSC8d3O9DKG0Oo4YcYpIR/s1600/Plate+59+scan+small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsQ_JI8mN7AXeWVtDVAaEEEo5xFBDQ6yCI6bqCP70LHclQKPVYzpnvBrJnUN6KaYaPo-CMVRdnE-vHUbTaBBMCi6pucONfekQ7YR0PMb-yPfNGyglSC8d3O9DKG0Oo4YcYpIR/s320/Plate+59+scan+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485233870571305826" border="0" /></a>Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-66024652437175526392010-06-21T14:46:00.003+00:002010-06-21T14:52:32.016+00:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Plate 66 - </span>Homalopsidae</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfE3UBxXx-XOR0JPShqwtNj2LdiE1rLKSdL1FcXT2QxfxCFrlXBdqfgMN1mM8AqA4880nDynllRYpHvOZROwxsdhS45im_4vVKuSgCyzDhZrC2V5OLnntw85AmuJe36lhPGfiR/s1600/Plate+66+scan+small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfE3UBxXx-XOR0JPShqwtNj2LdiE1rLKSdL1FcXT2QxfxCFrlXBdqfgMN1mM8AqA4880nDynllRYpHvOZROwxsdhS45im_4vVKuSgCyzDhZrC2V5OLnntw85AmuJe36lhPGfiR/s320/Plate+66+scan+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485238763758244034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Plate 65 </span>- Homalopsidae</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1CmBohOCK7xbJCXWMAEow27jYybrNaV18nofEYD6UNEo8UST4cvtQxSGYBNfqQWvdi17cYtQwPG81G8r4AbG0L7Swka7HkUNU028CBUbJIhuGvGfgR2J9kq4vLwc_1m5Sdtc/s1600/Plate+65+scan+small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1CmBohOCK7xbJCXWMAEow27jYybrNaV18nofEYD6UNEo8UST4cvtQxSGYBNfqQWvdi17cYtQwPG81G8r4AbG0L7Swka7HkUNU028CBUbJIhuGvGfgR2J9kq4vLwc_1m5Sdtc/s320/Plate+65+scan+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485238759418832306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Plate 64</span> Elaphidae (Sea Kraits)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeUvzg527kxRpa0aoqV0hwIfOwwEcYXG-E6x53XPjGcYExUJ9a504lhexhCQwdlCMWIXSj62u3vBQzCgHPJ-HkURMetpEa1woIUd58ATMBVQrycIflYshyQ2yVtyePC5c8QWi/s1600/Plate+64+scan+small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeUvzg527kxRpa0aoqV0hwIfOwwEcYXG-E6x53XPjGcYExUJ9a504lhexhCQwdlCMWIXSj62u3vBQzCgHPJ-HkURMetpEa1woIUd58ATMBVQrycIflYshyQ2yVtyePC5c8QWi/s320/Plate+64+scan+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485238754194812178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Plate 63</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> Elaphidae (Sea Kraits)<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >NB - This plate is not for sale</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3NLOcQq1HEZgZtieaBfeOtdBVK2rLZIi3WGl7qMpuBepfqXGSC_hsjfHr5N-cYenN6IzgNkFsbEKNPJQx9ToxDgjQowz_NhdTe0XsOxvg7SGyfYN5VZH_YbSLhG6BvXa4qx9/s1600/Plate+63+scan+small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3NLOcQq1HEZgZtieaBfeOtdBVK2rLZIi3WGl7qMpuBepfqXGSC_hsjfHr5N-cYenN6IzgNkFsbEKNPJQx9ToxDgjQowz_NhdTe0XsOxvg7SGyfYN5VZH_YbSLhG6BvXa4qx9/s320/Plate+63+scan+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485238745666896066" border="0" /></a>Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-86485138021922413152010-06-21T14:39:00.002+00:002010-06-21T14:45:55.922+00:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Plate 62 Elaphidae</span> (Sea Kraits)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMumDDnwAPdk6AiHilQaJ085Lm5SXVmhXVxCqwZL3YStLUSTj4WBR3aVDjy58y1oYFjvVjfh2jpWlJ4efNou8iJe4aN1YzPnf7ZGUT1yzH8K_Df-s6V2Eq1mXFrJwKvRE1JscQ/s1600/Plate+62+scan+small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMumDDnwAPdk6AiHilQaJ085Lm5SXVmhXVxCqwZL3YStLUSTj4WBR3aVDjy58y1oYFjvVjfh2jpWlJ4efNou8iJe4aN1YzPnf7ZGUT1yzH8K_Df-s6V2Eq1mXFrJwKvRE1JscQ/s320/Plate+62+scan+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485237174477524818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Plate 61 Elaphidae</span> (Cobras)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGiO9HeXd-2fc_I7lMFAsNsYLO6AV-F1hVDqmk-t-1LbxTSof9uziAJpctG-0KPDhxLlyrnIJPETdAVCOsLOpr1t4sNdasptoJ861VfLkqdeO5q1WAjW-V4rKCtoBiUuGkyJA/s1600/Plate+61+scan+small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGiO9HeXd-2fc_I7lMFAsNsYLO6AV-F1hVDqmk-t-1LbxTSof9uziAJpctG-0KPDhxLlyrnIJPETdAVCOsLOpr1t4sNdasptoJ861VfLkqdeO5q1WAjW-V4rKCtoBiUuGkyJA/s320/Plate+61+scan+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485237168853499522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Plate 60 Elaphidae</span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Calliophis group)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKzefWhQB_tmB6wGsd5oTeNEixdaI-VwYx9GZenjQpO3mH7MDKq9kM_EjbLQhPqBmmrSCTFhRiHoD5Dhuy0bjgeLOIcODiJzm8ppdcgw7v4tW7uxaegCvSTLNucEQ-f90Btk5/s1600/Plate+60+scan.