Since retiring in 2009 I have been able to spend more time pursuing a new hobby. I have always been interested in wildlife and photography so I decided to combine the two and started with a bridge camera, then a DSLR and I have now moved completely mirrorless with a Canon R5 and recently a Canon R5II as well. If you follow me and comment on my images I will reciprocate whenever I can but I don't have time to comment on photostreams that do not reciprocate. I also play golf which takes up a lot of my time when I'm not out with my camera. Although I love to take pictures of wildlife in the wild, sometimes this is not possible, especially here in the UK. Travel to exotic wildlife destinations is becoming more and more expensive and although I have been lucky enough to have visited all seven continents, my trips abroad are becoming less frequent. Occasionally I may post images that have been taken of captive birds and wildlife but as my main priority is to take a sharp, well composed picture, I make no apologies for this. Most of the places I visit have breeding programmes or other contributions to make to conservation and preserving endangered species so I don't mind contributing by paying my entrance fee and getting to see some rare wildlife in the process.

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