In winter months Red Deer hinds Cervus elaphus often gather together in large matriarchal groups and abandon high mountain areas in favour of lower altitude, sheltered glens, particularly in the Cairngorms and West Highlands. Here they forage for heather, sedges, and grasses, with their condition heavily dependent on finding food during freezing temperatures. Red deer management focuses on culling to control population levels that ensure healthy herd density throughout winter months.
Mark Hamblin has worked as a freelance nature photographer since 1995, creating images for international photographic agencies; providing specialist guiding services and working on multi-media conservation projects.
Mark has published and collaborated on several books including Wild Peak, Wild Land - Images of nature from the Cairngorms, Tooth & Claw and 2020VISION. He was also a contributing photographer for the Wild Wonders of Europe project working on stories in Lithuania and The Netherlands.
Mark is a director of the social enterprise company, Wild Media Foundation, who produce communications material for a range of clients as well as working on their own projects. Their current project, SCOTLAND: The Big Picture amplifies the case for a wilder Scotland, and Mark is part of a team of photographers and videographers currently gathering material for a range of media products.
Join our mail list to stay in touch with announcements, special discounts and news from the natural world.