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKzefWhQB_tmB6wGsd5oTeNEixdaI-VwYx9GZenjQpO3mH7MDKq9kM_EjbLQhPqBmmrSCTFhRiHoD5Dhuy0bjgeLOIcODiJzm8ppdcgw7v4tW7uxaegCvSTLNucEQ-f90Btk5/s320/Plate+60+scan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485237164949536450" border="0" /></a>Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-43096254900861903592010-06-11T14:46:00.002+00:002010-06-11T14:50:34.357+00:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lune Valley, June 2010</span><br /><br />A beautiful evening, with hawthorn in blossom and calling curlew and oystercatcher over the fields.<br /><br />Other birds that have taken up residence in some of Paul's nestboxes include Great tits and blue tits (middle and bottom photos respectively) - young birds having been ringed, in the hand before being returned to their nestboxes.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8B89BIJZ-dq2-iWAy6NC11hRcv5HWINHBl8-daTViYaC8PPySyF-3QgzpFtXmb73rQRPxKKn40sN87QMrtzVi0Re3PrsRNSrQE4s_mGgtUjQqXwG3tde5uaquVpGO0tKptNc5/s1600/blog7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8B89BIJZ-dq2-iWAy6NC11hRcv5HWINHBl8-daTViYaC8PPySyF-3QgzpFtXmb73rQRPxKKn40sN87QMrtzVi0Re3PrsRNSrQE4s_mGgtUjQqXwG3tde5uaquVpGO0tKptNc5/s320/blog7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481527692529297794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGhh7NDsMh4QxtkUfXy5d_R2iRNluUo74fm8PQII25ts1Q4t5MEieBEFXBcjXwyxqSrAikEKvOA1mrCgCL-5iL1LCbfvpJLJ_jvTT_YRQl4SzalsJYUQQK0jBtVKKtVzvrt2i/s1600/blog5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGhh7NDsMh4QxtkUfXy5d_R2iRNluUo74fm8PQII25ts1Q4t5MEieBEFXBcjXwyxqSrAikEKvOA1mrCgCL-5iL1LCbfvpJLJ_jvTT_YRQl4SzalsJYUQQK0jBtVKKtVzvrt2i/s320/blog5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481527684714043746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioTdh4IUEk6EvMBK-9agbtWgp6sy-SnJjivCk1LDc86LIcCOS0XExktEJiAoV5DuiWq4DarJku9OWCchvJRstH7W17HuOdB5ISwn0oflPTjhkUXOT5sO2znd4oKuHk388e89c/s1600/blog3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioTdh4IUEk6EvMBK-9agbtWgp6sy-SnJjivCk1LDc86LIcCOS0XExktEJiAoV5DuiWq4DarJku9OWCchvJRstH7W17HuOdB5ISwn0oflPTjhkUXOT5sO2znd4oKuHk388e89c/s320/blog3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481527681695816226" border="0" /></a>Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-32970582862331398732010-06-11T14:32:00.002+00:002010-06-11T14:45:59.276+00:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Pied flycatchers</span><br /><br />I spent an evening last week with Paul Cammack, a birder from Lancashire who has been ringing birds for over 20 years. During the summer months he spends much of his spare time studying pied flycathers in the Lune Valley, which, thanks to his efforts and those of other birders in the region, are doing really well in this part of Lancashire.<br /><br />Interestingly, there was a feature on the BBC North West tonight programme yesterday evening about the pied flycatchers in the Lune valley, at another wood along the valley. John Wilson, part of the North Lancashire ringing group, (and the former RSPB reserve manager at Leighton Moss), was explaining to Diane Oxberry that there are now about 60 pairs in the Lune Valley, a massive rise from just a single pair some 40 years ago.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnh99R4RvOTg5tVyujBFsF129KXN0eMbsQ_sjv8SpU3jfgsxd12x2Sarn7IDYknMT1DPWTwwQCu0ctk0Kz7ex9OGdIQrWosGc6WoEyyHzEwVk4jcIuCjdYtpMgs_6IzbHml3_/s1600/blog6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnh99R4RvOTg5tVyujBFsF129KXN0eMbsQ_sjv8SpU3jfgsxd12x2Sarn7IDYknMT1DPWTwwQCu0ctk0Kz7ex9OGdIQrWosGc6WoEyyHzEwVk4jcIuCjdYtpMgs_6IzbHml3_/s320/blog6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481524498194508066" border="0" /></a><br />Bluebell oak wood, Lune valley<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJ2QeF386xYMtDqwWOso4HxkKMWTEIlX843KEzAtgfbDe9x81HqfE29PSTHknZyt7m5P5DXPy2rIIxSx0EATfffmX77eyDeTWavfcRHY_YXuMvNhlWX5JTTYO6d8hemk_ifQv/s1600/blog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJ2QeF386xYMtDqwWOso4HxkKMWTEIlX843KEzAtgfbDe9x81HqfE29PSTHknZyt7m5P5DXPy2rIIxSx0EATfffmX77eyDeTWavfcRHY_YXuMvNhlWX5JTTYO6d8hemk_ifQv/s320/blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481524490963748306" border="0" /></a><br />Two young pied flycatchers in my hand<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wddGU0cz0KscilFALvx2EsR580c734WAUJaexwwlrj7srbyNJV0QMmUsIVZU3Fm7AQqF4AWWLouvwaJbmHjs2Kdz35iSQ-1ChQkddAZKB5ds9Q4Fk3GiszHkkDeSquJ4o6IK/s1600/blog4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wddGU0cz0KscilFALvx2EsR580c734WAUJaexwwlrj7srbyNJV0QMmUsIVZU3Fm7AQqF4AWWLouvwaJbmHjs2Kdz35iSQ-1ChQkddAZKB5ds9Q4Fk3GiszHkkDeSquJ4o6IK/s320/blog4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481524486869368642" border="0" /></a><br />The complete brood, aboveJonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-22491503496499726412010-06-05T09:56:00.003+00:002010-06-05T10:08:42.626+00:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Barn owls and Roe deer</span><br /><br />I spent a couple of hours very early yesterday morning visiting a local site where I had been able to watch Barn Owls hunting during the winter, thanks to a tip off from local wildlife photographer Brian Rafferty - <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">http://www.brianraffertywildlifephotography.blogspot.com</span><br /><br />It was the first time I'd visited the site for several weeks, so ti was great to find one of the adult birds roosting in a tree next to his favourite hunting field as soon as I arrived - see photos below. The bird spent most of the time sleeping, but I was able to watch it hunt for about 10 minutes or so around 6am.<br /><br />In addition to the owl, many other local birds were active including a family party of long tailed tits, reed buntings, goldfinches, whitethroat, a couple of shelduck. I also heard yellowhammer, my first cuckoo of the spring, and a sinlge corn bunting.<br /><br />Best of all were 2 roe deer which I disturbed. They bolted across the fields, but I was later able to find one animal (not sure if it was another individual or not), browsing along the hedgerow.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQ9qsCHMlvFGmN0nxRcfT0mR9frgQl7JHzQ4yEvmDGQs8En1hnnzKioPn20rmU0I9roC8jpiluZ-zHxmVtZ_QUHagcGscaWU1X56WE1g0jucPaer_iLzh-UxBAkl5f2djewZL/s1600/roe+deer.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQ9qsCHMlvFGmN0nxRcfT0mR9frgQl7JHzQ4yEvmDGQs8En1hnnzKioPn20rmU0I9roC8jpiluZ-zHxmVtZ_QUHagcGscaWU1X56WE1g0jucPaer_iLzh-UxBAkl5f2djewZL/s320/roe+deer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479226646302319858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcwq2fHj0SvNS2e4OnIF0OrLe5t-0EGfTbcuD0nK3GPZSfUAyTRmUGVY-F6sR1UQh53XZzsU5bMZ5DtEDtZoU4Diee6b2yHr2N98PQXHCQMsMMLTh_sUg9Rm0kLQbqm9v8E8_/s1600/boc2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcwq2fHj0SvNS2e4OnIF0OrLe5t-0EGfTbcuD0nK3GPZSfUAyTRmUGVY-F6sR1UQh53XZzsU5bMZ5DtEDtZoU4Diee6b2yHr2N98PQXHCQMsMMLTh_sUg9Rm0kLQbqm9v8E8_/s320/boc2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479226639927734178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio52NORpVhGiC_5xNCBDFzok8yv4PkY2M_W-ABDbQ-I7Y2Me-50wZa4m_NGasaAopmwVipu3wtyADXr-C7SoVjJRF3yL7t9s2xKIBTf4FSogqVD1dd3s9u55_saelBEk93St10/s1600/barn+owl.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio52NORpVhGiC_5xNCBDFzok8yv4PkY2M_W-ABDbQ-I7Y2Me-50wZa4m_NGasaAopmwVipu3wtyADXr-C7SoVjJRF3yL7t9s2xKIBTf4FSogqVD1dd3s9u55_saelBEk93St10/s320/barn+owl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479226636061173106" border="0" /></a>Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-12364065741008807282010-06-04T14:44:00.002+00:002010-06-04T14:52:11.905+00:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Peregrine Falcon Paintings - June 2010</span><br /><br />These are a few more sketches from the peregrine site I have been wardening at over the last few weeks. I'm hoping to build some of these studies up into more finished paintings soon - the colour sketch below shows one of the bird's favourite perches, so it may well form the basis of one such study.<br /><br />My visit this week was the first time I'd visted the site since the 2 chicks hatched, and although the nest scrape is not visible due to it being in a slight hollow on a rocky ledge, the fluffy white heads of the chicks were visible on occasion as they were being fed by both parents.