About me

I've been a birder all of my life and in recent years have started to photograph the birds I see. I started out digiscoping with a cheap 1mp camera, and have had a number of scopes and digital cameras since.

My current kit is a Canon EOS 400D with a Sigma 500mm f4.5, on top of Gitzo 1349 legs and a Jobo Black Widow gimbal head. I also use a Canon 100-400 IS lens for handheld and flight shots and a Sigma 105 f2.8 for macro work. I still do some digiscoping and currently use Sony DCS-S90 and Nikon 4500 cameras with a Swarovski 65HD scope.

This website currently has photos that I have taken on seven different cameras of varying quality. I hope over the next year to build up decent collection of bird photos. I'm aiming to increase the number of species represented and also improve the quality of the images.

Any feedback on the website or photos on it would be great - email me at peter@blueskybirds.co.uk