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My earliest recollection of an interest in natural history is from 1956 when I was given a copy of 'The Observers Book of Birds', by my parents.
I was then eight years old and had access to only a few garden birds. Many of the illustrations in this wonderful little book appeared to be of
almost mythical creatures, I could hardly believe they really existed! The picture of a Bittern allways looked to me like a giant snail and I lived in
constant hope that one day a Puffin would fly into the garden! That book was soon followed by 'The Observers Book of Wild Animals' and they were my
constant companions. I still have these books today and often look through them and remember my boyhood excitement at discovering this natural world.
Since those distant days I have taken time out to become an electrician, get married, raise a family, and retire. I also consider myself very privileged to
have spent many hours watching and sharing the private lives of Britain's wildlife. For the last ten years I have attempted to photograph these moments
spent with our wild neighbours, with varying degrees of success, and display the results on this website.
I have organised the birds into sections based on habitats, following the same format as used in 'The readers digest Book of British Birds'. Clicking on a particular
bird will take you to a gallery showing all the images of that species. I would like to thank all of you who take the time to leave a comment in the guestbook. I do appreciate it and it provides an incentive to carry on and expand the site.
My book is now available. This is a pictorial look at the natural history of my local patch over the course of a year. It also features a family of badgers and follows their progress through the year. Please click on the image (left) to see a preview.
The Cameras used for the majority of photographs on this site are a Fuji S5 Pro. and a Nikon D7000, with AF VR-Nikkor 80-400, Sigma 20-40, AF Nikkor 28-105 and Nikkon 500mm prime lenses.
These images are copyright. Please do not download or use in any form without my written permission. If you wish to contact me my email address is: bobperry5148@aol.com
