Marc Baldwin
About Me
I live on the edge the New Forest in Hampshire – one of the finest places in the country to be if wildlife is your thing.
My interests are pretty broad: photography, reading, films, music, computers, writing, strength training, walking, and the occasional coffee with friends. Over the last decade or two, though, wildlife photography has gradually taken over. I regularly haul myself out of bed before dawn to head out with the camera, and while I wouldn't claim to be a particularly good photographer -- I know too many people who are simply in a different league -- I like to think I'm slowly improving. Some of my efforts can be found throughout this site and in the gallery here, with a more comprehensive collection on my Flickr page.
I've been fascinated by the natural world for as long as I can remember, and I'd rather be out in it than almost anywhere else – which, if I'm honest, is part of the reason new content appears on this site as slowly as it does. I studied marine biology and oceanography to MSc level, driven initially by a childhood obsession with elasmobranchs (sharks and rays), and that passion hasn't gone away. More recently, though, I've been thoroughly bitten by the mammal bug; or, as the late, great shark biologist Aiden Martin memorably put it over lunch once, captivated by the "fantastic furballs."
Living in such a remarkable corner of the country, I'm lucky to be able to observe and photograph a wide range of species close to home, even in my tiny urban garden. This site is my attempt to document their biology and behaviour, and I hope something of the enjoyment I get from watching and trying to understand them comes through in the writing.