been a long time

hi, yes its me, i have been so busy recently i have not updated you all, so i though i would do it now. i have been busy with a project that is now complete and so i can now spend time updating everyone.

i have spent alot of time in the peak district and at attenborough nature reserve. here are a few shots ive taken. i hope you enjoy them as much as i have enjoyed taking them.

wild birds

above are some pictures of the wild peregrines in derby, taken throughout the last 6 months or so. hope you enjoy, although these pictures were taken before the ones below using a different camera, i think they are of decent quality, although not as good as the ones of colins birds.

talking of which, as many of you are aware colin has been letting me photograph his peregrines throughout their training. and also at times letting me fly one from the fist. this was a first for me, and to be honest i was quite nervious to start with incase i hurt the bird in any way. This did not stop me though and i am pleased to say i have managed to fly these amazing birds. the photos of colins birds were taken with a canon 400d with a Tamron, 70 - 300mm f4 -5.6 lense. but i am going to be using a bigger lense as soon as my knee is better. so hopefully the pictures will get better and better.

yesterday

i was out with colin yesterday and i am pleased to announce that the two birds we went out with flew quite well, the first one more so than the second but both flew,

the first one was quite powerful and exact in its flight, and sometimes flying upside down once caught its dinner

whereas the second miss judged the flights slightly at first. pictures of both birds are to follow.

pictures

above are some of the pictures i have been on about for such a long time, i hope they do justice to the peregrine and colin,

and i will be posting more and more over the next few days or so, but all your critique is wanted good and bad, {only way to learn}

hope you all enjoy them as much as i do