I have had an interest in wildlife from early childhood, possibly down to an experience of being bitten by a ladybird in my back garden in Coventry. Back then, my natural reaction was to squash the unfortunate insect, even though the likelihood of my mishandling was the cause of its discontent. Nowadays, I try to help wildlife as much as I can and not squash anything... apart from mosquitoes!

Throughout my teenage years, Sir David Attenborough had a colossal influence on my understanding of "life on earth" and the myriad of species within the animal kingdom, but I was soon growing to favour birds (of the feathered kind) and trying to identify them. School holidays and any spare moment were now being spent in the local woodlands and marsh areas, but increasingly, I was having to divide my time with a second love, football.

Fast forward 30 years, I've now moved to Norfolk. I was too old to play football but lived in the best county in the country to rekindle my passion for birds and birding. It would appear that a pair of bins and a scope were just not cutting it for me as identifying birds was a real challenge, with many more species than I used to see in Coventry!

I was now regretting playing football - I should have read my bird books over and over and over and.......

2014, I remember looking on the Birdguides website for the latest sightings and came across the "gallery". Finding jaw dropping images of birds in flight has changed my life.

I bought my first DSLR that year, a Canon 7D and a secondhand 100-400mm lens, primarily to ID birds I was unsure of in the field, but I was bitten for the second time in my life by a bug. However, this time it was the wildlife photographic bug. Since then, I have spent every moment of my spare time out with my camera. I love to photograph anything with feathers or flowers or that have more or fewer legs than I have, although birds in flight are a particular passion.

I choose not to use post processing for enhancement of my images apart from cropping where necessary. For me, the ultimate challenge is to know your equipment, have good field craft and the utmost respect for the wildlife you photograph. Without exception, the welfare of your subject should be paramount.

Thank you for taking the time to view my images and I would welcome any comments, positive or critical.

After all nothing is perfect...... with the exception of my hero, Sir David Attenborough!

I hope to post many more photographs over the coming weeks, months and years.