<br /><br />With the chicks having hatched, the adult birds were easier to study, since they spend most of the time away from the nest scrape and were visible feeding, preening or dozing on the cliff face for most of the time. The female bird was especially vocal during my visit, and I tried (in the bottom page of sketches) to capture her open beak as she called repeatedly to the male.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4gtSVR-gJEFBbOSgmLLN4mWH3Hx4e7YA_2tRT9YFZ4iB1kF9Ez87qrDji-IrNPI7wBdiydkx4e9PHPOhRnO_NZEba80rVq8syNM4TVci6DSw9IstTiqb5rmbftL6s0Sexf36/s1600/peregrine+rock+sketch.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4gtSVR-gJEFBbOSgmLLN4mWH3Hx4e7YA_2tRT9YFZ4iB1kF9Ez87qrDji-IrNPI7wBdiydkx4e9PHPOhRnO_NZEba80rVq8syNM4TVci6DSw9IstTiqb5rmbftL6s0Sexf36/s320/peregrine+rock+sketch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478929655126560354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSZ6y2r2D-AON8aL46xkIzvHDsd8LExqaecq2b2rte1LE5n0V3dXkLre9tYnKv3VAHHe7rYIDmtvNuYj7gtwi6aZXudkIdF5zYBOuy-HXFwxZJ4v6ClHKAHvbKpCsf_6DlWuW/s1600/Peregrine+warton+2nd+junesmall.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSZ6y2r2D-AON8aL46xkIzvHDsd8LExqaecq2b2rte1LE5n0V3dXkLre9tYnKv3VAHHe7rYIDmtvNuYj7gtwi6aZXudkIdF5zYBOuy-HXFwxZJ4v6ClHKAHvbKpCsf_6DlWuW/s320/Peregrine+warton+2nd+junesmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478929649210257298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQC8nLC5AAk-Sl37jAtkJP01Bo4gsMNqZHicBsNEaVZ5w7g76NMUalmwG4eH7Pe7SR8fcwWJQPis3ZnMXBqrNxBEZ0rodvWMr-za4G9Gketvds3PpYtTA0iGG8bfdsQuWrxLeI/s1600/peregrine+2nd+june2small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQC8nLC5AAk-Sl37jAtkJP01Bo4gsMNqZHicBsNEaVZ5w7g76NMUalmwG4eH7Pe7SR8fcwWJQPis3ZnMXBqrNxBEZ0rodvWMr-za4G9Gketvds3PpYtTA0iGG8bfdsQuWrxLeI/s320/peregrine+2nd+june2small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478929637498618738" border="0" /></a>Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-61937027166669154592010-05-26T10:03:00.005+00:002010-06-01T16:55:26.375+00:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Black Gouse studies - May 2010</span><br /><br />The following pages are a few extracts from recent fieldwork I have been undertaking studying Black Grouse in northern England. This has involved some ridiculously eary starts, getting up and in the car for just after 2am, to ensure I was ready in the hide (you can just see part of it below) by 3am at the latest, soon after which the grouse could be heard echoing their distinctive bubbling calls on the lek.<br /><br />I've spent many hours over the last few weeks watching the birds dispaly on one of their traditional lekking arenas, an have been captivated by both the birds themselves, and the changing light from the near gloom of a pre-dawn moorland, to the brightly lit arena full of golds and green just a few hours later. Most of the activity had subsided well before 7am, with the birds dispersing from the arena to preen and rest before flying off to their prefered feeding pastures, leaving me to trudge back to the car, exhausted but compltely exhilarated for a 'late' breakfast at around 8am!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSICrCuYQD5GBgdloA3CU1IJsT0GfToXi7lvS4wsLHYFvm5NIQrOJM0m_0-vES0TCQKqpmFhprDPohKdU13k3XPJdIJLNtNEO02i18ngx4Px_48znuKC5BH0NArNgEirkqbBvH/s1600/DSCN0803.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSICrCuYQD5GBgdloA3CU1IJsT0GfToXi7lvS4wsLHYFvm5NIQrOJM0m_0-vES0TCQKqpmFhprDPohKdU13k3XPJdIJLNtNEO02i18ngx4Px_48znuKC5BH0NArNgEirkqbBvH/s320/DSCN0803.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475517667331277458" border="0" /></a><br />Above - you can see my easel, sketchbook and the handle of my tripod in the photo here. The sketchbook page which was only partially completed when I took this photo, can be seen in its finished form below. The mobile phone in the photo might make you think there was a danger of disturbing the birds, but this was not the case. Although there was no reception in the area (there never is in the middle of nowhere, where often the best birds are to be found!), it was on silent mode as an added precaution, and simply enabled me to keep a track of the time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdU-wO7YhupzmXDjyMANTVYMAZyUHz5wb8kWx_wVer5kIe_YS7UsqQvQch9z5bD9Ya_dWkGcVv5VdaK4g7wBops0Kq8AODu5x8CEHz285-2WzmGXoRKTItLHHyUQBRCLEArBM2/s1600/22nd+May.