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Scarce chaser at Strumpshaw fen

insect, Norfolk, odonata, Strumpshaw fenBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 17, 2013Leave a comment

Last weekend I spent a couple of days at Strumpshaw Fen RSPB reserve enjoying the invertebrates there. One of them was the scarce chaser dragonfly, Libellula fulva. One was tolerant enough for my 35mm wide angle to be used. Though a bit awkwardly angled for the ‘traditional’ top down shot, as was this maturing male.

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Yellow wagtail Motacilla flava

birdBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 17, 2013Leave a comment

Another bird I found on my May trip to Sheppey was the yellow wagtail. This one was fluttering Elmley marshes. Later elsewhere on Sheppey I found 1 singing. Including a backlit shot.

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Corn bunting Miliaria calandra

bird, Kent, SheppeyBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 15, 2013Leave a comment

On a trip to Sheppey back in May I photographed a corn bunting.

Female Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Part 1

bird, BOP, Kent, SheppeyBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 13, 2013Leave a comment

I took loads of photos of a female marsh harrier feeding on a dead rabbit back in May.

Cream spot tiger moth Epicallia villica

Essex, insect, moths, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 13, 20132 Comments

Yesterday I was pointed in the direction of a Cream spot tiger moth Epicallia villica. I tried some angles other than the typical top down one and was treated to some wonderful colours. Who said moths are dull? I also got a close up of the head.

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Glow worm larva at RSPB Rainham Marshes

beetles, Essex, insect, RSPB RainhamBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 12, 2013Leave a comment

Back at the end of April I went to RSPB Rainham were, almost as soon as I left the centre, I came across this Glow worm larva. I had photographed one the previous weekend, but had to use flash as it was in woodland. This one was on the path in much better (if a…

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State of Nature Report

newsBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 10, 2013Leave a comment

Last month the results of a survey by 25 wildlife organisations were announced. I haven’t really had to time to blog on this and do it justice , but here is a brief summary: The results of the State of Nature Report did not make good reading: 60 per cent of the species studied have declined…

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Manadrin Duck with ducklings

bird, London, pigeon, Regents Park, waterfowlBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 9, 2013Leave a comment

Yesterday I was in London with Jack Perks, a fellow wildlife photographer, when we came across this mandarin duck and her ducklings next to Regents canal. I got the wide angle out for a few shots too. In Regents Park we came across this Egyptian goose. And this wood pigeon.

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Broad bodied and 4 spotted chasers

Essex, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 7, 2013Leave a comment

I started today by heading straight to the spot where I saw the emperors emerging, but they were no longer there and just their exuvia were left. Hopefully they got away safely. At lunchtime I managed some shots of broad bodied chasers, a female hovering between egg laying. And a perched male. Yesterday I managed…

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Emerging Emperor Dragonfly

Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 6, 20131 Comment

Tonight at 9pm, just as I was finishing work, a couple of emerging emperor dragonfly nymphs were spotted on some reeds in a pond. The light was literally non existent as the sun had gone down and it was the end of dusk, so I had to use flash, which combined with the awkward angle,…

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