We can all make a difference

Yesterday and today I have been on two offshore boat trips with Voyages of Discovery sailing from St David's. The wildlife has been fantastic - 100's of Dolphins - yes indeed but more likely 1000's with very high numbers of clearly new born as well as young animals. Huge numbers of sea birds including Sooty and Balearic Shears, Terns, Skuas and yet more Grey Phalaropes. What a pleasure it was to see and photograph wildlife such as this Sooty Shear, until you take a closer look. Yes, a hook in the birds face. What's worse it seems to be stainless steel, from where one can only guess. yet again another example of man's impact upon our environemant. Surely ' we can all make a difference'

(Double left click on picture for close up)