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdU-wO7YhupzmXDjyMANTVYMAZyUHz5wb8kWx_wVer5kIe_YS7UsqQvQch9z5bD9Ya_dWkGcVv5VdaK4g7wBops0Kq8AODu5x8CEHz285-2WzmGXoRKTItLHHyUQBRCLEArBM2/s320/22nd+May.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475517662735985554" border="0" /></a><br />Male grouse (below). These studies were made when most of the main activity had died down, and the birds had settled down to rest or feed leisurely near the main lekking site.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcKzBHG30ODyOl4iLqTbDLhvIDmFSeP94RKBwxoeMQHbFRepdUXZ5q1O3eBbooRGoPMVyUxuHyv0hou6TV3u0khUV5sk0gZFsNq82WUy2aqIeKyKEWM1Ht8nJ5jThnHR48x7r/s1600/22nd+May+.2jpg.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcKzBHG30ODyOl4iLqTbDLhvIDmFSeP94RKBwxoeMQHbFRepdUXZ5q1O3eBbooRGoPMVyUxuHyv0hou6TV3u0khUV5sk0gZFsNq82WUy2aqIeKyKEWM1Ht8nJ5jThnHR48x7r/s320/22nd+May+.2jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475517655584784978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtEk7HnDuQ0JuRykyM38nltJRD6jrbDLJFU0K8TKGUe71rGPIIzmNUuE8wdYGQCMKjsdCmgj4qU0XGDLkNI-V5ApwCQWhgfSpC4W7PGdhu3nL-VY7BVUyEAf7axBkRrHh5ssr/s1600/22nd+May+.3jpg.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtEk7HnDuQ0JuRykyM38nltJRD6jrbDLJFU0K8TKGUe71rGPIIzmNUuE8wdYGQCMKjsdCmgj4qU0XGDLkNI-V5ApwCQWhgfSpC4W7PGdhu3nL-VY7BVUyEAf7axBkRrHh5ssr/s320/22nd+May+.3jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475517648631780130" border="0" /></a><br />This sketch, (above), was made just before 5am - the soft, pastel tones of the early morning were something I was trying to capture.Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-56972830609334350042010-05-25T20:42:00.002+00:002010-05-25T20:51:16.323+00:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Woodcock studies - May 2010</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I was amazed to find this woodcock, on the ground in broad daylight (about 6:20 pm) at the edge of a small marsh where I'd been watching the lapwing chicks feeding. The 'marsh' itself was really only a large boggy field covered by marsh marigold around the centre, with rushes and sedges towrads the northern edge. Having wbeen watching snipe displaying over the area and feeding, it was fantastic to be able to see this close relative, and be able to really study the distinctive differences. The woodcock such a steep forehead, larger eye (appearing at times to tbe very close to the top of the head), a bulbous, almost distorted lookign face (head on) and cleaner, richer lines.<br /><br />I was also able to watch it feeding, a distinctive bobbing/walking technique, though because of its low down body posture, I kept loosing sight of it amongst the marsh plants and grasses. The colour sketch directly below is not very accurate, but I wanted to get some quick colour notes onto the page to support a couple of reference video I managed to digiscope. I'm really pleased with a couple of the simple sketches on the lower page, where I felt I've manage to successfully capture the jizz of the bird's head/face.<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SvIKsekcPQZQSHTypRg1hJKsvcA3uum72P8m7wiR38_UPLBhJg1WMGNpdxvkKM6ksskfpU-xQcZ4vAgz_tzIpXsoNMsShwk4TbS7X0F2yJdNoTVV00Xy1ck3Rf7vd_aFyQuW/s1600/woodcock+page2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SvIKsekcPQZQSHTypRg1hJKsvcA3uum72P8m7wiR38_UPLBhJg1WMGNpdxvkKM6ksskfpU-xQcZ4vAgz_tzIpXsoNMsShwk4TbS7X0F2yJdNoTVV00Xy1ck3Rf7vd_aFyQuW/s320/woodcock+page2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475310923014511954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppcDdJ7WHsk89BLUgn_nYaqOdp9q-iq1si4yIt38WpZMCuXGQ4rhW5zWnkdru-E8k9n0iElVV_4ApAQlS3JBWiO4nl9eKOXT7QHEpRZxQl06yF411jh8GC1LXjtjFPrkVlycD/s1600/woodcock+page1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppcDdJ7WHsk89BLUgn_nYaqOdp9q-iq1si4yIt38WpZMCuXGQ4rhW5zWnkdru-E8k9n0iElVV_4ApAQlS3JBWiO4nl9eKOXT7QHEpRZxQl06yF411jh8GC1LXjtjFPrkVlycD/s320/woodcock+page1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475310915323428226" border="0" /></a>Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-76014690180855476512010-05-25T20:16:00.002+00:002010-05-25T20:25:55.753+00:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lapwings & marsh studies - May 2010</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">A couple of sketchbook extracts from a recent field trip. The painted study on the top page shows a small pool, bordered by marsh marigolds, on which a couple of lapwing chicks were feeding.