Joe Pender Wildlife Photography

Saturday, 31 July 2010

Great Skua

This photo show this bonxie has been ringed and you can clearly see the blue ring with M4 on it . Which I will find out a bit more about were it was ringed and add the Information to this pic when I get it.

Great Skua

This was one of three bonxie's we saw yesterday on a day time pelagic .

Wednesday, 28 July 2010

Balearic Shearwater


I had another day time pelagic trip today with the Nott's Birders this time we went to the Seven stones reef were we saw this Balearic Shearwater which stayed with us for a couple of hours but not much else other than about forty European storm petrels.

Monday, 26 July 2010

Wilson's Petrel


Wilson's Petrel

We saw this molting Wilson's Petrel today .

Storm Petrel

A few photos from today's Pelagic with the Notts Birders .

Saturday, 24 July 2010

Balearic Shearwater


Balearic Shearwater


Balearic Shearwatwer

This Balearic Shearwater followed the boat in yesterday and was quiet happy for us to feed it fish scraps.

Sooty Shearwater


This Sooty Shearwater was 6 Miles SE yesterday .

Friday, 23 July 2010

Wilson's Storm Petrel

This Photo Wilson's shows the Yellow Webbing .

Wilson's Storm Petrel


We saw this Wilson's Petrel after about half an of drifting and chumming last night . It's a long way from it's Antarctic breeding ground's.

Tuesday, 20 July 2010

Adult Summer Grey Phalarope

These Phalarope were 2 Miles SE of St Mary's last night these pics were taken in poor light and heavy rain hence the poor quality images.

Grey Phalarope

We saw these Grey Phalaropes on a Pelagic trip last night which is very unusual for this time of year.

Sunday, 18 July 2010

Gannet


Gannet

This Gannet was one of about 50 feeding North of Tresco this morning.

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)

Still a lot of Puffins at mincarlo today

Tuesday, 13 July 2010

Basking Shark


Bella & the Basking Shark


This was one of two Basking Sharks near lower town today this one was about 20ft . Bella was very interested.

Thursday, 8 July 2010

Juv Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)


This Juvenile cuckoo was being feed by Rock Pipits up Penninis this morning probably the only one on St Mary's. this year.

Tuesday, 6 July 2010

Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)

One of about 20 Manx Shearwaters on last nights pelagic trip.