This site is dedicated to the sharing of the beauty of the bird world with all of you out there. Birding and bird photography are my hobbies, some might say my passion and the less charitable my obsession. Whatever the truth of the matter, I hope that you get as much enjoyment from viewing the displayed images of the birds (and occasional other fauna and flora) from the localities that I have visited, as I have from being there and taking the photos. I live in South Africa, and work and travel throughout Africa. The majority of the images on this site are from southern and south-central African localities, although there are some from East and West Africa also, as well as the United Kingdom.

It is neither intended that the images are book illustration quality, nor that they be superb photographs. They merely represent my photographic record of the birds I have seen at the various locations that I have visited. They will be added to or replaced as I re-visit a site and photograph new species or obtain better photos of those already seen. Please visit the site regularly so that you can see the latest images.

For those that are interested, the great majority of the images have been captured using a hand-held Canon EOS 20D or Canon EOS 40D with an EF 100–400mm F4.5-5.6L IS USM lens, usually close to full zoom, and more recently a Canon 1D MkIV with an EF 300m f2,8 L IS USM lens.

Neil Gray