<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9_03bhgW4R0psIgU_F7gTfxnJ-0iUoyihfOWzgoBuwK7frcxiLU8QOu2Ro_duWBmbIcWugrMoXX6mIIyn9bPITNrnoQHf6t3qmew1Wbp8ORbYXvuWrBhAm0pId9zsS_LruvJ/s1600/marsh+langdon.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9_03bhgW4R0psIgU_F7gTfxnJ-0iUoyihfOWzgoBuwK7frcxiLU8QOu2Ro_duWBmbIcWugrMoXX6mIIyn9bPITNrnoQHf6t3qmew1Wbp8ORbYXvuWrBhAm0pId9zsS_LruvJ/s320/marsh+langdon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475304283205880690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Lapwing - studies of adult on the nest and feeding</span>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66ukbxV3ZWyBYJZghRqrDt5mxkOL7u4sYrThOxL19Ypt7_8NN6Wor2SKGFepdyjP9SSXEWP1kOO2e2MZUKAvw2jr5lwq8EMPhH7Um6a6GwB45Ce0RMujKjX-YZmPz_Nd8GGrd/s1600/lapwing+sketches+langdon.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66ukbxV3ZWyBYJZghRqrDt5mxkOL7u4sYrThOxL19Ypt7_8NN6Wor2SKGFepdyjP9SSXEWP1kOO2e2MZUKAvw2jr5lwq8EMPhH7Um6a6GwB45Ce0RMujKjX-YZmPz_Nd8GGrd/s320/lapwing+sketches+langdon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475304278309443602" border="0" /></a>Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-40728058472822379552010-05-12T14:03:00.001+00:002010-05-12T14:05:42.716+00:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Peregrine Falcon</span><br />Sketches from Warton Crag, 5th May 2010<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6I-K5XRAPDJgYpn6niwc0ql6xx_uAX82Y5sWNjXneClN8ySSifyJ_0xRL3ZO7FU_l1w3LVMliZcz7uQTacWABMbIjTlPgWn749SL_9aoB0W703TBULq8Tb_7mwUefXBuR0mv-/s1600/5th+may+per5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6I-K5XRAPDJgYpn6niwc0ql6xx_uAX82Y5sWNjXneClN8ySSifyJ_0xRL3ZO7FU_l1w3LVMliZcz7uQTacWABMbIjTlPgWn749SL_9aoB0W703TBULq8Tb_7mwUefXBuR0mv-/s320/5th+may+per5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470384176287806594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimx97PzMLbbiqXEoqgE7luNMI4iWGstqANkjveMZXlLE28rCxs-wyroOs7AAZ16y_DiCyFVHHbsZG9_WYteVH2vocYiWxT1PqEV9_rBmksy-uqIydAL8yhCM01SbUz-bFI80I9/s1600/5th+may+per2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimx97PzMLbbiqXEoqgE7luNMI4iWGstqANkjveMZXlLE28rCxs-wyroOs7AAZ16y_DiCyFVHHbsZG9_WYteVH2vocYiWxT1PqEV9_rBmksy-uqIydAL8yhCM01SbUz-bFI80I9/s320/5th+may+per2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470384171973387394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-sKgCN87d2EKOjnZdIjTVhpfVMIP5MXuVOI2i3F4yTpmM44reIWaS20sW_8vYCEo7hZNKfVbOH7hEJyAYl3iKme3MrGKF1jXQXuhNVoGSfHZBEb8qDHl8zAxC6YXVNmUHzIj/s1600/5th+may+per.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-sKgCN87d2EKOjnZdIjTVhpfVMIP5MXuVOI2i3F4yTpmM44reIWaS20sW_8vYCEo7hZNKfVbOH7hEJyAYl3iKme3MrGKF1jXQXuhNVoGSfHZBEb8qDHl8zAxC6YXVNmUHzIj/s320/5th+may+per.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470384161544134258" border="0" /></a>Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-47730602393124047542010-05-12T14:01:00.001+00:002010-05-12T14:03:37.884+00:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">New puppy!</span><br />This is him at nine weeks old, thought I should give him the limelight <span style="font-style: italic;">(see blog entry below)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAJqa2xcL1z9RMdjbnjE7UqOM_BP-PdSjBAcprgluxqSXdgcf25hdhNj5xc9s4ACIcXZVFyl-bdCoKcAm0943HSusr9jzlmciq04K5Rb7dRaheVbk8PG4iDYRNNvQZmIqDqty/s1600/Humphrey+9+weeks.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAJqa2xcL1z9RMdjbnjE7UqOM_BP-PdSjBAcprgluxqSXdgcf25hdhNj5xc9s4ACIcXZVFyl-bdCoKcAm0943HSusr9jzlmciq04K5Rb7dRaheVbk8PG4iDYRNNvQZmIqDqty/s320/Humphrey+9+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470383496932247682" border="0" /></a>Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-4785388237458580692010-05-12T13:55:00.002+00:002010-05-12T14:01:12.831+00:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Horse portait</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">acrylic on board</span><br /><br />This recent painting was produced for the owner of a local livery yard, in exchange for a new Springer puppy from the latest litter their dog had early in the year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPq52xXSf9_ZN2iJZW6kzv-E1m4QwpiHQXS5SYxQwbANc9WaEDJ_P3-27xj8vqKcYfoQ5r7yI17XCmyNHh0yQaeT3UgfGdrkVJh8R93f0MYJkLsNkzDJrDrVRJRdB0PJ_qKMrz/s1600/horse.