I have always been a big fan of the British styled bird hides with telescopic poles rather than the pop-up variety. I use pop-ups a lot, but my main portable hide is still a home made square type with upright poles. The advantage is it is easier to erect on a slope or rough ground as the poles can be adjusted and the height can be changed depending on what I am photographing. I am in the process of getting a batch made for sale and the first one is ready, others should follow

I am now selling bag hides for wildlife photography and hopefully will have some pop up type hides online very soon. The bag hides are on my web site at http://www.wildlifephotographyshop.com and I have managed to edit my second video. See http://youtu.be/51q_IiUsnAI #wildlife #bag #bird #photography #cover #hide #nature #portable #blind

We use cars as mobile hides and we use hides. Now I have a hide for my car. The largest leaf scrim net I sell is 6 meters by 2.7 meters and I choose it expecting it would cover a typical car easily. It does. I have not actually made use of it yet, but it looks brilliant. Like sitting in a bush. If it is a windless day there is no need to strap it down. On a windy day the net can be trapped in the doors to hold it still. If cars are effective as hides, think what this could do

A common snipe in falling snow drying its wings after a bath. 1600 iso, 1/2000th at f7.1 with Canon EOS 1dx and 800mm lens #bathing #bird #snipe

At one point they were forecasting snow during today, but now the forecast has put it back to overnight snow. All too often it snows during the night, which is a great pity. This was taken the last time it snowed heavily which was a wonderful day from the comfort of a wooden hide. Canon EOS 1Dx. 800mm lens. 1600 iso 1/500th at f9. #snow #wildlife #Lane #Mike #bird #UK #british

The kingfisher is back on the lake where I usually photograph them. It is about this time of year when we start to see them each year. They are not very reliable yet, but I took a few pictures yesterday and will try again in the morning. I have started off on a very thin, but attractive twig, which I usually prefer to a larger branch. The downside to using such a flimsy perch however, is that the bird is not so likely to return to it to eat a fish as it prefers a thicker bran