Kayn A Forbes
@KaynForbes
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Lecturer at the University of East Anglia and Norfolk birdwatcher, amongst other things.
Norfolk
Joined June 2013
Thrush Nightingale ranging between the Watch House and Hood with @JamesRMcCallum1 and Ash McElwee just now.
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Field sketching Grey Seals with @BBCCountryfile on Blakeney Point earlier this winter. Really nice team to work with and we were blessed with good weather. Footage now on BBC iplayer https://t.co/RIqpj2Fh15 Blakeney prints and books https://t.co/qZGjk7spkp
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Red-breasted Goose - field sketches & notes comparing young and adult plumages. Thrilled to chance upon this juvenile on Wells Saltmarsh. Not one for lists but definitely a high point for me as it completed the full set of British geese that I've found in my local area.
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Exhibition opening day! Red-breasted Goose with Brent Geese - very topical in North Norfolk at present. Both images available as limited edition prints and a couple of Red-breasted Goose originals on show too. (see pinned tweet for details)
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After @NorfolkCoastNT’s waffling and nebulous statement this morning it is important to ensure they replace the bridge they removed from Stiffkey. Please consider signing this petition
change.org
Should the National Trust replace the footpath bridge on Stiffkey Marsh as they promised
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Pink-footed Geese arriving to feed on sugar beet tops at dawn, painted on a morning of strong winds with showers - rain drops caught in the watercolour washes
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An all-optical method for sorting chiral molecules could have a profound impact on the pharmaceutical industry, says @KaynForbes of @uniofeastanglia.
physics.aps.org
Numerical simulations suggest that unpolarized light with a twisted phase could help sort left- and right-handed molecules into separate ring-shaped traps.
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Pinkfeet arriving to feed, mid morning, set against a watery sun - often a sign that rain is on its way. I like the challenge of trying make sense of these mass arrivals + quickly capturing the sky before it changes. Large outdoor painting being scanned ready for framing
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Sykes’s Warbler at the southern tip of the Fairway, Blakeney Point with @JamesRMcCallum1 just now
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Special moment during the recent snow - in a small area of woodland fourteen Woodcock were visible feeding. As I sketched them Blackbirds started alarming then a dog Fox wandered through the scene scent marking at regular intervals - a real high point of my time watching nature
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A bit of vagueness - shapes and patterns in thick freezing fog. Pretty much sums up yesterday's fieldwork
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Painting outdoors during gaps between showers is currently proving a challenge, this one of geese heading off to feed at sunrise just about survived
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Pinkfeet in low morning sun, 26th Nov. Frosty start with warm sun burning off mist - contrast to today's grey & drizzle a day for paperwork.
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Mass arrival of Pinkfeet to maize stubble painted on site at dawn.
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Mass arrival of Pink-footed Geese from last week. Painted in early morning as light rain started to clear - tiny spots of fine rain have peppered the background washes but otherwise the painted survived the weather conditions
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I've now added a selection of original framed paintings from the cancelled exhibition to my webshop https://t.co/utaMt1hv3w
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Pinkfeet feeding on maize stubble - maize is turning out to be a godsend for wintering Pink-footed Geese in Norfolk. Sugar beet tops has been their main winter food but changes in farming methods now sees the majority of sugar beet tops ploughed in and drilled with cereal.
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Long-tailed Tits at their winter roost - something upbeat to end the day on
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