Marianne Taylor is a freelance writer, illustrator and photographer. A passion for all wildlife, but especially birds, has always been a driving force in Marianne's life, and she spent many happy hours sketching and watching garden birds throughout her childhood. Her appreciation for the joy of garden birdwatching grew even more in 2009 when she took up wildlife photography. Marianne worked in publishing for seven years before taking the plunge as a freelancer in 2007. Since then she has written more than 25 books for adults and children on a range of natural history subjects. David Tipling is one of the UK’s best-known nature photographers and his garden bird photography collection is second to none.