Gareth Atkinson Wildlife Photography

04/28/2026

Willow warbler with nesting material
From a nice weekend recently up Teesdale/Weardale

04/27/2026

04/20/2026

Great to get out for the day - long time since the camera came out of its hiding place.

Unbelievable experience with this Male Adder in the County Durham sunshine.

10/04/2025

Finally got some motivation to take a look at the photos i took, on our visit to Vancouver back in April.
What a place it was.

Loads of Bald Eagles around the city but in the 1 occasion i took the camera out, the sun shone just long enough to capture these beauties.

04/04/2025

Checked into the roof bar
Sun is shining
Eating Yorkshire puddings.
How Fridays afternoons should roll.

04/03/2025

07/20/2024

Photography.... Whats that again?😂
Once again it feels like forever since ive had chance to get out with the camera.

But recently Dad and I headed out for the day in search of the elusive, sadly due to heavy persecution, Hen Harrier.

The sun shone, and we were blessed by a Female and their 2 Juveniles - sadly no photos of these.
However after a few hours this magnificent Male soared passed.
It was a short visit as it was feeding, so a quick flight in drop off dinner, and back out again on the hunt.

This is the first Male Hen Harrier ive seen in England, what a pleasure.

12/15/2023

After chasing thee beauties half way round the north east last month, this week they were 50 yards from the house 🤣
Had to scramble and nearly fall out the bedroom window so I could see them to class it as a garden tick ✅
Waxwing feeding on the hawthorn berries in Darlo

12/14/2023

Fantastic start to the week with Mrs Kingfisher appearing on the SUDS Drainage ponds on our estate
I didn’t expect to see so much wildlife so close to us here in Darlo.

11/14/2023

Its looking like it may be a great winter for these beauties.
We have had an influx of Waxwings over the last 2 or 3 weeks
I popped up to Tyneside last week and managed to catch a 'Museum' (as a group of Waxwings is known) of around 25 birds.
Keep you eyes on the local berry trees folks and you might get lucky.