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Azure damselfly nymph

Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeApril 6, 2015Leave a comment

Some photos of an azure damselfly nymph.

Pond olive mayfly nymph

Ephemeroptera, Freshwater invertebrates, insectBy Neil-UKWildlifeApril 4, 2015Leave a comment

Some photos of the pond olive mayfly nymph I took using my photographic aquarium.

Blue tits in flight

bird, Essex, tit, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeApril 1, 2015Leave a comment

A few eeks ago I had a number of blue tits flying down to food in front of me so decided to have a go at some in flight shots. I was pleased with the results. This following shot is NOT a composite, its 4 coming in at once! I also got some on the…

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Broad bodied chaser dragonfly nymph

Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeMarch 30, 2015Leave a comment

I’ve just returned from a lovely trip to the Cairngorms in Scotland and have something like 6000 images to go through! But for now here are some of a Broad bodied chaser dragonfly nymph I took before I went on the trip using my pond creature photography technique. The above and next photo were taken…

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Red fox close up

fox, mammalBy Neil-UKWildlifeMarch 15, 2015Leave a comment

A couple of shots from a close encounter with a fox.

My email to Hawk and Owl Trust regarding Hen Harrier Brood Management

UncategorizedBy Neil-UKWildlifeMarch 11, 2015Leave a comment

Four weeks ago I was having a conversion on Twitter with the Hawk and Owl Trust, about their plans to help with the hen harrier brood management plan.  I asked specifically about the Chairman’s plans to start the management in spring when they had said they would not start until persecution stops.  Sadly they have…

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Dunnocks

bird, Essex, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeFebruary 20, 2015Leave a comment

As I mentioned in my previous post I’ve spent some time photographing small birds on the ground. My main target was dunnocks. I was trying to get one in the sun with a clean background. This was half way there. But this one ticked both boxes!

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Blue tit

bird, Essex, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeFebruary 19, 2015Leave a comment

Ive spent I few sunny days at the RSPB feeders at Wat Tyler CP, trying to get photos of the birds on the ground. Among the birds that came down were blue tits. I liked the pose of the blue tit having a look around A more typical pose. And one having a good look…

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Backswimmer close up

Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, heteroptera, insect, wat tyler cp, water boatmanBy Neil-UKWildlifeFebruary 17, 2015Leave a comment

Last week I tried my new Pentax 1.4x Teleconvertor mounted on the 100mm macro with some extension tubes to see what the results were like. I tested it on a common greater water boatman or backswimmer (Notonecta glauca). These are the uncropped images, which show good detail at high magnification.

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More of the Water rail

birdBy Neil-UKWildlifeFebruary 17, 2015Leave a comment

A week after my first visit to see the water rail I went back for another go. I got a nice one in the water But when it posed on some nice green vegetation, the shadow of someone standing behind me (I was laying down!) was cast in exactly the wrong place, again just as…

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