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As sure as eggs are eggs, TPS snappers don't mind ruffling a few feathers when it comes to getting the right shot.

Photographer Nathan Clarke can vouch for that, having endured a major henpecking session at a Nottinghamshire farm in the interests of shooting a feature for Defra's Landscape magazine.

Shadowing Defra egg marketing inspector John Stephenson as he scrutinised the produce of free range hens at the location, Nathan was keen to get a few shots inside the hen shed. "I walked in and there were hundreds of hens flapping around and pecking at our ankles," he said. "I've no phobia of chickens, but it was quite an experience. I thought they'd be scared of us but instead they gathered round and were pecking like mad."

Senior editor Matt MacAllan said: "The client was doubly happy with the shoot, as the team profile in Landscape coincided with a Defra announcement on the merger of the Egg Marketing Inspectorate with the State Veterinary Service. So we used different shots from the shoot in SVS's magazine, InView."

Cracking job Nathan...

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