I was lucky enough to have a close encounter with a fox a few weeks ago. After eating some rubbish it proceeded to have a good clean right in front of me. It had something caught in its teeth too. Related posts: Fox in a bin Emerald damselfly cleaning wings video Springwatch fox with something…
DetailsWhile at Thursley Common we came across this lizard sunbathing in the open on some flattened grass, I’ve not seen one in this sort of basking spot before. Related posts: Common lizard on a post Common lizard on a reed and others at Rainham Marshes Common lizard Zooteca vivipara 2 tailed common lizard at RSPB…
DetailsA quick photo of a scarce emerald damselfly, the last one I saw this year.
A few weeks ago in Wat Tyler CP, there was a patch of thistles covered in marbled white butterflies.
A few posts ago I posted a video of my garden hedgehog. Well a couple of nights ago I spotted it and want out with the camera and got his shot. Related posts: Hedgehog on a roll… Fox on Bushnell Trophy Cam HD Max Tame rabbit and four spotted chaser Video of Emperor dragonfly mobbed…
DetailsOn Wednesday I popped up to Fingringhoe Wick and got some nice photos of willow emerald damselflies Lestes viridis. There were a few mating pairs around too. I also finally got a photo of a brown hawker, my odonata nemesis! A ruddy darter male posed. And a pair just about posed on some bramble. Related…
DetailsI was walking through Wat Tyler Country Park yesterday, when I flushed a yellow butterfly from the path. I saw the darker flashes on the wings and new it was a clouded yellow butterfly, which are usually a migrant from Europe. Eventually it landed and I managed one good shot in the sun before it…
DetailsIn my garden I found some interesting looking poo: it was either cat or hedgehog. Thankfully, after setting up my Bushnell trailcam, baited with some peanuts, it turned out to be a hedgehog. But I got an unexpected bonus when it stopped for a scratch, with comical results! Related posts: First results with Bushnell Trophy…
DetailsA few shots of a pond olive mayfly nymph. This species is the one most commonly found in ponds. I managed some shots of the underside too. Related posts: Cloen dipterum Pond Olive Mayfly Pond olive mayfly and case building chironomid midge Wandering snail pond snails and mayfly nymphs Cloen dipterum Mayfly nymph, Agraylea multipunctata…
DetailsA post to update on the southern migrant hawkers in Wat Tyler CP. They have been seen most days , generally with sightings occurring in the afternoon, peaking between 2 and 4pm but I observed them on evening at 6.20pm Reports of up to 4 males on Sunday 4/8/13 were sent to me, from the…
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