Cards for Christmas – November 2025
To all those very kind people who keep asking me about Christmas cards - I’m now pleased to share...
Meet the Photographers – October 2025
Bring your Emily Collins School calendar along on the day and get the photographers to sign it....
The second reason to go to Panama – June 2025
On Tuesday 17th June it was the iconic Harpy Eagle and today, 20th June 2025...
Panamanian Buterfies – June 2025
I seem to remember there used to be a theme on Instagram called ‘no feathers Friday’. I’m not sure...
The rarest of the Oropendolas – June 2025
This is a Black Oropendola and, apparently, much harder to find than any of the other members of...
Visiting the amazing Canopy Tower near Panama City – June 2025
I spent ages with Erick, my fantastic local guide looking for this little beauty. It is a...
It may have been raining but… – June 2025
... but there is always something to brighten up the day! On the trail of the Blue Cotinga in the...
Beautiful birds wherever you look! – June 2025
Everyone loves a Keel billed Toucan don’t they especially when one is flitting between the trees…...
It may have been raining… – June 2025
... but there is always something to brighten up the day! On the trail of the Blue Cotinga in the...
Panama – the reason to go! – June 2025
The reason I went to Panama.....The absolutely iconic Harpy Eagle - so powerful, so impressive, so...
3-2-1 Lions!! – February 2024
A lioness with her two teenage sons! Pictured following a hunting lesson... Murchison Falls...
The oxpecker and the buffalo – Feb 2025
Both just ‘chilling’ by the waterhole! Lake Mburo NP, Uganda [gallery...
On guard! – February 2025
This was the lookout for the rest of the family …. Not often you spot a mongoose! First one I’ve...
Well, part of it is brown – February 2025
Bizarrely named ‘Brown parrot’ when most of it is green?! But hey ho, what’s in a name eh? It is...
Yummy if you can catch it – February 2025
Dinner can be yummy on Lake Bunyonyi…but you have to catch your own food. Indeed, you have to...
Beautiful and colourful! – February 2025
Lilac breasted rollers are so dramatically colourful aren’t they? In truth, I am always so pleased...
I’m watching you! – February 2025
A pretty cool looking chameleon giving me the eye on the Uganda Coffee plantation! Kisoro, Uganda
Beauty is not just physical – February 2025
This beautifully quiet, humble and dedicated Ugandan lady is a very valuable member of our team in...
Love is in the air but… – February 2025
...double trouble is looming from these two beauties. Just after sunrise… Uganda’s national...
it’s the breeding season for Zebras – February 2025
Whatever next?! Zebras fighting over the ladies….Lake MBuro NP, Uganda ???????? [gallery...
What big teeth you have! – February 2025
Oh Grandma, what big teeth you have! Mburo NP? Uganda … not sure about the green foaming though?!...
Beautiful flowers attract beautiful birds – February 2025
If you have beautiful, colourful flowers in your garden like they do here at the Mutolere...
Stunningly colourful bird – February 2025
A stunningly colourful Crested Barbet appeared out of nowhere while we were driving through Lake...
Life can be an uphill struggle – January 2025
Next time you’re walking to work or to the shop and you’re thinking that life is tough, please...
Lake MBuro at Dawn – January 2025
Early morning, just after sunrise in Lake Mburo NP Uganda…Twas quite chilly and the animals and...
Classic Uganda – January 2025
Classic image of Uganda, a young giraffe, a lone tree and a big sky… Lake Mburo NP. I’ve only been...
Sooo cute!
Still one of my favourite ever photos … I took this in Ecuador and it always elicits an ‘aw’ from...
Great black – backed gull chicks
Lesser black backed gull chicks - oblivious to everything around them apart from the food they get...
African Crocodile
Oh Grandma what big teeth you have! A huge 3/4 metre African crocodile trying to cool down! River...
At last! a dartford warbler
I finally managed to see a Dartford Warbler. It was tiny, very busy and extremely quick flitting...
