Wildlife and macro photography

Insects, birds and animals, up close.

Where I went, what I found, the photos I came back with and the kit I used to get them.

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A mute swan preening, its head tucked under a raised wing — Behind the Veil

Trip journal

One write-up per outing: the place, what turned up, and what I shot it with.

A grey heron standing in dark water in front of reeds

28 October 2026

Bushy Park at sunrise

Red and fallow deer, unusually tame birds, and a mushroom too big for the macro lens.

Kit: 200-800mm, 100mm macro

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A lioness and a lion roaring side by side against a pale sky

30 September to 1 October 2026

West Midlands Safari Park

A lion and lioness mating, photographed through the car window, and an ostrich's third eyelid caught by chance.

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A teasel head wrapped in dew-covered web, in black and white

A dog walk in black and white

An experiment in black and white on a local walk: a web in dew, a teasel head and a single feather.

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A grey heron at the water's edge, streaked sideways into soft bands among sharp reeds

Intentional camera movement

Slow shutter speeds and deliberate movement: birds, the moon and city lights drawn into streaks and layers.

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Musings

One picture, one thought, not always a serious one.

A fallow buck with broad antlers and a bright red nose, standing in front of dark tree trunks — Is the rut turning fallow deer into Bushy reindeer?

A young swan resting its bill on its back, with two more behind it in the same pose, each softer than the last — Echo echo echo

Gallery

A cobweb strung with dew drops, in black and white — Web in Dew

A white feather resting on a leaf, in black and white — Feather

A young starling standing on seaweed on a pebble shore — The Startled Starling

A fallow buck lying in grass, lit from the side against a dark background — Fallow Buck at Rest

An ostrich facing the camera with its third eyelid across both eyes — The Third Eyelid

A lioness and a lion roaring side by side — Lion and Lioness

A spotted fawn nose to nose with an adult deer — A Mother's Love

Camel in Profile

Autumn trees swirled by a twist of the camera — ICM: Autumn Trees

A grey heron streaked sideways among sharp reeds — ICM: Grey Heron

What's in the bag

Every journal entry says which of these I used and why.

Canon EOS R7Camera
200-800mmBirds and distant wildlife
100mm macroInsects and fungi
18-150mmEverything else
Insta360 and Zoom H1Behind the scenes and sound

Yolanda smiling in a grassy field with her camera, Betty the boxer lying beside her with a ball

I'm Yolanda

I am a midwife. Alongside that, I am increasingly asked to photograph people's businesses, which I do as Yolanda Warren Photography. Wildlife photography is what I turn to in my spare time to relax, although in truth I find all of it relaxing, the business and portrait work included.

Here I photograph wildlife, mostly close up: insects, birds, fungi and whatever else turns up, usually with Betty the boxer somewhere nearby.