Delboy

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I have always been interested in photography but only seemed to find the time on holiday.I have also had an interest in birds in my own garden. Over the years on holiday I have mainly used a wide angle lens for scenery but last year I found myself on the island of Lesvos in early May. I was staying in a hotel at Skala Kalloni and found that almost everyone else in the hotel was a twitcher and the conversation every morning was on the birds spotted the previous day. I became interested and swapped the wide angle for the long lens and although my lens was tiny compared to some owned by others in the hotel I had some success and have been learning ever since.
I was using a Nikon D40 with a 70-300mm lens at that time but have since added a Nikon D5000 body and Sigma 150-500mm lens then swapped the D40 for a D5100.

County: Worcestershire

Recent photos

  • Swan
  • Couple of Quackers.
  • Duckling
  • Mr Bull
  • Mr Tufted Duck

Recent blog posts

Two Happy Tits.

We have had an open front type nest box in the same position for four years and no...

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1 May, 2012

Return to Upton Warren to check the Grebe nest.

Despite the recent wind, rain and rising water levels the Great Crested Grebe was...

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26 Apr, 2012

Upton Warren in the wind and rain.

The rain was forecast but I hadn't expected the wind and cold. I spent two hours...

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5 Apr, 2012

More from Upton Warren

Saturday promised a change from fog to sunny intervals but never managed better than...

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18 Mar, 2012

Recent questions

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Can anyone identify this bird please?

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29 Mar, 2012

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I spotted this bird in a tree at home

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26 Mar, 2012

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Can anyone identify this bird please?

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14 Jan, 2012