Birds

Although I love all forms of natural history, I have my greatest interest in birds. My passion for birds was ignited when I was 8, when my father took me into a bird hide for the first time. I was amazed by the Curlew which walked right in front of the hide which its curiously long bill, and the mesmerising sky dancing display of a male Lapwing.

 

I was hooked, and my bed time reading for the next couple of years was mainly bird field guides and other related things! When I was 12 I even wrote my own book on the coastal birds of Sussex and Kent to raise money for the RSPB and Wildlife Trusts, and although with the benefit of hindsight I now recognise that the photos weren't great, I was able to see many new species during the making of it and it definitely deepened my interest in both birds and photography. 

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Birds are my most photographed subjects, so below I have included a selection of my favourites.