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Wildlife photography by Rhiannon Law My name is Rhiannon Law and I’m an amateur wildlife photographer based in Glasgow.

Having always had a love of nature, I enjoyed looking at wildlife photos but never thought I’d end up being the person taking them. Following a surprise Christmas present of a DSLR back in 2010, all that changed. I quickly became completely absorbed by all things wildlife photography – the techniques, the creativity, the gear (I’m a Nikon shooter) but mostly, of course, the opportunity to watch wi

ldlife. I originally built my website aiming to use it as a tool to improve my technique. I’ve since refreshed it to feature galleries that showcase my best work, along with a revamped blog. My original hope to record the beauty of the wild places I visit is still true and I can continue to guarantee that no image on this website has been taken at the expense of distressing the subject. Thank you for visiting and taking the time to read this. If you have any comments or questions, opportunities for photography or if you would like to use any of my images, please contact me.

19/06/2026

🚨 Adorableness overload alert! 🚨

While I work my way through a huge image processing backlog, I couldn't resist sharing and oldie - but a goodie - from my old local patch on Glasgow's southside.

Today's photo was captured back in July 2022. I feel incredibly lucky to have built relationships with the roe deer on my local patch. By slowly earning their trust, I managed to spend years photographing them, including capturing close-up views of the bucks, the does, and even the babies - like this one. After taking this photo, curious baby doe Gamma got a little bit close for comfort and I decided to move away before mum Blue became uncomfortable with the situation, despite her obviously trusting me to be fairly close to her kids.

While we’re on the subject of babies, if you find a fawn, kid or calf on its own, please follow the Baby Deer Code:

🦌Move away immediately

🦌Do not be tempted to touch the deer or pick it up – your scent may stop the mother returning to feed her baby

🦌If you have a dog, please keep it away from the deer and on a lead under full control

It may feel unnatural to us but it is completely normal for a mother to leave a young deer hidden because it cannot keep up with her when she is feeding. But she will return to it if you leave it alone.

For more information about the individual deer I've photographed, please visit my website.

The British Deer Society - Official
Mammal Society
BBC Wildlife Magazine
Amateur Photographer
BBC Springwatch
Glasgow Times

17/06/2026

Wow, that was unexpected! 😲

Thanks to everyone who watched, liked and commented on my latest reel showing this gorgeous little moorhen family - it was much more popular over on Instagram than I thought it would be! And hello to my new followers 👋 I really appreciate all the support.

As you have obviously fallen in love with these moorhen parents and their bald-headed babies, I thought I'd share some photos of them today.

Back in May 2024, they built their nest in a tyre hanging from a barge moored on the canal in Hamiltonhill in Glasgow…and I couldn't resist photographing them.

Moorhens are an often overlooked species but one that's worth a second look. While the adults are easily recognised by their bright orange/red bill with yellow tip and their yellow legs and red eyes, the juveniles are attractive shades of brown and white. And, as you can see, the chicks are pretty unmistakable with that blue above their eyes!

BBC Wildlife Magazine
Amateur Photographer
Outdoor Photography
Rspb Glasgow
BBC Springwatch
Hamiltonhill Claypits Local Nature Reserve

15/06/2026

En-tyre-ly gorgeous 🛞 🥰

These moorhens had built their nest in a tyre hanging from a barge moored on the canal in Hamiltonhill in Glasgow.

In this video, you can watch the parents feeding their chicks and see how they use their tiny wings to demand food as well as for balance 🥹

Just to note that this activity was captured back in 2024 using my long lens without disturbing the birds.

Moorhen society is a family affair, with older moorhen chicks often helping their parents with rearing the younger chicks, bringing them food and protecting them from predators.

BBC Springwatch
Hamiltonhill Claypits Local Nature Reserve

13/06/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 No Scotland, no…wildlife photography?

Well, that's how it felt for me, anyway. I moved up to Glasgow from Hertfordshire a little over 10 years ago. I was already obsessed with wildlife photography but it was after I moved to Scotland that it really seemed to click (pun intended) for me.

I hope that this gallery gives a glimpse into what I love about Scotland's wildlife. Please head over to my website and subscribe to my newsletter (link in the comments) if you’d like to find out more about where my wildlife photography ‘journey’ began and where I'm headed next.

So, it's definitely “no Scotland, no party” for me, World Cup or not!

P.S. enjoy the game if you're watching it tonight - as a huge football fan, I know I will be…if I can stay awake for kick off 😂 Come on Scotland! ⚽

10/06/2026

👂Don't forget to open your ears as well as your eyes!

It was the noise that caused my partner and I to stop and take a look at a dead tree when on a walk through Gartcosh Nature Reserve back in June 2024. There was a constant loud bird call coming from the tree next to the path through the reserve. To begin with, we thought it might be one or more birds in distress and calling in alarm. It was only when this little head popped out of the hole in the tree that we realised it was a nest full of great spotted woodpecker chicks that was making the racket. Apparently these little darlings don't wait for the parents to arrive with food before they become animated, they just shout their heads off constantly. They also kept jumping up and sticking their heads out for a look, so I'm guessing they were close to fledging.

