The shades of the floor

Taken at Paignton Zoo. Sometimes looking down isn’t the worst place to be looking. Continue reading →

Lionfish in the night

Here a common lion fish, one of the most talked about fish as an invasive species, in its home range (Red Sea). Was amazing to be able to see them hunting at night, as usual completely unfazed by our presence. Continue reading →

Underwater competition

In the coral reef biome the desire for light means that there is so much life packed into a small space. Another shot from the Red Sea Continue reading →

Reflection

The ponds of Exeter Campus showing off in the summer sunshine (2012). One of our campus’s many hidden gems. Continue reading →

Ollie in Eden

Ollie Leader finding a peaceful spot at the Eden Project. It was a wonderful day which calmed me through and through. A day when you mostly whisper what you say, just because thats how quiet it is. You feel like you are at the theatre of natural serenity. Continue reading →

Pink Coral

A beautiful Dendronephthya hemprichi seen in the Red Sea. The light show filtering down through the wonderfully clear water. This a common occurrence during my 2 months out there. The colours of the deep always a joy to see. Continue reading →

Summer Shadows

As the summer sunshine breaks through the canopy it cast an array of shadows upon the tree and also gave you a sense of protection somehow. This was just by Cornwall House, at the end of the summer term 2012 Continue reading →

Foxglove

This was taken at the end of the summer term 2012 whilst on a lovely walk through the nature reserve to the small stream at the bottom. We then found this lovely, calm and peaceful place full of foxgloves. Was a wonderful day, spent in a wonderful place with a wonderful person Continue reading →

The small in the Big

This was in the nature reserve at the top of campus. This little spider caught my eye against the setting sun. Was lovely to find such a little part of a larger ecosystem Continue reading →

Crocodile fish

This is an Indian Ocean crocodile fish hiding out on the sandy bank of a Red Sea reef. These fish have wonderful colouration and markings, but their eyes are my favourite part of them. They have a covering over their eye which is different on every individual and looks like a tree of life upside … Continue reading →

Direction

Sometimes the bench faces the wrong way.. Another shot from Paignton Zoo. This one showing the british beauty, that the bench does not face, rather than the exotic, which the bench does face. Continue reading →