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Scarce emerald damselfly nymph Lestes dryas

Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 4, 20121 Comment

Last week a realised that the emerald damselflies would soon be emerging and there would not be nymphs around for much longer. This because despite hatching in March/April, they only take a matter of weeks to grow and emerge as adults, so the time available to photograph them is not very long. I managed to…

4 spotted and broad bodied chaser dragonflies and azure damselflies

Essex, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeMay 30, 2012Leave a comment

Today at Wat Tyler there were dragonflies abound at the one pond I managed to visit in my lunch break. The first I noticed was this male broad bodied chaser On the water surface a number of azure damselflies in tandem were egg laying in the weed that was at the surface. Soon after I…

Stretch spider Tetragantha extensa

Arachnid, Essex, spiders, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeMay 17, 2012Leave a comment

Some from last year: Stretch spider Tetragantha extensa It was eating a midge.

Palmate newt Lissotriton helveticus male

amphibian, Freshwater invertebrates, newtBy Neil-UKWildlifeMarch 6, 20122 Comments

I had a quick dip in a pond at Wat Tyler CP this evening just before the sun had set.  And when I say quick I mean I put the net in the water just the once!  Along with a diving beetle larva was a small newt: I thought it was rather small for a…

Cloen dipterum Mayfly nymph, Agraylea multipunctata Micro caddisfly larva and wandering snail

Caddisfly, Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeFebruary 25, 2012Leave a comment

The last from the productive pond dip photography session. I got my best over of a few more species: Cloen dipterum Mayfly nymph. Agraylea multipunctata Micro caddisfly larva And wandering pond snail.

anopheline mosquito larvae and smooth newt tadpole

amphibian, Essex, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeFebruary 10, 2012Leave a comment

A couple more species from my pond photos. First up an anopheline mosquito larvae. These larvae have the top of the body at the waters surface, unlike the culicine mosquito larvae which have just their breathing tube. This made a reflection shot easier. I also got a head on shot. I also got a couple…

Fieldfares, goldfinch, blue and great tits

bird, Essex, finch, thrush, tit, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 7, 20122 Comments

Yesterday morning, as with most days this week, there were plenty of fieldfares around. They were feeding on the hawthorn berries. At lunchtime I set up my camera near the RSPB feeders and got my best great tit shots yet. I also got some nice blue tit shots. I photographed the ‘beaky’ blue tit again.…

Pyramidal orchid, sedge warbler and a grooming crows

bird, crow, Essex, Orchid, Plant, warbler, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 28, 2011Leave 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…

Reed warblers and nest

bird, Essex, warbler, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 27, 2011Leave a comment

Back in July I was in one of the reed bed bird hides looking for the nest I had been told about. There were at least 2, perhaps 3 pairs of adults taking food to their young. After watching the adults and moving up to the upper floor and looking down I spotted the nest.…

Goldfinch and crows on a cloudy day

bird, Essex, finch, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 21, 2011Leave 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…

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