We watched from a respectable distance and I was able to film and photograph the chicks and the male bringing in food without disturbing the birds.

If we hadn't decided to investigate the strange noise, we would have missed this lovely springtime encounter. So, if you hear anything unusual, it's always worth checking it out - particularly at this time of year when insistent calls often belong to fledglings. It's also a good idea to learn as many bird songs and calls as you can so you can identify the birds in the area by sound alone.

RSPB Scotland
BTO British Trust for Ornithology
Scottish Wildlife Trust

09/06/2026

🦭 Better late than never - hope it gets your seal of approval!

As I missed World Ocean Day yesterday, I thought I'd share something suitably ocean-themed today…a hook-nosed sea pig! That is the meaning of the grey seal's scientific name - Halichoerus grypus 🐽

I captured this image back in May 2024 on a boat trip to Coquet Island. Trying to lock focus on wildlife while bouncing around on a boat was a new experience for me and I was delighted with the images I managed to capture. It certainly helped that the young grey seals that hang around the island are incredibly curious and many came over to the boat to check us out. We got some incredible views of them but on their terms, which is how it should always be.

The grey seal is the larger of the two UK seal species. It's estimated that there are now more than 120,000 grey seals in UK waters, representing 40% of the world's population and 95% of the European population.

Visit Northumberland
BBC Wildlife Magazine
Mammal Society
Amateur Photographer

06/06/2026

Say hello to one of my new neighbours 🤗

Well, not this particular bird…I captured this image of a jackdaw parent emerging from its nest at Lunderston Bay back in May 2023. However, I'm delighted that we have lots of jackdaws in residence near our new house. They will always be special to me and it was lovely to see them featured on BBC Springwatch the other night.

I took up wildlife photography in my spare time just before turning thirty. I was instantly drawn to photographing the corvids on my local patch (Brockwell Park in South London, at the time). I had long been fascinated by this highly intelligent group of birds but, to be completely honest, the decision to pick them for my first project was mainly due to their abundance and the fact that they were out during daylight and in a very public place. I felt vulnerable with my camera in many situations and this was a less threatening experience. As it turned out, it increased my love for these species and they are a group of birds I will still take every opportunity to photograph.

Jackdaws, like other corvid species, have a diet that varies with the seasons and their location. In a farmland setting you may see jackdaws perched on top of a sheep or cow’s head or back and you may also see them appearing to peck at the animal. However, these birds are actually picking parasites, such as ticks, maggots and insects from the coat of the animal. It’s mutually beneficial as the livestock get the potentially harmful hangers-on removed by the other hangers-on who get fed in the process! During the breeding season, the birds may be removing old fur or fleece that they will use as nesting material.

I'm looking forward to reacquainting myself with these intelligent corvids through my new neighbours...and hopefully capturing some images that do them justice, of course!

04/06/2026

Time to say goodbye 👋

Yes, a few weeks ago I finally said goodbye to my local patch - Pollok Country Park in Glasgow - when we moved house. As you can probably tell, I'm feeling all the feels right now! 🥹

It's a place that I have had the privilege of getting to know so well over the past four years of walking there every weekday lunchtime. I will miss being there nearly every day but I’m already planning to make regular trips back to try to see ‘my’ roe deer and foxes.

But, for now, I'm starting to get to know my new local patch - including the dippers that I’ve spotted zooming up and down the river and the elusive blackcap that I’m hearing but struggling to spot. I'll keep you posted on how I get on.

03/06/2026

🤎 Mud, mud, glorious mud! 🤎

I captured this image of a house martin building its nest under the roof of the Whitelee Windfarm visitor centre back in May 2024. As you can see, these birds create intricate nests from mud, which they collect from streams and ponds. As they mentioned on BBC Springwatch last night, each nest is made up of at least 1,000 beak-sized mud pellets!

When they arrive in the UK from their African wintering grounds in the spring, house martins will return to the same nesting sites. If they can reuse their old nests, it can save them around ten days of mud collecting time.

As Whitelee is a peatland habitat, I guess there would be plenty of mud to go around when it came to nesting time. What a good place to be - as their namesakes The Housemartins sang on their 1980s hit ‘Happy Hour' (that's me showing my age 😆)!

📍 Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre

02/06/2026

Mouse bird 🐁🪶

A squeak and a flash of a long brown tail betray its rodent-like presence. A local West Country name for the treecreeper is the ‘tree mouse’.

As the short film on BBC Springwatch last night showed, this quiet and unobtrusive species becomes instantly fascinating when you see how they climb up tree trunks – the antithesis of the nuthatch – using their long, sharp beaks to pick out insects from the cracks and crevices.

This image shows the long, curved toes that help this species cling to the bark and the long, stiff tail feathers that provide extra support when pushed against the tree trunk.

When I photographed this treecreeper back in March 2023, it was distracted by hunting for its lunch. This allowed me to get into a position to capture it clinging to the bark with a nice clean background. These birds have small territories, which they tend to stay within. For some birds, this may be only one tree. So, once you have found one, you should have regular opportunities to capture images. Their behaviour is repetitive, so staying patient in the same spot should yield results.

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