Welcome to my wildlife adventures, follow me as I learn all about wildlife, as I get out with my camera to photograph the wild side of the UK
My plan is to get out at least once a week and create a video of my travels around the UK as I document my wildlife photography and adventures.
My name is Ashley Barnard and I am a full-time professional photographer based in Lancashire UK on the Fylde coast.
I have been a professional photographer for around 15 years, and have recently started with wildlife photography, here on my KZread channel you can follow me as I dive into this minefield of wild birds and animals learning their names, identifying them, and learning the calls of the wild.
So please feel free to like and subscribe and follow me on my journey into the world of wildlife photography.
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Your photo at 9:52 is absolutely stunning. The crisp sharpress of the image and capturing both the bird and the water looks incredible
Cheers Luke many thanks for the comment, the image was taken on the R6 with the 24-105 RF lens, at f4, 1/2000 sec, ISO-2500 at a focal length of 50mm , yeh itcame out ok, many thanks.
You say not the best shot I beg to differ its a fantastic shot.
Cheers Andy 😉👍
Hello Ashley. Great photos as always. Can you tell us what focal length you had your 24-105mm set at please?
HI Paul it was set to around 58mm 👍
Your choice of relaxation is a win win situation, for you and us. Thanks so much, Ashley. Loved the story of the kingfisher chicks queuing in the nest. Never heard of this before.
Awesome video
Great vid Ashley as usual I don’t know nothing about photography but love the king fisher and the videos thanks and look forward to the next in wales 👍
Absolutely great Ashley, you inspire me so much, beautiful pictures and videos
Excellent pics Ashley.
great video and great shots
Great video Ashley, can't beat some good Kingfisher action 👋
Is sparrow hawk eating the other birds that come to the hide?
Hi, many thanks for your comment. No, it would appear not, although I'm sure it is not through the lack of trying but it doesn't seem to. The birds are aware that the sparrowhawks are around and are on high alert.
Thanks for a Great vlog, stunning images and sharing your immense passion for it. A pleasure to witness. I've been before but will go back again.
I only recognise the Chinese Blackbirds in your video. Could you please supply the names of other birds in your garden 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Ahhh mate this is fantastic! Really just love this as it shows what can be achieved in your own garden without having to drive miles and miles !!!! Also, I now want one of those hides haha
Ha... seagulls? Which page of bird book do you find those? 😂 Great video as usual. It's really good to see a piece about more common garden birds.... Well done.
So many backyard birds ! And I love that the sun rises at 4:30 am… here in Northern California on our longest day, the sunrise is 5: 38 am. You are so much farther north than we are.
Great stuff, Sir! I do enjoy photographing the birds in my garden. I have put out a humming bird feeder in hopes of getting some images of them, but no luck as to yet.
Hi Ashley,looking forward to seeing the results from your trip to Skomer we are booked for next year, nice to meet you and your good lady at Bempton a couple of weeks ago, we moved on to flambough head got some nice close ups of puffins 😊
Hi Alan good to meet you too, Yeh looking forward to a couple of good days on the Island, all I ask for is decent weather lol.
Hi Ashley, top video. I too like to watch the Starlings 😎 very interesting whilst foraging 📸
I've been doing the same over these past few hot days - just sitting on the patio under an umbrella, with a mug of coffee, and my 70-300 and 150-600! We have had a good variety, for here, but only in ones and twos, really. No starlings at all though. Gosh those pointy bills look lethal for the juveniles! Enjoyed this video very much. Thanks for sharing.