Guillemots
It is so interesting watching guillemots but they always seem to be in the most inaccessible...
Puffin Colony
This small group of puffins had separated themselves from the colony and looked very pleased with...
Hornet Moth
I don’t know anything about moths so I was intrigued to meet this Lunar Hornet moth on Skokholm...
Puffins on Skokholm 2024
Yes, it’s that time of year again, we’re photographing puffins on the beautiful Skokholm...
Chasers!
There were lots of these 4 spotted chasers flitting about, apparently they are extremely active...
Little Owl in the early morning
Within half an hour of the sunrise the sun’s rays began to filter through the trees above the mist...
Woody Woodpecker
A very cute yellow-crested woodpecker. One I hadn’t seen before. It was flitting amongst the trees...
Zebras galore
Now I know where they got the idea for ‘bar codes’ from! As everyone knows, each and every Zebra...
What a baddy!
The spectacled weaver bird looking every bit of a ‘baddy’… Rukungiri, Uganda
Sunbird
Sunbird and flower, I seem to have a lot of photos like this or similar to this one. I wonder what...
Hefalumps
Everyone loves a hefalump, including me…so here’s a couple, a young one and an old one, got to...
Oh grandma
Say ‘ah’…oh grandma what big teeth you have! This is a 3 or 4 metre Nile Crocodile, I couldn’t get...
Symmetry and elegance slowly and peacefully emerging from the shimmering heat of the day into...
National bird of Uganda
Uganda’s National bird, the Grey Crowned Crane is undoubtedly a beautiful looking bird. I’ve...
RSPB Swell Woods
Nuthatches just love scuttling up and down tree trunks to find invertebrates and insects as you...
Secretive water rail
Such a shy and secretive little bird…the Water Rail. I saw this one down in a ditch under the...
Springtime Grebes
Great crested grebes beginning their courting rituals but they didn’t quite complete the weed...
My first Craft Fair!
Well, this should be interesting, my first craft fair at...
One million steps!
One Million Steps! We’d like to invite you to join us in a virtual ‘walk around the world in 80...
Two new calendars for 2024
As ever, the past year has flown by... so here we have two more calendars to raise funds to...
Wine O’Clock
Wine O’Clock – at St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, Ferndown, Dorset On Monday evening 23rd ...
Fundraising ‘Gig’
We are thrilled to be able to promote this gig featuring Lock, Stock & Barrel. Howard, June...
The 2023 calendars are with the printers
Well here we are again looking forward to another year. I'm shocked, where has the time gone? I...
Thank you – a quick catch up of our efforts in Uganda…
A big 'THANK YOU' to the people that make up the congregation at St. Mary's Church, here in...
Curry Night at St. Mary’s Church
The men’s group at our Church have organised a curry evening...
A different viewpoint
With advice from James Loveridge Photography and lots of "Photoshop' support from Dave Ayres to...
More furniture made by Jim’s Shed
Quite often I find that is the little things that bring me the most joy! For example, yesterday I...
A logo to be proud of…
We are very happy to launch the new Emily Collins School logo and it comes with a secondary motif....
Untold joy in Rukungiri district..
Martin has often told us about how happy the children are when they are told they have secured a...
Quick update from Uganda
Greetings from Africa! just a few words from us in here in Uganda. We have been here for more than...
Partnering with a local company – Vanguard World
It is a great honour to be supported by a world-wide company which designs, manufactures and...
Challenge Andrew!
Last weekend, my son, Andrew Collins and I were in the Gentlemen's League barbers in Totton. We...
Amazing ‘Hair Sacrifice!’
So far, young Blake Collins, my grandson and Emily's nephew, has raised over £900 for the Emily...
And the ‘bench desks’ keep on coming!!!
PROGRESS! Â As you can see, the boys are working hard in the woodwork training centre in Rukungiri...
Teenage entrepreneur to the fore
I thought it would be nice to share a heart warming story with you this morning to combat the...
