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The Unforeseen
I have been loving watching others capture some truly magnificent images this last couple of months, but on the two occasions I did pick up a camera I was once again, in awe of the diverse beauty of wildlife in Argyll.

There is a sound that will always get my heart racing: the dry rattling of a grasshopper. As you walk past, they suddenly stop. This animal is easily heard but a nightmare to find. You can be staring at a piece of grass listening to their percussive calling only millimetres from your nose, but still there is no sign of them. Just as you give up, a movement catches your eye as it hops well out of range. This went on for a while until eventually this one settled on a leaf with reasonably soft light bathing his piercing gaze.

One of the joys of wildlife photography for me is it opens my eyes to things I had not appreciated fully before.

I like seals. I like how good they are in water and I like how comical they are out of water.

I like how exciting a glimpse of one is. What I had not appreciated is how stunning they are up close.

Thanks to some fantastic boat handling from Ron (Mara Mhor Seal trips), we got within two metres of these simply awesome and striking animals. I was moved by their handsome and somewhat tired faces, and, once they got used to us how relaxed they were. A truly inspiring wildlife moment.

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