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The Wired Hide
The Pond Hide
Hare Hides
Swallows
Barn Owls
Diving in the Dark
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Temporary hide - Parasitic Cuckoo - £100
One of natures great spectacles is the cuckoo’s breeding behaviour. After laying its egg in the nest of its host the young cuckoo ejects the other eggs from the nest within the first 24hrs after hatching so its surrogate parents give it their full attention. Once the cuckoo is feathered and in its final days in the nest we run a few sessions for photographers to witness this behaviour first hand. We have located some nests this year so get in touch on email for further info and dates.
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The kestrels that visit the wired hide have recently hatched off a massive clutch of 6 young. We antcipate the young will fledge around the 13th June then the juvenile kestrels find their wings and feed themselves on the perches and props outside the hide for up to 7 weeks. We have some workshops planned with the kestrels and owls during the first week in July concentrating on images using a wide angle lens looking up at the birds hovering before dropping onto their prey.
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The Tawny owls at the wired hide are on fine form now with 2 pairs coming to the hide to take food back to their young. Young tawnies are cared for all summer by their parents so this peak in activity is set to last into August. The hide has been revamped last autumn with some major changes including taking a mains electrical supply over to the hide Further info on the changes here. We use constant LED lights for seeing the wildlife and focusing and flash takes over for the exposure. We supply all the lighting equipment needed for the shoot. We setup in the late afternoon and the hide is yours until 7am the following day (you can leave anytime you like). If you stay in the hide until dawn the following day you will likely see a kestrel visit before the session ends.
In July we have a specialist workshop running with the owls concentrating on images of the owls as it’s prey would see it.
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We have a breeding pair of kingfishers visiting the pond which will increase activity and offer different behaviour from the birds at the hide whilst they are rearing their young throughout the summer. The hide also offers a good chance of capturing images of herons and egrets during the day and all at water level. During the night the heron is currently spending the most part of the night sitting on the pond but most interestingly not leaving when the otter visits. The heron has been seen lunging at the otter and even taking fish straight out the otters mouth. This behaviour is something we have never seen before at the hide with the 2 species. It’s sure to throw up some incredible images of the species interacting.
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180º & 90º Brown Hare hides - AM/PM/Full Days - £130 - £180
With the longer warmer days here now our hare hides will be running as AM or PM sessions starting at either first light or 4pm for the rest of the summer. The meadows the hides overlook are now in full bloom so its a great time to capture images of this enigmatic species amongst the wildflowers. The hides are all low level so offer the perfect angle to shoot from in a comfortable sitting position. This is not a situation where we are supplementary feeding to bring the hares to the hide - you are a simply a spectator to nature in this hide but with the density of hares on the site we are sure you will have encounters during your session.
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Swallows - AM/PM - £80
We saw our first swallow on the 5th April this year and since then they have arrived in droves. We use artificial light for the exposure in this setup to freeze their incredible speed. More info on these sessions will be released once we get a good idea on timings this year but normally they run through the first week in June. All the lighting is supplied and tuition on its use give at the time.
We have a pair of barn owls on territory at the moment at the site pictured below. If they do decide to breed there then we will be run the hide for a week when the young owlets begin to fledge. If you’re intrested then send us a email now so we can keep you informed on how things are going.
Pond Hide - Kingfisher - Diving in the dark workshops - £299
This artistic take on the kingfishers dive never seems to disappoint participants. Using a mixture of flash, ambient light and artificial light we are able to capture in detail the wingbeats and motion during the kingfishers dive. Full tuition is given on the day and all the lighting equipment is supplied. This image can only be taken with one photographer in the hide at a time so the price is for the whole hide to yourself on the day.
Dates from 15th November - 20th December
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Gift Vouchers
Gift Vouchers are available year round making the perfect gift for your photographer friends and family.
We can do a voucher to any value - contact us for more information.
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