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Yearly Archives: 2013

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Stag beetles Lucanus cervus

beetles, Essex, insectBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 26, 2013Leave a comment

If you’ve been following me on Twitter or Facebook you will know I have had stag beetles Lucanus cervus in my garden recently. Ive had both stag beetle and lesser stag beetle, but I’ll cover the photos of the former from Friday in this post. 2 males were found in a bucket in the garden.…

Threatening call from a Chaffinch

bird, Cairngorm, finch, ScotlandBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 24, 2013Leave a comment

No not a abusive phone call from a bird that has worked out how to use a phone, but a photo of a chaffinch who wasn’t happy about others on it’s feeder! I was set up for crested tit on this next shot, so a very close crop of a much bigger chaffinch in the…

Swallowtail butterflies at Strumpshaw Fen

butterflies, insect, Norfolk, Strumpshaw fenBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 23, 20131 Comment

Last weekend I popped up to Strumpshaw Fen for a couple of days. One of the target species was the swallowtail butterfly. I didn’t manage a good top down angle photo of one with undamaged wings though sadly. One of those with a damsged wing however sat on the floor ignoring everyone photographing it so…

Female Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Part 2

bird, BOP, Kent, SheppeyBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 23, 2013Leave a comment

Some more photos of the female marsh harrier and the crows that wanted some rabbit too!

Stag beetles

beetles, Essex, insectBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 22, 2013Leave a comment

I came home last night and was shown 2 male stag beetles and a couple of lesser stag beetles in a bucket in my garden. I’ve taken a few photos which I’ll hopefully post later, but here is a shot take with my 35mm at f11 with a 0.5second shutter speed, to show how still…

Turtle dove and wood pigeon side by side

bird, Essex, pigeon, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 20, 2013Leave a comment

Today at Wat Tyler CP there was a a bluethroat….and I missed it. I did however come across a turtle dove on a telegraph post. Which was joined by a wood pigeon. Our biggest Pigeon with our smallest. The turtle dove then flew down to the ground. I didn’t get too close and it was…

Tame rabbit and four spotted chaser

Essex, insect, mammal, odonata, rabbit, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 19, 2013Leave a comment

Just got in from lovely evening walk with a class of kids where we got within 3 metres of a wild rabbit! For once I had my camera with me and took these shots. Bare in mind these were taken with 30 kids (being remarkably calm and quiet!) right there next to me. In fact…

Wide angle emperor dragonfly and reed warbler

Essex, insect, odonataBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 18, 2013Leave a comment

I started off today with a trip into town and had the rest of the morning to head to RSPB West Canvey Marshes. Or so I thought until I hit yet another standstill of traffic in Essex! I didn’t have time to get to Canvey, so I popped into a private reserve instead and found…

Scarce chaser at Strumpshaw fen

insect, Norfolk, odonata, Strumpshaw fenBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 17, 2013Leave a comment

Last weekend I spent a couple of days at Strumpshaw Fen RSPB reserve enjoying the invertebrates there. One of them was the scarce chaser dragonfly, Libellula fulva. One was tolerant enough for my 35mm wide angle to be used. Though a bit awkwardly angled for the ‘traditional’ top down shot, as was this maturing male.

Yellow wagtail Motacilla flava

birdBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 17, 2013Leave a comment

Another bird I found on my May trip to Sheppey was the yellow wagtail. This one was fluttering Elmley marshes. Later elsewhere on Sheppey I found 1 singing. Including a backlit shot.

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