BIRDS OF SHORE AND STREAM
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INTRODUCTION


black tailed godwits norfolk cley feeding fine art bird wildlife painting david miller
Years as an angler gave me a good introduction to many of our waterside birds.  Sat quietly by a lake or a river, birds would accept my presence and I watched many species such as the kingfisher, heron and wagtails at close quarters.  I have even had a kingfisher use my rod as a perch and been shown by a professional how to catch fish!
Perhaps 90% of my birdwatching now is by water.
I am drawn to the estuary and the seashore, especially in the winter when bird populations are so high.
SNIPE PAINTING DAVID MILLER 8 X 11 INCHES
FROSTY MORNING SNIPE PAINTING DAVID MILLER 12 X 8 INCHES
LITTLE EGRET 12 X 7 INCHES
I love the view through a telescope and the magic of bringing birds to the mind's eye, but always feel frustrated at how distant they continually remain.
To this end I have built a series of hides on local estuaries and marshes and have already had some great  views of kingfisher, redshank, dunlin, plover, teal, wigeon, mallard, goosander, egret, heron, curlew, little grebe and gadwall.
DISPLAYING CURLEW LAUGHARNE WILDLIFE AND BIRD ART ORIGINAL PAINTINGS WILDLIFE ARTIST DAVID MILLER 30 X 14 INCHES
This male curlew was on territory close to the hide ....
GREENSHANK STUDY 12 X 5 INCHES
ROOSTING CURLEWS PAINTING DAVID MILLER 12 X 6 INCHES
The WWT's Welsh centre near Llanelli is worth a visit during cold weather especially, particularly the scrapes in front of the British Steel Hide, where these curlew were roosting.
SNIPE REFLECTIONS 30 X 10 INCHES
SNIPE IN WINTER GRASS 24 X 11 INCHES
LOW TIDE AT LAUGHARNE, BLACK-HEADED GULL AND REDSHANK 21 x 7 inches




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 HIDE PHOTOGRAPHY


Photographing waders and wildfowl can be particularly challenging ......



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PHOTOGRAPH OF A CURLEW BY WILDLIFE ARTIST DAVID MILLER





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PHOTOGRAPH OF A DRAKE TEAL BY WILDLIFE ARTIST DAVID MILLER
LITTLE EGRET HIGH TIDE ROOST LAUGHARNE WALES DAVID MILLER WILDLIFE BIRD ART ORIGINAL PAINTINGS AND PRINTS
This painting was inspired by the view from one of my hides at Laugharne which at certain times of year can attract a rich and varied mix of species.  Here we have a typical high-tide roost of little egret, teal, redshank, curlew and dunlin.