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About Me
I first go into photography by taking my camera with me when walking the dog. I started seeing wildlife that I wanted to be able to record and show others. I started off with a compact camera, and then moved onto a bridge camera, and then in December 2007 I bought a SLR. (Canon 40D)
Since then I have slowly got more equipment and lenses, but I have not changed my camera body as it is still as good as it was new. I am getting more and more interested in Wildlife, I do use my camera to photograph many subjects, but my main interest is wildlife.
I will sometimes travel to a place to photograph a specific animal, if it is something that cannot be seen around my area. I have done this with Grey Seals and some Butterflies. My favorite subjects within wildlife are Butterflies, Damselflies & Dragonflies, and other insects. With these subjects I usually use my Canon macro lens and either a monopod or a tripod.

Current Camera
Canon EOS 40D + Sony T500 compact camera

Lenses
EF 50 mm f/1.8II
EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
EF 70-200mm f/4.0L IS USM
EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
Extender EF 1.4x II

Manfrotto 190XPROB Tripod with Manfrotto 391RC2 Head
Manfrotto 676B Monopod



The best photo opportunities are when you don't have
your camera with you!
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>>Wildlife I have Photographed<<

Dragonflies
Black-tailed Skimmer (Male) - (Orthetrum cancellatum)
Black-tailed Skimmer (Female) - (Orthetrum cancellatum)
Broad-bodied Chaser (Male) - (Libellula depressa)
Broad-bodied Chaser (Female) - (Libellula depressa)
Common Darter - (Sympetrum striolatum)
Emperor Dragonfly - (Aeshna affinis)
Four-spotted Chaser - (Libellula quadrimaculata)
Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta
Ruddy Darter - (Sympetrum sanguineum)
Southern Hawker - (Aeshna cyanea)

Damselflies
Azure Damselfly - (Coenagrion puella)
Azure Damselflies Mating - (Coenagrion puella)
Banded Demoiselle Damselfly (Male) - (Calopteryx splendens)
Banded Demoiselle Damselfly [Female] - (Calopteryx splendens)
Blue-tailed Damselfly (Female) - (Ischnura elegans - form rufescens)
Common Blue Damselfly (Male) - (Enallagma cyathigerum)
Common Blue Damselfly (Female) - (Enallagma cyathigerum)
Emerald Damselfly - (Lestes sponsa)
Large Red Damselfly [Female] - (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)

Butterflies & Moths
Brimstone Butterfly - (Gonepteryx rhamni)
Brown Argus - (Aricia agestis)
Chalkhill Blue Butterfly - (Polyommatus coridon)
Comma Butterfly - (Polygonia c-album)
Common Blue Butterfly - (Polyommatus icarus)
Dingy Skipper Butterfly - (Erynnis tages)
Dingy Skippers Mating - (Erynnis tages)
Essex Skipper - (Thymelicus lineola)
Gatekeeper Butterfly - (Pyronia tithonus)
Green Hairstreak - (Callophrys rubi)
Green-veined White Butterfly - (Pieris napi)
Grizzled Skipper Butterfly - (Pyrgus malvae)
Holly Blue Butterfly - (Celastrina argiolus)
Large Skipper Butterfly - (Ochlodes sylvanus)
Large White Butterfly - (Pieris brassicae)
Marbled White Butterfly - (Melanargia galathea)
Meadow Brown Butterfly - (Maniola jurtina)
Orange-tip Butterfly - (Anthocharis cardamines) Male
Orange-tip Butterfly - (Anthocharis cardamines) Female
Orange-tip Butterfly - (Anthocharis cardamines) Closed Wing
Painted Lady Butterfly - (Vanessa cardui
Peacock Butterfly - (Inachis io)
Peacock Butterfly - (Inachis io) Closed Wing
Red Admiral - (Vanessa atalanta)
Ringlet Butterflies - (Aphantopus hyperantus)
Silver-studded Blue Butterfly - (Plebeius argus)
Small Copper Butterfly - (Lycaena phlaeas)
Small Heath Butterfly - (Coenonympha pamphilus)
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly - (Aglais urticae)
Small Skipper - (Thymelicus sylvestris)
Small White - (Pieris Rapae)
Speckled Wood Butterfly - (Pararge aegeria)
Wall Brown Butterfly - (Lasiommata megera)