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPq52xXSf9_ZN2iJZW6kzv-E1m4QwpiHQXS5SYxQwbANc9WaEDJ_P3-27xj8vqKcYfoQ5r7yI17XCmyNHh0yQaeT3UgfGdrkVJh8R93f0MYJkLsNkzDJrDrVRJRdB0PJ_qKMrz/s320/horse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470382413061494946" border="0" /></a>Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-34947030607058134372010-05-07T06:55:00.002+00:002010-05-07T07:00:49.785+00:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Peregrine sketches, April 2010</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Warton Crag, nr Carnforth, Lancs</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">This well known site has a fully operational watch which is manned by volunteers during the breeding season, to help ensure the successful fledging of the young from this site. I spent my first shift there last week, and here are a few sketches I made of the birds.<br /><br />This was the first time I've really had the chance to study Peregrines up close in the wild, so it was a great opportunity to get to know the birds a little better. Hopefully my drawings will improve as I spend more time at the site.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7NeXBhTWxj3CHsYxLGid2MImYMkB0npA_do6UjKVerDutHlUEE5w2zSy3ZZRFrkN2ekbpSHFxnulPEsQnC-x1ho6v4vwlVs9rzcmLokYskSb75YKs1YuFZV5NyYOpI4jaXAV/s1600/28+April+2010+Peregrine+WC.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7NeXBhTWxj3CHsYxLGid2MImYMkB0npA_do6UjKVerDutHlUEE5w2zSy3ZZRFrkN2ekbpSHFxnulPEsQnC-x1ho6v4vwlVs9rzcmLokYskSb75YKs1YuFZV5NyYOpI4jaXAV/s320/28+April+2010+Peregrine+WC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468418465540322786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CKmnpN2VkHmZOSTinrejPCLQxnbGCpT4NXji_a3a9RtwLxByRsu3j8LQx1ia9WduJlcoFCw2NWETU4dTtHN_xkM6Igun8GnfAKUmre9ZPGGyc1z_I57Py-REE-SFdjTzvYNE/s1600/28+April+2010+Peregrine4+WC.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CKmnpN2VkHmZOSTinrejPCLQxnbGCpT4NXji_a3a9RtwLxByRsu3j8LQx1ia9WduJlcoFCw2NWETU4dTtHN_xkM6Igun8GnfAKUmre9ZPGGyc1z_I57Py-REE-SFdjTzvYNE/s320/28+April+2010+Peregrine4+WC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468418465030672178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkuLIhlmLqIqeqyCYAbpLW0NKoJYLW-YJ0DULAHFZTv-525giqyTeXCwBT5bQ0fUlKVaWyE79RjDyYJGAVglSfl3BfvpHzxacW5igAkaVfK_4FNqZbHD2-OEW0RkkmGQPyVrp/s1600/28+April+2010+Peregrine2+WC.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkuLIhlmLqIqeqyCYAbpLW0NKoJYLW-YJ0DULAHFZTv-525giqyTeXCwBT5bQ0fUlKVaWyE79RjDyYJGAVglSfl3BfvpHzxacW5igAkaVfK_4FNqZbHD2-OEW0RkkmGQPyVrp/s320/28+April+2010+Peregrine2+WC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468418453621830866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GljlhIVjkiPRDMwq_7d8FGkYeGkW7OPySLA97d9GtScidg6HSey56zQIS6Pv6ODPr4GFsWJn_BKbL-vifLiU76ft2MfiddO8-UHfAsLr0a6DNUKBy2oRpdZO50yyQd7LAhOO/s1600/28+April+2010+Peregrine3+WC.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GljlhIVjkiPRDMwq_7d8FGkYeGkW7OPySLA97d9GtScidg6HSey56zQIS6Pv6ODPr4GFsWJn_BKbL-vifLiU76ft2MfiddO8-UHfAsLr0a6DNUKBy2oRpdZO50yyQd7LAhOO/s320/28+April+2010+Peregrine3+WC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468418448780587490" border="0" /></a>Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-76716912497683078312010-04-30T08:23:00.004+00:002010-04-30T08:58:09.465+00:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Warton Crag Peregrine Watch - April 2010</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I've recently joined a group of volunteers guarding the wellknown peregrine site nr Carnforth. This was only my second visit to the site, where the female is now on the nest. It was a great opportunity to study the birds without disturbance, and to watch both male and female giving excellent views whilst drinking tea and eating homemade cake (thanks hunny!)</span><br /><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXvPOid4D5coh9-0qHn3Og8VHjkiKCnWH3WyHc1OFpObQjVduVD0M-fITNutQdRdcilg9ijad6MSJzHBF3uKaKB6IrXc_ZqbaPNeuY2XnqRdrCd9mpmRDWOtGMDxjqNA0eCKY/s1600/DSCF0125.