Pond olive mayfly nymph Cloeon dipterum
A 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.
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A 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…
DetailsEssex Skipper
Last week I came across a thistle bed covered in butterflies, including Essex skippers. I tried some shots with the wide angle too. And again on some ragwort.
DetailsSmall red damselfly
A quick 1 photo post of a small red damselfly on Thursley Common.
Bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera
While at Thirsley common I came across a number of bog bush crickets Metrioptera brachyptera, but this male was the most cooperative, as it sat and posed on the boardwalk. I got a close up too.
DetailsSouthern migrant hawker Aeshna affinis at Wat Tyler Park, Essex 2013
Regular blog readers will know I am lucky enough to frequent a place that last year had daily sightings of the recently colonising Southern migrant hawker Aeshna affinis, in fact its possible I spent more time than anyone else observing them last year. A month or 2 ago I was emailed about them by James…
DetailsRobin wide angles
On the Ashurst campsite in the New forest, we were regularly visited by a very tame robin which would hop between our feet. I thought I’d try some shots with the wide angle lens, though it kept staying in the shade and generally being awkwardly positioned, I still got a few shots I liked. There…
DetailsBattle Abbey lake and marsh frog
This time last year I paided a visit to Battle Abbey in East Sussex, where there is a lake full of water lillies And one had a marsh frog on.
DetailsFox in a bin
Back in March I came across this site one evening, a fox hanging out of a bin. She was going in and out of the bin with food from the rubbish. Unfortunately the light was rubbish and she wasn’t holding still much so I had to shoot at ISO 1600. Still I was rather pleased…
DetailsBlack darter dragonflies, emerald damselflies and other odonata at Thursley Common
Yesterday I had my annual trip to Thursley Common, the most species rich site for dragonflies and damselflies in the country. I managed some nice photos, including these black darters (my first of the year) which posed for some shots. The black mature males were flighty and I only managed this shot of one. Some…
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