Cinnabar Moth - (Tyria jacobaeae)
Five-spot Burnet Moth - (Zyaena trifoli)
Six-spot Burnet Moth - (Zygaena filipendulae)
Magpie Moth - (Abraxas grossullariata)
Sycamore Moth Caterpillar - (Acronicta aceris)

Burnet Caterpillar - (Zygaena ...)
Cinnabar Moth Caterpillars - (Tyria jacobaeae)
Peacock Caterpillar - (Inachis io)
Small Tortoiseshell Caterpillar - (Aglais urticae)
Sycamore Moth Caterpillar - (Acronicta aceris)

Birds
Blackbird - (Turdus merula)
Black-headed Gull - (Larus ridibundus)
Blue Tit - (Parus caeruleus)
Chaffinch (female) - (Fringilla coelebs)
Chaffinch (male) - (Fringilla coelebs)
Collared Dove - (Streptopelia decaocto)
Cormorant - (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Eurasian Jay - (Garrulus Glandarius)
Great Crested Grebes - (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Crested Grebe [Nest] - (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit - (Parus major)
Greenfinch [Female] - (Carduelis chloris)
Greenfinch [Male] - (Carduelis chloris)
Grey Heron - (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Partridge - (Perdix perdix)
Grey Wagtail - (Motacilla cinerea)
Herring Gull - (Larus argentatus)
Jay - (Garrulus Glandarius)
Long-tailed Tit - (Aegithalos caudatus)
Nuthatch - (Sitta europaea)
Oystercatcher - (Haematopus ostralegus)
Robin - (Erithacus rubecula)
Skylark - (Alauda arvensis)
Starlings - (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallows Nest - (Hirundo rustica)
Wren - (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellowhammer - (Emberiza citrinella)
Yellow Wagtail's - (Motacilla flava)

Birds of Prey
Common Buzzard - (Buteo buteo)
Kestral - (Falco tinnunculus)

Ducks, Geese and Swans
Black Swan - (Cygnus atratus)
Canada Geese - (Branta canadensis)
Canada Geese Gosling - (Branta canadensis)
Coot with Juvenile - (Fulica atra)
Great Crested Grebes - (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Crested Grebe [Nest] - (Podiceps cristatus)
Little Grebe - (Tachybaptus ruficolis)
Mallard Ducks - (Anas platyrhynchos)
Moorhen - (Gallinula chloropus)
Muscovy Duck - (Cairina moschata)
Mute Swan - (Cygnus olor)
Cygnet - (Cygnus olor)

Owls
Tawny Owl - (Strix aluco)

Amphibians
Common Frog - (Rana temporaria)

Mammals
Fallow Deer (Stag) - (Dama dama)
Fallow Deer (Hind) - (Dama dama)
Grey Squirrel - (Sciurus carolinensis)
Red Deer (Stag) - (Cervus elaphus)
Red Deer (Hind) - (Cervus elaphus)
Red Deer (Stags) - Rutting

Beetles
7-Spot Ladybird - (Coccinella 7-punctata)
14-Spot Ladybird - (Propylea 14-punctata)
Broad-nosed Weevil - (Polydrusus sericeus)
Cardinal Beetle - (Pyrochroa serraticornis)
Click Beetle - (?)
Dock Leaf Beetles - (Gastrophysa viridula)
Eyed Ladybird - (Anatis Ocellata)
Harlequin Ladybird - (Harmonia axyridis)
Longhorn Beetle - (Agapanthia villosoviridescens)
Nettle Weevil - (Phyllobius pomaceus)
Soldier Beetle - (Rhagonycha fulva)

Flies
Alder Fly
Flesh Fly
Hoverfly - (Syrphus ribesii)
St Mark's Fly - (Bibio marci)
St Mark's Fly - (Bibio marci) Mating



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Websites I use to identify wildlife


British Dragonfly Society
- Good website for identifying Damselflies and
Dragonflies.


UK Butterflies
- Good website for identifying Butterflies


UK Safari
- Good website for all types of Wildlife

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