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXvPOid4D5coh9-0qHn3Og8VHjkiKCnWH3WyHc1OFpObQjVduVD0M-fITNutQdRdcilg9ijad6MSJzHBF3uKaKB6IrXc_ZqbaPNeuY2XnqRdrCd9mpmRDWOtGMDxjqNA0eCKY/s320/DSCF0125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465843542952858002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Female bird <span style="font-style: italic;">(below)</span>. She is somewhat larger than the male, most noticably so in flight and also is distinctive in that she has paler grey plumage on the back, with buff/sienna tinging to most of her coverts.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN07PcqupSkJuZxcKqJ1gL_T7lO8jU53jw9Pzioa5qF1GCIK5qDmcF4swR4ng-wEiplG4sioseSVoxwHPxjc81q-69ukOopSUOKv_DoybF5cyjqugo4fIPQaZ501Ggn_bjm0dY/s1600/DSCF0124.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN07PcqupSkJuZxcKqJ1gL_T7lO8jU53jw9Pzioa5qF1GCIK5qDmcF4swR4ng-wEiplG4sioseSVoxwHPxjc81q-69ukOopSUOKv_DoybF5cyjqugo4fIPQaZ501Ggn_bjm0dY/s320/DSCF0124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465843541831856082" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Male Peregrine, <span style="font-style: italic;">below</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">He is generally darker in tone, a more gun-metal appearance with cleaner lines, lacking the pale wing coverts of the female.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZzVZL8H0r1c5gY-Yoa_gt4X0Q7A330dzQIueqYFtgbrpoNbxdyTdy1RIpFEy65WczzttoemyAl5xe4YIAdJAnFYHRrNMvHph_OnFb20oGoT6ulcfomhuZn1nubtUh8Rgjbel0/s1600/DSCF0117.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZzVZL8H0r1c5gY-Yoa_gt4X0Q7A330dzQIueqYFtgbrpoNbxdyTdy1RIpFEy65WczzttoemyAl5xe4YIAdJAnFYHRrNMvHph_OnFb20oGoT6ulcfomhuZn1nubtUh8Rgjbel0/s320/DSCF0117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465843536325545538" border="0" /></a>Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33527085.post-35624686917163546632010-04-30T08:07:00.004+00:002010-04-30T08:57:20.814+00:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Black Grouse sketches - April 2010</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Here are a selection of sketchbook extracts from a recent session studying lekking Black Grouse in the north Pennines. This is the first time I've managed to obtain really good views of these wonderful birds, so a massive thanks to LW for his help and kindness in assisting me with a viewing hide.<br /><br />I'm hoping to produce a series of new Black Grouse paintings for this year's birdfair at Rutland Water, so watch this space!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrqXclvFsvfCZZ9Fn9tpOb9x-_T_CGPO4pDH8zsrY2_9QNnofSXhl8GxHqrpsC02V4HRgiSRq1-81aCkDpeDTy5B9KA7j7pJapzjWgNsb6njoUjLsMa1N3dsNlqkyZbHQtpFL/s1600/Copy+of+23+April+2010+Black+Grouse3+LB.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrqXclvFsvfCZZ9Fn9tpOb9x-_T_CGPO4pDH8zsrY2_9QNnofSXhl8GxHqrpsC02V4HRgiSRq1-81aCkDpeDTy5B9KA7j7pJapzjWgNsb6njoUjLsMa1N3dsNlqkyZbHQtpFL/s320/Copy+of+23+April+2010+Black+Grouse3+LB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465839450293248034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7BDYBGXAGnoGCTp7ieibn10WyV4G7W1BiDF0QGKlmOk7nHSPfK_PpIcXpS_DmPgyiEdXWcc3POh2l1beBp0w9Y80qV7fcLdeOtgfSbzplEET4a88dSdOEQeFc7-DUvfsTyVjc/s1600/23+April+2010+Black+Grouse+LB.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7BDYBGXAGnoGCTp7ieibn10WyV4G7W1BiDF0QGKlmOk7nHSPfK_PpIcXpS_DmPgyiEdXWcc3POh2l1beBp0w9Y80qV7fcLdeOtgfSbzplEET4a88dSdOEQeFc7-DUvfsTyVjc/s320/23+April+2010+Black+Grouse+LB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465839446871359042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrkK6ZShCDVDQ3vAXnHWpuOCYOkigIHjIpltguQrXeyubay3Eo0L-MOufZ2f7NCK4Fg9cGnbuqyH6PCn2G5qbKvYEzrot26PlnI2DT0UjDCYDsJY46-lLIH3sKghBLOq5kb-P/s1600/23+April+2010+Black+Grouse4+LB.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrkK6ZShCDVDQ3vAXnHWpuOCYOkigIHjIpltguQrXeyubay3Eo0L-MOufZ2f7NCK4Fg9cGnbuqyH6PCn2G5qbKvYEzrot26PlnI2DT0UjDCYDsJY46-lLIH3sKghBLOq5kb-P/s320/23+April+2010+Black+Grouse4+LB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465839438364743554" border="0" /></a>Jonathan Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12314274335549573580noreply@blogger.com0