To encourage you to go out and make the most of the Island’s natural assets, the JEP is running Nature Watch, a monthly photographic competition and online picture gallery.
Each month we will print your best nature pictures and also share them here on our website. And one winning photographer will receive a printed canvas of their image, courtesy of Framing Workshop.
Use the form below to upload your best pictures.
This month’s theme: Heathlands and Headlands
TRADITIONALLY, August is the month when summer starts to peak and the countryside begins to lose the signs of earlier freshness.
And, although songbirds are far less vocal and might even seem a bit secretive, family additions mean there should be more of them around to photograph.
Certainly with this month’s theme of heathlands and headlands, picture-takers might be aiming their sharp eyes and cameras at small birds such as pipits and linnets.
Another lover of headlands is the kestrel and capturing one of these small raptors hovering overhead can be a photographers dream
But, when we think of Noirmont, Portelet or Les Landes, we generally think of Ling and Bell heather and, wherever we find heathland vegetation, we find an abundance of insects.
It’s the kind of habitat that, given warm and sunny days, butterflies, bees and day-flying moths should be up and waiting for a camera shot.
And don’t be afraid of taking pictures of unidentified bugs, beetles, caterpillars and other tiny invertebrates – it’s the picture that counts and we can always put a name to them later.
This month sees the last full flush of summer and wildlife knows it too – so best to take a picture when and while we can.
