I just like to try to capture what I see, especially locally (the Hagbourne Wildlife group) - generally they are opportunistic, hand-held shots, with identification and recording a higher priority than image quality. I'm gradually learning to take "birds in flight" and macro shots, but both of these need a bit of luck and a lot of practice. The Flickr community is a great place to learn, and I'm grateful to everyone who's helped with identification of all kinds of wildlife - especially moths - just post photos of things you've never seen before, and helpful experts will try to identify them. Brilliant - thanks everyone.

Equipment: Panasonic FZ30, Raynox DCR150 and 250 macro lenses, Olympus B300 teleconverter, red dot sight (keeps the birds in the frame but not necessarily in focus!).

From Dec 2011: Sony SLT-A33 (A77 from July 2014), Minolta 100mm macro lens, Minolta 500mm reflex lens, Sony 70-300G zoom lens

All photos are covered by a "creative commons" licence - you're welcome to use them for non-commercial or educational purposes any time, but I'd appreciate a credit if possible

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