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Ep37 – Entomology + Carrion Beetles with Ash Whiffin

PodcastBy Neil-UKWildlife January 25, 2021 Leave a comment

We talk to entomologist and museum curator Ashleigh Whiffin, discussing how she got to being a museum curator and entomologist, the need for taking specimens in entomology and how entomological displays have changed over the years. We also discuss Carrion Beetles, their wonderful behaviours of this group, (which include a surprising amount of parental care),…

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Crow Carrion with dead rabbit

bird, crow, Kent, SheppeyBy Neil-UKWildlife May 31, 2013 1 Comment

Here are some photos of Carrion Crows feeding on a dead rabbit.

Magpie, Crow and Jay

bird, crowBy Neil-UKWildlife September 27, 2012 Leave a comment

A few shots from back in the summer. Some bread had been thrown on the floor and I noticed some magpies hanging around. So I settled down in the shade nearby and waited. Corvids are usually wary and there is no exception at Wat Tyler Park so I had to stick on the teleconvertor and/or…

Pyramidal orchid, sedge warbler and a grooming crows

bird, crow, Essex, Orchid, Plant, warbler, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlife December 28, 2011 Leave a comment

Back In July, on the same day as I took the photos in the last post, I photographed this pyramidal orchid in Wat Tyler Country Park. I got some close ups. And tried a top down shot. On the reed bed walk was this sedge warbler. In the trees opposite this pair of crows were…

Goldfinch and crows on a cloudy day

bird, Essex, finch, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlife December 21, 2011 Leave a comment

Yesterday in the poor weather there was little about in Wat Tyler CP apart from a couple of crows. So I camped out at the bird feeders and got probably my best shots of goldfinches (though that says more about the low quality of the photos I’ve taken before). I had to shoot at ISO800…

Carrion crow

bird, crow, Essex, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlife December 14, 2011 3 Comments

Last week I came across a couple of crows in the morning sun. One of the resident crows displays some leucism with some with some white feathers mainly on the wings.

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