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Broad bodied chaser nymph, smooth newt tadpole and hawker dragonfly nymphs

amphibian, Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeOctober 5, 20111 Comment

Some more pond photos. For this broad bodied chaser nymph I used image stacking. I also tried some image stacking on some smooth newt tadpoles. And this damselfly nymph. I also took some typical macros of this hawker dragonfly nymph, which had just shed its skin and was light green in colour.

Hawker dragonfly nymph close up

Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeOctober 4, 2011Leave a comment

Here is an image of a hawker dragonfly nymph that has just shed its skin (hence the light colouration), that I took using my photographic aquarium.  I managed to increase the depth of field by using image stacking (combining a few images focused at different distances).

Willow emerald damselfly at Strumpshaw Fen

insect, Norfolk, odonata, Strumpshaw fenBy Neil-UKWildlifeSeptember 12, 2011Leave a comment

Last weekend I had a trip up to Norfolk, which included a visit to Strumpshaw Fen. I had heard that willow emeralds (Lestes viridis) were present and went to have a look. As I crossed thr railway I ran into Dick who runs Rare bird alert and was the person who reported them the previous…

Damselfly nymph, backswimmer and lesser water boatman

Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, heteroptera, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeSeptember 6, 20113 Comments

Here are some pond creature photos I took way back in January using my photographic aquarium. First up a nice damselfly larva. Im not 100% sure on the species but it would be either common or azure blue, or a blue tailed damselfly. I also got a number of lesser water boatman photos. I got…

Migrant Hawker in flight

Essex, odonata, RSPB RainhamBy Neil-UKWildlifeAugust 27, 20111 Comment

While at Rainham Marshes we noticed a fair few male migrant hawkers patrolling territories.  The light wasn’t great and neither was the angle from the boardwalks so we didn’t bother with them.  But then we found a spot where we could get to their level with the sun behind us, only for the sun to…

Meadow and lesser marsh grasshoppers and a wasp spider

grasshopper, odonata, spiders, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeAugust 2, 20111 Comment

This evening I went for a quick walk around Wat Tyler CP and thought I’d check a wasp spider hotspot.  Sure enough there were 3 webs with spider present.  Only one was in a reasonable position for photography. They were eating the grasshoppers, like this lesser marsh grasshopper. And this meadow grasshopper. I got some…

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