I just love the way the juvenile starlings beg for food even though they're capable of feeding themselves, great video
Hi Ashley, continuing to watch and enjoy your fantastic films and photography on wildlife. Every time I watch I just have to say out loud “just beautiful “ The bird towards the end is a robin, just a very scruffy one which I have noticed with blue tits as well when they are busy feeding their young. They just don’t have time to preen themselves because they just don’t have the time 😅therefore end up looking particularly scruffy. I’m not sure if they are probably getting a new set of feathers as well towards the end of summer ready for the cooler days to come? Thanks for the enjoyment you give me watching your films anyway 😊👍🏻
great video and great shots
many thanks👍
Beautiful images and footage 👏 your delight and excitement over the wildlife is infectious, put a smile on my face. Bempton cliffs is on our list of new places to go this summer holidays, been wanting to go for years but lifes always got in the way 😅
There last week still plenty of water voles in pond 😊
Great Vid as usual you never let us down can’t wait for the next one 😊👍
Great video and great observation hut 😊, you are lucky 🤗🪶
Very helpful video setting suggestions thank you
Fantastic video mate, what a brilliant experience
Glad you enjoyed it Ryan, thanks for your continued support of the channel
Great video im going ,lol , what lense was you using Ashley also which video editing app im leaning towards doing more video , thank you.
Hi am using the 100-500 RF lens and I used Davinci resolve
WOW absolutely brilliant shots
Thank you so much 😀
Superb photos and videos New subscriber Fantastic
Hi Allen , many thanks for the sub, 👍
Fantastic video and superb photography. Keep making the Vlogs.
Cheers Mick 👍
Glad you liked south Lincolnshire. I only live about 5 miles from Toms hides I have been to his hides a few times over the last few times. plenty of wildlife round here. Barn owls, short eared owls, Kestrels, Deer, Foxes, Badgers.
Excellent marsh harrier observation footage and also a beautiful owl photo. Thanks for sharing. A big LIKE from me. I'm a new friend here. A birder from Singapore. Happy birding!!! 🔔👍
Thanks for coming
Ashley, you are an extraordinary photographer. Everything looks just perfect. That Kingfisher swivelling midair... I've never seen that and now I have thanks to your brilliant slowmo. Your patience and perseverance is staggering. We wish you many, many more wonderful outings and happy times. ATB to you from Western Australia.
Nice video. Toms hides are a great, everything you need for a nice relaxing day or night is provided. I've had some fantastic times in them, try the otter at night.
Wow spectacular Kingfisher shots, and boy what a hide !!!
Beautiful 😍
Thank you! 😊
Excellent video and photos 👏📸
Glad you enjoyed it Simeon, and thanks for your continued support of the channel
Wonderful video. Hope you are doing well 👍🦦
Thanks! You too buddy, hope the family is well.
Great film that’s some hide great images and videos I really enjoyed it ❤ regards Dave
I'm confused by the shutter speed and the power of the flash. I understand that the low flash power of 1/256 has the fastest ability to stop action. So for example if I set my ISO on my camera to 400 ISO. I opened my aperture to 6.3 on my zoom lens. And I set my shutter speed to 250th of a second and the power of the flash at half. Will the flash power freeze a hummingbird? Or should I set my ISO at 400 and my shutter speed at 2000 and then set my flash at one quarter or half power. I'm confused by the difference between the flash power and the shutter speed I'm not sure which one needs to freeze the hummingbird. Is it the flash that freezes the hummingbird or the shutter speed or both?
loved your photos and pleased that you had such a wonderful time Ashley.
I love watching your videos all the way from Australia. Some of your nature reserves are amazing. We have a lot to learn! I love the joy you get from a day out, wonderful.❤
Great video Ashley, Bempton is looking worth a visit soon.
Definitely! a great place to visit Sean.
Fantastic Ashley, what a cracking day to be out along the cliffs! Beautiful array of wild flowers and nature all around! Also some beautiful pictures of the seabirds, Gannets never fail to amaze me, such striking feather detail and the eyes are beautiful. This is probably one of my favourites of yours so well done mate. Shooting down is never the ideal but you've done well to capture the beauty of the birds doing their thing. It seems Bempton is one Hot Spot for Naturalists, Photographers and Vloggers, but I think your video and enthusiasm has added to the one of the best ones. Well done buddy. Rich
That was too wonderful! Thanks so much for letting me tag along!
You are welcome Jon glad you enjoyed it, many thanks 👍
Got to be your best video yet! Incredible shots 👏 looking forward to my visit in August. Part 2 in the making?
Hi and, thanks for your comment. Glad you enjoyed the video. I hope you have a fabulous time when you visit in August 👍
Beautiful footage Ashley. I wish I was there with you, just amazing, the Gannets are at the top of my list!