I really wanted to photograph Red Grouse in the pink heather this year and after a little searching I found Tesni’s page. I got in touch to ask if it were possible and she got back in touch very quickly. We arranged a day out to the peaks to hopefully see the Red Grouse but also to photograph Common Lizards. In the morning I met Tesni as planned and she drove us to a location for the Lizards. Immediately I got the impression from her that she knew her stuff and that we would have a good day ahead of us! Once we got to the location for the Lizards Tesni quickly found some for me to photograph and gave me lots of guidance and advise on technique to get some great images. We ended up seeing several different Lizards including some babies which was great! From there we drove up to the next location to try and find some Red Grouse. When we arrived it was super windy and we had some trouble spotting them as they hunker down in the wind. But we didn’t give up! After a short while we spotted a Grouse very close to the path and with Tesni’s guidance we managed to sneak carefully and slowly to a comfortable distance from the bird to photograph it. We followed it for some time until it did a “Houdini” on us and disappeared! It wasn’t long at all until some more flew in and we started carefully heading towards them. We crept slowly with Tesni keeping watch letting me know when it was ok to move and when to stop until we got a comfortable distance away from the Grouse, but close enough to photograph. We watched them there for ages, wandering around and eating the heather and then! Finally! One hopped into the pink heather and we both, very excited, crept around the back to get “the photo” of the Red Grouse in the pink heather as I had hoped for! It was brilliant to watch and i definitely would not have managed to get those shots by myself. After some time the Grouse scurried off to find its friend and we watched them waddle off together into the sunset. A lovely day! It’s clear that Tesni is a lover of wildlife and a true advocate for the protection of all creatures and I truly enjoyed my day out with her. A lovely lady and a dedicated and experienced photographer, what more would you want from a workshop leader? I would whole heartily recommend her to anyone who appreciates and loves wildlife and photography.

Lizard workshop: an excellent workshop. Tes with her intimate knowledge of the lizards and behaviour made for a great workshop and lots of lizards. The workshops easy going format makes it a must for novice and experienced wildlife photographer looking for that special image.  Many thanks Tes ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️