Who’d like the opportunity to sponsor a desk !
Talking to Martin in Uganda last weekend we discussed the need for desks for the children to use...
2022 Calendars
Well eventually, after much deliberation and discussion, the 3 calendars for 2022 finally went to...
Woodwork Training Centre – update
One of our projects in Uganda was to build a woodworking training centre for school leavers so...
Grizzlies in the wild help the cause!
Sarah and I travelled out from Campbell River on Vancouver Island to catch sight of grizzly bears...
Where better to go than Canada to get photos for the 2022 Calendars
We're working hard here in Campbell River, Vancouver Island to get photos for the 2022...
Just add windows and doors as necessary…
I'm a couple of days late with this update but still thrilled to report that Martin's team have...
A new ‘Partner’ steps forward
What's the difference between a sponsor and a partner I ask myself? It doesn't really matter does...
UKWOT Recognition raises our profile
As most of you know, I didn't set out to publish my wildlife photographs and, indeed, for many...
Day 20#20 Greetings Cards
They say 'all good things must come to an end' don't they and this is certainly true here as we...
Day 19#20 Greetings Cards
Sometimes we have to travel across the world to get the photos we want and other times our quarry...
Day 18#20 Greetings Cards
Here we go again.... another fascinating photo from the 2021 Mouse Calendar. Taken during an...
Working with a great sponsor
Another great day out yesterday working with the really nice guys from one of the sponsors of the...
Gradually Getting There…
A very quick update from Martin shows that the builders are 'gradually getting there' and by that...
Day 17#20 Greetings Cards
I remember being very excited about visiting the Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary in the Mandya...
Rapid building progress this April
The guys are tree planting too... Martin and his team are certainly getting a move on.... the slab...
An enterprising and charitable update…
Many of you will know all about us fundraising to help Our Father's House Ministries (OFHM) build...
Day 16#20 Greetings Cards
Day 16#20 Greetings Cards. We both love India which is a good thing because we've been there four...
Greetings Cards 15#20
Day 15#20... From deepest darkest Dorset in one agile leap we land in the Cairngorms in Scotland,...
We have a milestone to celebrate!
I have received a video (see below) and some photos from Martin Duhimbaze, the founder of Our...
Greetings Cards 14#20
Day14#20 Greetings cardsYou will undoubtedly have seen this photo before, it too was included in...
Thank you!
Where do I begin? After a very slow start to our fundraising efforts over the first two months of...
Greeting Card 13#20
Day13#20 It must be raining again because I am back here in front of the computer screen during...
Greetings Card 12#20
Day12#20 I took a couple of days off posting incase it was boring the pants off you all. However,...
Greetings Card 11#20
Day11#20 For this greeting card image let's head north from South America to Western Canada and a...
Greetings Card 10#20
Day 10#20 Half way ....For this greeting card image, we dash back across to South America but this...
Greetings Card 9#20
Day 9#20 Back and forth from country to country we travel...From Egypt to England and the small...
Greetings Cards 8#20
Day 8#20. Wow, we are flying around here, there and everywhere aren't we? Dorset yesterday - Egypt...
Greetings Card 7#20
Day 7#20 Well not only a change of continent, a change of subject matter and most definitely a...
Greetings Card 6#20
Day 6#20 Remaining in the Mindo area of Ecuador today with this hummingbird before we move on to...
Greetings Card 5#20
Day 5#20 Staying in Ecuador and still in Mindo although not in our backpackers lodge garden but...
Greetings Cards 4#20
Day 4#20...Still in South America, still in Ecuador but having travelled north by bus for many...
Greetings Card 3#20
Day 3#20 Today and for the next couple of days we move across the world to South America where we...
Greetings Card 2#20
No 2#20 Yesterday's photograph was taken in the lush green landscape of northern Israel on the...
Greetings Cards 1#20
No 1#20....Early in 2020 before Covid-19 struck Sarah and I went to Israel. We travelled around...