Treecreeper
Here are some treecreeper shots from Scotland. These are my best shots of this spcies and I managed to get some of the bird probing the bark for food with its long beak.
DetailsPolycelis felina Flatworm
Back in November I visited Foxglove Covert Nature resrve in yorkshire and carried out some stream dipping. Among what I found was this Polycleis felina flatworm Its a species usually found in streams, often under stones in faster flowing stretches. It can be recognised by the large number of eye spots bordering the head its…
DetailsLong tailed tits
While at Loch Garten last March I was lucky enough to have some long tailed tits come down and pose on a log briefly.
Water Rail at Rainham Marshes
There cant be many wildlife photographers in Essex that haven’t made a visit to RSPB Rainham Marshes in the last couple of weeks, where 2, 3 or 4 (depending who you ask!) water rails have been uncharacteristically showy for a usually reclusive bird. I made a visit a couple of Sundays ago and when it…
DetailsBest of 2014 part 2
Well its taken longer than planned, but here is the best of my photos from July to December 2014 In July I had a close encounter with a giant horselfy Tabanus sp. Thankfully they are not usually interested in biting humans! I visited Thursley common on the way to New Forest and after disappointing amount…
DetailsPirate spider (Pirata) with egg case
Here a few photos taken with my ‘surface dweller’ pond creature set up of a Pirate spider female with egg case or cocoon You an learn how to take photographs like these at the pond creatures photography workshop, more details here
DetailsBest of 2014 – Part 1
As 2014 comes to an end, it means its time to look back at the year and pick out my best photos from the year. The first good photography of the year. came in a January trip to Southend Pier, where I got a nice close up of this turnstone. and a Mediterranean gull in…
DetailsYellow wagtail
A set of photos of some yellow wagtails, taken on Sheppey, Kent.
Clouded yellow and other insects on Canvey Wick
A few from an August visit the ‘Britain’s Rainforest’ Canvey Wick in 2013. 2013 was a good summer for clouded yellow butterflies, I saw more that year than all previous years combined. This field grasshopper posed nicely. A Common Damselfly perched on a rose hip. And this holly blue on some bramble. A common darter…
DetailsCanada x greylag hybrid goose
While at Kensington Gardens I came across this Canada x greylag hybrid goose ( Anser anser x Branta canadensis) and got some nice photos of it in the late afternoon winter sunlight.