I have only very recently started to take photographs of the birds I see. In 2008 whilst on a very
   quiet fishing trip in France I took some photos of the local birds just to keep myself from going
   mad. From that moment on I was completely hooked, pardon the pun, and now I am out with
   my camera as often as work and my dear wife will allow!

   Looking back on those first photos (which I thought were brilliant at the time) I can now see
   through experience and many mistakes, the beauty of digital is you can delete the mistakes and
   try again.

  Most of my knowledge has come from reading books on bird photography and from the tips and
  tutorials from other bird photographers websites.