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Monthly Archives: May 2012

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4 spotted and broad bodied chaser dragonflies and azure damselflies

Essex, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeMay 30, 2012Leave a comment

Today at Wat Tyler there were dragonflies abound at the one pond I managed to visit in my lunch break. The first I noticed was this male broad bodied chaser On the water surface a number of azure damselflies in tandem were egg laying in the weed that was at the surface. Soon after I…

Variable damselfly and Nuctenea cornuta spider eating blue tailed damselfly

Arachnid, bird, insect, Kent, odonata, spiders, Stodmarsh, thrushBy Neil-UKWildlifeMay 29, 20121 Comment

On Sunday I popped to Stodmarsh NNR in Kent to see if I could see any hobbys or variable damselflies. I didn’t see any hobbies but I did see this pair of egg laying variable damselflies in tandem: I also spotted a Nuctenea cornuta spider capturing blue tailed damselfly pair As I watched it first…

Mating crane flies, ox eye daisy, cuckoo spit (froghopper nymph) and Black ants

Essex, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeMay 19, 2012Leave a comment

More from last year. Mating craneflies These black ants were under a piece of carpet. And ox eye daisy. And I came across this ‘cuckoo spit’ which is actually foam produced by a the nymph of a froghopper, which it hides under.

Stretch spider Tetragantha extensa

Arachnid, Essex, spiders, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeMay 17, 2012Leave a comment

Some from last year: Stretch spider Tetragantha extensa It was eating a midge.

Blue tailed damselfly

Essex, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeMay 15, 2012Leave a comment

Last year I was photographing a cooperative blue tailed damselfly at Wat Tyler Country Park

Scarce chaser dragonfly, greek marsh frog, mammoth wasp and beautiful demosielle

amphibian, insect, odonataBy Neil-UKWildlifeMay 13, 2012Leave a comment

On a trip to a reservoir in kefalonia we saw some interesting stuff. There were scarce chaser dragonflies flying around. There were greek marsh frogs. This mammoth wasp was on a flower. A blue tailed damselfly perched nicely. As did this beautiful demoiselle.

Rock partridge

bird, GamebirdBy Neil-UKWildlifeMay 11, 2012Leave a comment

In Kefalonia we came across a rock partridge. It had some youngsters with it!

Black headed gull breeding colony, Minsmere

bird, gullBy Neil-UKWildlifeMay 10, 2012Leave a comment

Also at Minsmere I went to the hide that is usually good for photographing nesting Avocets. Sadly the water level was so high only a few black headed gulls were left on the remaining tops of the islands. Some were bringing in nesting material.

Rabbit kit at Minsmere

mammalBy Neil-UKWildlifeMay 8, 2012Leave a comment

A couple of weekends ago I visited a very wet Minsmere RSPB nature reserve in Suffolk. There was not much about but in the car park I photographed some rabbits, including a cute little kit. Another was grooming

Argostoli, Kefalonia: yellow legged gull, woodchat shrike and loggerhead turtle

bird, Greece, gull, Kefalonia, ReptileBy Neil-UKWildlifeMay 5, 20125 Comments

On my visit to Kefalonia 2 years ago I spent a half day in the capital Argostoli. In the harbour there were a number of yellow legged gulls. Walking along the shore path I came across the first shrike I had ever seen, a woodchat shrike. The harbour is famous for the tame loggerhead turtle.…

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