Driving through the Lammermuir Hills in december,Ollie in the back of the car,looking for wildlife to photograph.It’s -1C outside but feeling much colder with the wind chill.Inside the car it’s no warmer,as both front windows are open,a beanbag on both sides,and the cars’ heater has packed up.Even the camera packs up in the end as the battery gets too cold.
Mind you,They do say,we are supposed to ‘suffer for our art’.
‘Well’,said Ollie,’Whoever They are,they can shut the f**k up!’
Red Grouse,m sat backlit,fluffed up and calling in the frosty snow.Lammermuir Hills,Scottish Borders.
Backlit Red Grouse sat in the cold frosty snow.
Fluffed up against the cold in the Lammermuirs.
Backlit Red Grouse sitting in the cold.
Red Grouse,m.
Backlit Red Grouse in frosty snow.
Red Grouse with raindrops,through grasses.
Red Grouse in the Lammermuirs heather.
Red Grouse,f in the rain and windswept grasses.
Red Grouse in the low winter sun.
Red Grouse,f in grasses.Has a painterly feel.
Red Grouse,f in grasses in the Lammermuir Hills.
About Phil Mclean
Hi, my name is Phil Mclean.
I'm a nature photographer living in Berwickshire,in the Scottish Borders.I enjoy photographing all aspects of nature,from the birds and the bees,to the mammals and the trees.
I just love being out in the countryside whenever possible and preferably with a camera.
Although I do make it difficult for myself,as I'm normally accompanied by my photographic assistant, Ollie,my springer spaniel dog.
I hope you'll enjoy the pictures that I post and if you have the time and the inclination,please leave a comment.
Thanks.