Canon 50D &  40D body - my main digital SLR camera bodies - two very good cameras, lots of good features, and great value.   Like everyone I would like a 1d body, but I am very pleased with this camera.
It's my photographic skills that limit my results not my cameras

Canon 300 - f2.8 - IS - L - Said by some to be the sharpest Canon lens in their long prime range.
Expensive.  But what else can I say.  My results have improved so much since this purchase.

Canon 100 - 400 mm - f4 - IS - L - This was my wildlife lens before the 300 prime.  It has been used for a few years and over 90% of all my wildlife pictures have been taken with this lens.  All lens are expensive but it's a lot cheaper than a long prime.  Overall it's a good lens with reasonable all round performance.

Canon 70 - 200 mm - f2.8 - IS - L - Although 200mm is short for wildlife, this lens has a great reputation and I added this lens to my bag for the occasions when you can get really close or for big subjects.

Sigma 150 mm - 2.8 EX DG macro - A good close up lens, especially for subjects that I can actually get reasonably close to.  Macro work is harder than you think, Butterflies and moths often don't keep still and flowers often blow about in the wind.  Depth of field and available light can be tricky, but this is a very good lens for the price.

Canon 17-85 mm - My general landscape and scenery lens, reasonably compact, a bit better than a "kit lens" but I would like to replace it with a better lens sometime.

Manfrotto Tripod and Wimberley Head - For a long while, I  was happy to use a monopod.  I have recently started to use a Tripod and specialist long lens head.   It's so important to give yourself the maximum chance of a good image by using a solid base.
Therefore whenever possible I use my Wimberley head and if this is not possible I use either a bean bag or another head with the Acra QR plate.

Manfrotto 5 section carbon fibre Monopod -  As mentioned above, I also own a Manfrotto monopod and for a number of years I used to work with a monopod for virtually all my wildlife photography.  A monopod is a lot easier and much faster to use than a tripod, and much better than hand holding, but it is a compromise.

Other bits:
I use both the Canon 1.4x and 2x converters (not together)
I occasionally use a cable release, and have several Sandisk memory cards. ranging from 2 gb to 8 gb.

 

Future photographic kit: I have spent a small fortune (like many wildlife photographers) on kit.  But there is always something else to get.   I would like to replace my 17 - 85 mm lens with a better quality mid zoom. I would then use my 17 - 85 for walking only.

Digiscoping

Sue was playing with my telescope and some of our old compact cameras, and seeing what could be used for "Digiscoping"
While at Radipole lake in Dorset, we saw a Buzzard on a distant tree so thought it worth having a go and Sue's result is pictured here.

All Photos Copyright Nigel Spencer