Peak Wildlife Park, my first visit of 2025. It was a lovely sunny day, so I took my camera for a walk. Polar Bears were having a great time in the pool with traffic cones, but most other animals were having a nice sleep in the sun.
Chester Zoo’s Heart of Africa is now open (members only this week). I made my first visit on a lovely sunny day. First impressions, excellent, well worth the wait. The animals will need a little time to adjust to their new and spacious enclosures. I will be back in a couple of weeks when the excitement has died down a bit.
A few more images
Next week, Chester Zoo opens its new Heart of Africa area. So expect lots of new photographs from me.
https://www.chesterzoo.org/explore-chester-zoo/zones-habitats/heart-of-africa
These are a few more of my photographs in a slideshow.
We have just returned from our unforgettable 2025 trip to Costa Rica! Over 11 incredible days, we explored a variety of breathtaking landscapes: from the steaming craters of Poás Volcano National Park to the misty canopies of Monteverde Cloud Forest. We cruised through the wildlife-rich waters of Caño Negro, walked among the treetops on the Arenal Sky Walk, and immersed ourselves in nature at Ots La Selva Biological Station. The adventure didn’t stop there; our journey wrapped up on the stunning Puerto Viejo coast, where we visited the inspiring Jaguar Rescue Centre. Along the way, we also tasted local culture, visiting coffee, sugar cane, and palm heart plantations. These are just a handful of the hundreds of photos I captured, each a snapshot of an unforgettable experience!
Four images from my November visit to Chester Zoo. All images were taken with my Canon R6 MkII and 200-800mm lens. Editing Lightroom Only
One of my projects this year is to visit and collect photographs from Chester Zoo. I have been seven times so far this year. Below is a short slideshow of some of my images.
For more images from this year and previous years please see my website at www.stevepeacock-photography.com or stevepeacock-photography.myportfolio.com/
This is an image taken at RSPB Bempton cliffs on a recent visit. The image was taken using an iPhone14. One thing I noticed was that the sea level rocks looked as if they had been badly composited in. I spent a lot of time trying to get the image to look as I remembered it with more contrast an colour in the rocky beach section of the image. This is the before and after.
