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Monthly Archives: September 2013

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Garden spiders

Plenty of garden spiders around at the moment, so while in Wat Tyler Park I decided to get a few shots of some with my wide angle and my macro.
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September 29, 20132 CommentsArachnid, Essex, spiders, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlife

Wasp spider wide angle

A wide angle of a wasp spider from a couple of days ago.
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September 28, 2013Leave a commentArachnid, Essex, spiders, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlife

Common lizard on a post

A quick photo of a common lizard on a post in Wat Tyler Country Park
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September 25, 2013Leave a commentEssex, Lizard, Reptile, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlife

Rheotanytarsus sp midge larva case

When dipping the river at Bellever on Dartmoor I found a strange looking tube made of sand. I turned out to be the case of a Rheotanytarsus sp midge larva. Sadly it didnt seem to be occupied, but a new one for me anyway.
Rheotanytarsus midge case

September 24, 2013Leave a commentDiptera, Freshwater invertebrates, insectBy Neil-UKWildlife

Pond life collage

As you may have guessed from recent posts I have had a few goes at shooting pond creatures with a white background. They great thing about these images is it is easy to play around with them and make things like a make a collage of them. Here is my first attempt:
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September 23, 20133 CommentsFreshwater invertebratesBy Neil-UKWildlife

Water scorpion Nepa cincera on white background

Some more white background photos, this time of the aquatic predator, a water scorpion Nepa cinerea.
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September 22, 2013Leave a commentEssex, Freshwater invertebrates, heteroptera, insectBy Neil-UKWildlife

A foxy lady…well lady fox

A few shots from this evening of a lovely vixen.

Over the hill.
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Wandering down the road.
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Towards me.
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And posing backlit.
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September 20, 2013Leave a commentfox, mammalBy Neil-UKWildlife

Screech or squeek beetle Hygrobia hermanni on white background

A quick 1 photo post. A Screech or squeek beetle Hygrobia hermanni taken in my photographic aquarium
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September 19, 2013Leave a commentbeetles, Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, insectBy Neil-UKWildlife

Lesser Yellow legs at West Canvey Marshes video

Popped over to West Canvey Marsh RSPB reserve yesterday in my lunch break to see the Lesser Yellow Legs, a bird I have never seen before. It was a distant view, and sadly the design at West Canvey means all birds on the far side of the lake there are and the birds on the…

September 18, 2013Leave a commentbird, Canvey, Essex, waderBy Neil-UKWildlife

Beautiful Demoiselle nymph from Bellever, Dartmoor

Another thing that turned up in my river sampling was this beautiful demoiselle nymph. I placed it in my photographic aquarium and managed some close ups of this alien look creature. In this photo you can see the large ‘horn’ behind the eye which distinguishes it from the related banded demoiselle. I found it among…

September 17, 2013Leave a commentDartmoor, Devon, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonataBy Neil-UKWildlife
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