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Scorpionfly

Essex, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeNovember 21, 2013Leave a comment

Back in May, I got the only opportunity to photograph one of my favourite insects, a scorpiongly. Despite that scorpion like tail on the male, they can not sting. They are fantastic exotic looking insects, that feed on dead flies etc, often stealing them from spiders webs!

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Mosquito and nettle weevil

beetles, Diptera, Essex, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeNovember 19, 2013Leave a comment

Back in May I went hunting for some macro subjects in a nettle bed. I came across this mosquito Also there was this nettle weevil.

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Crab spider with fly

Arachnid, Essex, spiders, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeNovember 18, 2013Leave a comment

Here area few photos of a crab spider with its fly prey. It dropped the fly after sucking it dry and posed for a couple more shots.

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4 legged Common Frog Tadpole

amphibian, frogBy Neil-UKWildlifeNovember 16, 2013Leave a comment

A few photos off the hard drive, of a 4 legged common frog tadpole, taken in my photographic aquarium. As you can see it was well on its way to becoming a little froglet. Its a subject I hope to improve my photos of next year.

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Caddisfly larva

Caddisfly, Essex, Freshwater invertebratesBy Neil-UKWildlifeNovember 15, 2013Leave a comment

Some photos of a caddisfly larva, taken with my aquarium set up

More fox photos

fox, mammalBy Neil-UKWildlifeNovember 13, 20132 Comments

A few more photos of the wonderful vixen.

Large red damselfly nymph on white background

Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeNovember 12, 2013Leave a comment

A quick one photo post of a large red damselfly on a white background.

Red fox after raiding the bin

fox, mammalBy Neil-UKWildlifeNovember 10, 20131 Comment

A few months ago I came across this fox raiding a bin. By sitting still I got her to pretty much ignore me and caoming quite close, though she did stop to check me out at one point! She had obviously learned that us humans leave a lot of food waste in the bin.

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Egg laying emperor dragonfly

Essex, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeNovember 9, 2013Leave a comment

Back in June I came across this emperor dragonfly egg laying in the RSPB’s pond at Wat Tyler Country Parks.

Red fox

fox, mammalBy Neil-UKWildlifeNovember 8, 20132 Comments

Here are some red fox photos I took earlier in the year.

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