Beadlet sea Anemone
A photo taken with a waterproof compact, in situ in a rockpool. Its a beadlet anemone, on Broad Haven Beach, Pembrokshire, Wales
Puffins on Skomer
Last June I went to Pembrokeshire, which meant a trip to Skomer. This Islan is most famous for its puffins and I got more than a few photos. I got photos with nesting material. And photos of them in flight Preening. Close up. On the sea And erm:
Green hairstreak butterfly at dinas head
Some more photos from Wales now, with photos of a green hairstreak butterfly I found at Dinas Head. I had only seen one green hairstreak before and this male was quite a poser and didn’t fly far when it did take off. So I tried a few shots of it showing the bracken it was…
Rock pipit
Here are some shots from Pembrokeshire back in June. The cliffs around Broad and Little Haven had a number of rock pipit family living around them. I got reasonably close to one. And to another. The one I got closest to pulled an intersting pose as it looked for insects on the cliff.
Shanny, wrasse and shrimp
Here are some rockpool creature photos. Taken in my photographic aquarium, I caught these on Broadhaven beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales. First up is the shanny: At one point it demonstrated its ability to glup air. There was also a young wrasse, but I’m not sure what species. I also photographed a common rockpool find, a…
Puffin in flowers
A quick pic from Skomer earlier in the year.
Broad Haven – Jackdaw, rook and rock pipit
Here are some photos from my trip to Pembrokeshire in Wales. We stayed in a coastal town/village called Broad Haven. On the sea wall one day I found a tame jackdaw. There were some rooks around too. Around the cliffs were some rock pipits I spotted a linnet too. We had a walk round the…