Animals | Mark Simms Photography

Asiatic Lions

Asiatic Lion, Chester Zoo, Chester, England, UK

© Mark Simms Photography (2018)

Our trip to India included a couple of nights in Ranthambhore National Park in the east of Rajasthan. Unfortunately we didn’t see Tigers on any of our three jeep safaris, but we did see the following:

Antelope, Ranthambhore, Rajasthan, India

Bee Hive, Ranthambhore, Rajasthan, India

Crested Serpent Eagle, Ranthambhore, Rajasthan, India

Languor Monkey 1, Ranthambhore, Rajasthan, India

Languor Monkey 2, Ranthambhore, Rajasthan, India

Rufus Treepie, Ranthambhore, Rajasthan, India

Samba Deer 1, Ranthambhore, Rajasthan, India

Samba Deer 2, Ranthambhore, Rajasthan, India

Samba Deer 3, Ranthambhore, Rajasthan, India

Spotted Deer 1, Ranthambhore, Rajasthan, India

Spotted Deer 2, Ranthambhore, Rajasthan, India

© Mark Simms Photography (2015)

Burton Mere RSPB Reserve

We’ve only been to the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) Reserve at Burton Mere a couple of times, but as it’s pretty local to us (and since we became members the last time we visited a few weeks ago) I think we shall be visiting many more times in the future. Its situated on the Cheshire/Wirral border on the estuary to the River Dee and is a magnet for a surprisingly wide variety of flora and fauna.

The images below have been posted on this site before, but as they are all from the same location I thought it was appropriate to share them again in one gallery.

Burton Mere RSPB Reserve, Cheshire, England

Sunlight Across The Dee

Female Chaffinch

Golden Grasses 1

Golden Grasses 2

Golden Grasses 3

Fluffy

Twister

Unidentified Goose

Black-headed Gull

Squabble

The Walk

“Candy Floss”

Somerford Park Spectators

To round off my series of posts from the Somerford Park Horse Trials, below are a few shots depicting some of the spectators:

Somerford Park Horse Trials 9

I love the expression on the riders face in the first image below…..concentration and determination through gritted teeth:

By the time I took this shot the rain was starting to fall, hence the reason why I’ve gone with a dark; de-saturated, contrasty treatment with the post processing: