Ok with McM's encouragement I'll start my own thread on birds I've photographed here in what is now my de facto home city (15 years living here, after 2.5 years in HK). Although I have had a lifelong interest in birds, having been encouraged at a young age by my mother to ID (with the aid of every child's Collins' British Birds) the birds that visited our garden, I only got into DSLR photography a couple of years ago and started birding (it seems, checking back on my records) just over a year ago.
I'm really into the photography side so really don't count, or tick off, the birds I see - I just want to improve the quality of the bird shots I take and am passionate in this regard. Running my own business I'm lucky to be able to take time off during the week and I drive myself all over Shanghai to visit places of interest, photographically and not just for the birding, usually alone as my wife prefers the massage parlour to long walks in the woods ! Though she will accompany me on occasion I've yet to get her hooked .... maybe I should promise back rubs each day for a week for every trip she accompanies me on
Whilst nowhere near as knowledgeable as most here, nor as eloquent or entertaining a writer as some, hopefully the odd post I make will provide some interest and record of birds I've seen and where they were located.
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And to get started here are just a few of my better shots of birds I've seen over the past year :
1. Yellow-browed Warbler
2. Southern (Cinerous) Great Tit
3. Light vented Bul Bul.
4. Chinese Grosbeak
5. Grey Backed Thrush (adult F).
I'm really into the photography side so really don't count, or tick off, the birds I see - I just want to improve the quality of the bird shots I take and am passionate in this regard. Running my own business I'm lucky to be able to take time off during the week and I drive myself all over Shanghai to visit places of interest, photographically and not just for the birding, usually alone as my wife prefers the massage parlour to long walks in the woods ! Though she will accompany me on occasion I've yet to get her hooked .... maybe I should promise back rubs each day for a week for every trip she accompanies me on
Whilst nowhere near as knowledgeable as most here, nor as eloquent or entertaining a writer as some, hopefully the odd post I make will provide some interest and record of birds I've seen and where they were located.
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And to get started here are just a few of my better shots of birds I've seen over the past year :
1. Yellow-browed Warbler
2. Southern (Cinerous) Great Tit
3. Light vented Bul Bul.
4. Chinese Grosbeak
5. Grey Backed Thrush (adult F).
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