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Monthly Archives: January 2013

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Upside down lesser water boatman

Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, heteroptera, insect, wat tyler cp, water boatmanBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 31, 2013Leave a comment

Photographing more pond creatures today this lesser water boatman suffered from delusions of grandeur, sitting upside down at the surface like one of its larger relatives the greater water boatman . This algae eater is not going to kid anyone though, for as well as being smaller, it lacks that needle like mouth that the…

Water louse Asellus aquaticus

crustacean, Essex, Factfile, Freshwater invertebrates, Isopod, wat tyler cp, water louseBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 31, 20134 Comments

Regular readers will know I photograph pond creatures on a fairly regular basis, but up until today I have never managed a shot I’m happy with of a Water louse Asellus aquaticus. I catch them on most pond dips, but because they are so common, combined with the fact they have the habit tucking themselves…

Little egret Egretta garzetta at Oare Marshes

bird, heron, Kent, OareBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 29, 2013Leave a comment

Yesterday I popped to the KWT Oare Marshes reserve. It was pretty quiet in terms of people and birds. I did see a little egret and I got a shot of it with my K5. I had gone to try out my Pentax Q on the DA*300mm with the adapter but the sun of course…

Chaetogaster limnaei worm on a Ramshorn Snail

Essex, Freshwater annelid, Freshwater invertebrates, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 28, 20131 Comment

A couple of years ago I found a Ramshorn snail and decided to photograph it. I looked closer and I could see some white worm like creatures crawling over it. I struggled to work out what they were, but I recently asked around and was told by a member of the Wild about Britain forum…

Snowy scenes in Wat Tyler CP

bird, Essex, landscapes, thrush, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 26, 2013Leave a comment

Some photos from a snowy Wat Tyler Country Park. Boardwalk Saltmarsh Statues And some birds at the feeders: Dunnock Robin

Common Backswimmer Notonecta glauca

Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, heteroptera, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 25, 2013Leave a comment

Here a few shots of a common backswimmer Notonecta glauca. This individual has flipped over to the right way up at the surface in preparation to fly off. I took them a couple of years ago so they are not my best shots I’ll have to blog more about these amazing insects later on.

Magpie vs Mistle Thrush video

bird, crow, thrush, videoBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 25, 2013Leave a comment

Been going through some old videos and found this one from a few years ago, filmed in Regents Park, London. What has happened here is a magpie (a species that is a known egg thief) has got too close to a mistle thrush nest and the parents are not happy! Watch what happens when the…

Blue tit photographs

bird, Essex, tit, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 24, 20131 Comment

Found these in my editing backlog. Probably my best blue tit photos.

Grey squirrel and Robin in the snow

bird, Essex, mammal, rodent, thrush, Uncategorized, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 23, 2013Leave a comment

A few photos from in what is left of the snow today. A grey squirrel that posed for a few shots. And a robin posed for a shot too.

Burrowing Mayfly nymph Ephemera sp video

Ephemeroptera, insect, Suffolk, videoBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 23, 20131 Comment

While on and excellent FSC course at Flatford Mill I caught a burrowing mayfly nymph Ephemera sp. It is the nymph of the original Mayfly, which are most commonly on the wing in May, hence the name which is named after the Mayflower, better known as hawthorn, which blooms at the end of April when…

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