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Wildlife Archives - Steven Fairbrother

5 days and no pictures

By Steven|2021-12-31T08:22:41+00:00December 30th, 2021|Photography, Wildlife|

It was around -3ºc and dark when I arrived [...]

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Dead seal pup

By Steven|2021-02-21T08:46:52+00:00February 21st, 2021|Wildlife|

This dead seal pup photo is hard to look [...]

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Attenborough Nature Reserve photography

By Steven|2020-04-03T15:38:51+01:00February 13th, 2020|Blog, Wildlife|

Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust's Attenborough Nature Reserve is a great [...]

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Norfolk winter photography 2018

By Steven|2019-06-11T20:49:06+01:00June 11th, 2019|Blog, Landscapes, Photography, Wildlife|

As you can probably tell from the title 'Norfolk [...]

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BWPA winning images for 2018

By Steven|2018-11-05T20:13:42+00:00November 5th, 2018|Awards, Photography, Wildlife|

The BWPA winning images for 2018 have just announced and [...]

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Isle of May photography trip

By Steven|2020-07-05T19:44:46+01:00July 1st, 2018|Blog, Photography, Photography Guides, Uncategorised, Video, Wildlife|

The Isle of May is a nature reserve managed [...]

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Photographing hedgehogs

By Steven|2018-06-27T11:13:16+01:00June 27th, 2018|Blog, Photography, Photography Guides, Wildlife|

Not sure if my mate regretted telling me he [...]

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The Bass Rock time-lapse video

By Steven|2018-06-27T10:58:57+01:00June 20th, 2018|Blog, Video, Wildlife|

I could stand and watch Bass Rock all day [...]

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Photography Talks

By Steven|2018-06-12T18:47:28+01:00June 12th, 2018|drone, Landscapes, News, Photography, Photography Guides, Talks, Wildlife|

I've just put together 3 new photography talks! you [...]

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Norfolk grey seals 2017

By Steven|2017-12-27T13:02:30+00:00December 27th, 2017|Blog, Photography, Wildlife|

With record numbers of grey seal pups being born [...]

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