Ben Bush Photography

17/07/2026

A day in our life #3

Swallow Aerobatics & a Hesket Sparrow


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15/07/2026

'Juvenile Seagull'

Almost got this shot but I've had to work to sharpen the head and eye. It worked out better as a black and white. I love the wing shape. I've found the most amazing location to get close to these birds so I will be returning to do better

Still, I quite like this photo, soft focus and all. A higher shutter speed and quicker with the focus next time

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14/07/2026

14/07/2026

Juvenile Seagull

14/07/2026

A day in our life day #2

14/07/2026

A day in our life #2

5.30am at St Bee's

Bee's in my garden

I'm making an effort to take photos daily. I'm not promising a daily post but I think its quite fun and I'm enjoying playing with my cameras so I will post when I can. If you'd like to post in the comments your photos from your day, I'd love to see them and its a good exercise to experiment with the camera and practice our photography. Doesn't even need to be a posh camera, could be a smartphone

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13/07/2026

'A day in our life'

We swam and walked Ennerdale at 5am

I spent some time watching the seagulls in Carlisle while getting an MOT

Nice to have the girls back for a holiday. Frida is so up for it. She behaves like a collie, always fun to see


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11/07/2026

True words

I keep seeing folk out in the blazing sun with their dogs. I walked mine at 5am this morning and will again at 10pm. They’re bored but cool 😎

I’m sick of banging on about it!

Back on Helvellyn yesterday in the blistering heat with a minimal breeze and yet I see tonnes of dogs struggling on the paths!

Are people thick or do they just not care? ‘My dog is covered in fur, they can only cool themselves down through panting so let’s take them on a non sheltered mountain during a heatwave’!

The poor dogs are panting for their lives, looking sluggish and struggling to move! Do the right thing and take them very early doors or last thing at night when it’s cooler - stop being a wa**er!

I’ll argue this to death, dogs are our best friends and they deserve much better.

02/07/2026

The Wrens morning song!

'The Wren's morning song'

This little fella was singing their hearts out the other day in the woods. It was a lovely way to start the day!

I'm back in the woods today working on the setup and hoping to encourage the Buzzards and Owls to come down and say hi! They've been visiting when I'm not there but the Buzzard(s) is definitely getting braver! Seems the birds have started seeing me and the dogs as a good source of food so they stick around mainly when we are back in the woods. They tend to sit in the trees and watch us, waiting to pop down for a snack

Bit windy today but its always fun! Aiming for a late afternoon hide session too once I've done all my jobs!

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30/06/2026

Milky Way Arch over Crummock

Crummock lies in the Western Lake District and I'm lucky enough to only live a few miles away. Its still a place you can escape the crowds largely and you still get some lovely dark skies too

Here you can see a full Milky Way arch. To the right you can see towards Buttermere. You can just see the bottom of Melbreak and in the distance High Stile & Red PIke. Haystacks with Great Gable can be seen with the top of Fleetwith Pike just visible behind Rannerdale Knots. The Milky Way then arches over Whiteless Pike, Grassmoor & Whiteside and on the far left Low Fell can be seen.

In the sky above Fleetwith & Rannerdale lies the gas cloud at the heart of our galaxy, the Galactic Core. The constellations of Scorpius, Sagittarius, Delphinus and a few more can be seen also. Above Grasmoor, Cygnus can be seen shining brightly with the bright stars of Vega & Deneb. Then you can see Cassiopeia, the Double Cluster & Perseus with our sister galaxy Andromeda just to the side of Whiteside. Andromeda is the most distant object visible to the naked eye and lies 2.537 million light years away. All pretty mind blowing to me!

This photo and more can be found at www.ben-bush.co.uk

We also have a woodland with a beautiful wildlife hide, more information can also be found on my website or why don't you checkout the page Cumbria Wildlife Hides


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