Amazing watching these waders flight back and forth with sea shell fish, heads looking down with beaks probing the sand for any movement or sound. They have to be careful because the Black headed Gull and Herring Gull waits for them to find food then ram raids it for the food. There anther bird when on the water egde will only tolerate human presence up to a certain distance.
The way I get close is to use the sea defence wood barriers that go fro the prom wall out to sea. I wait till low tide and find s spot where there is plenty of rocks and shells. They wait for the tide to come in and wash up the shells that are burried.
I am 63 years old and and since a boy have had an interest in wildlife and in particular birds. I help my Dad with the rearing of young finches and other birds. I had many small birds as pets and as i got older and joined the Military i purchsed my first Camera, and fold out Kodak. Over a 22 year period i enjoyed many countries outside the uk and observed many species of birds. When i left the military in 2000, i bought my first digital camera a Canon 450D with a Tamron 70-300 and started my journey on capturing images of birds and animals. I quickly learned that there was a lot more to getting a good image of a bird, so i started to research the best settings for my camera in order to capture a better image. Over a 12 month period i realised that needed to invest in a better camera and lens and after research bought a Canon 50D and a 100-400 Lens. It was 2013 when i really got to grips with the setup and came across a lovely Short Eared Owl. From that meeting i started to concentrate on Owls as they fasinated me. From Canon to Olympus i recently jumped ship again to Sony. The variety of birds i have captured over a 10 year period is vast and at present i have a wildlife hide in lancashire where most of my images are captured.
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