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Migrant hawkers in flight at Rainham Marshes

Essex, insect, odonata, RSPB RainhamBy Neil-UKWildlifeSeptember 9, 2013Leave a comment

On Sunday I popped into RSPB Rainham Marshes in hope of finding some water voles. I had no luck but did find a couple of cooperative migrant hawker males. Sadly the light was not so cooperative m, with the sun increasingly dissappearing behind clouds, and doing so as the dragonfly hovering in front of me!…

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Red backed shrike eats migrant hawker dragonfly

bird, EssexBy Neil-UKWildlifeSeptember 8, 20131 Comment

As regular readers know, I spent some time last week photographing a red backed shrike. The juvenile bird was around for a few days and was sometimes seen feeding. One foggy morning I was waiting for the fog to clear and it dived into a bush and caught something. It was a migrant hawker dragonfly!…

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Yawning fox

fox, mammalBy Neil-UKWildlifeSeptember 7, 20131 Comment

A few photos of a fox having a yaw. And a rest afterwards! [url=http://www.fl

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Migrant hawker, Black necked grebe and clouded yellow at RSPB Dungeness

bird, butterflies, insect, Kent, odonata, waterfowlBy Neil-UKWildlifeSeptember 6, 2013Leave a comment

While at Dungeness on Saturday I came across a migrant hawker that had settles on a gorse bush. It stayed still while I got some close ups too. I also came across this clouded yellow butterfly. A kestrel posed, though a little distantly. A keeled skimmer sat on the path. A black necked grebe (as…

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More red backed shrike photos

birdBy Neil-UKWildlifeSeptember 3, 2013Leave a comment

I’ve been visiting the local red backed shrike and had another go this morning. These are best I managed. (please note Bowers Marsh is not yet open top the public)

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Black necked grebe at Dungeness video

bird, video, waterfowlBy Neil-UKWildlifeSeptember 3, 2013Leave a comment

Last weekend I popped into Dungeness for the day. When at the RSPB reserve I spotted a couple of black necked grebes not to far from the hide. So I used my Pentax Q and 300mm lens set up to record at an effective 1700mm. Sadly my tripod head was out of action at the…

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Red backed shrike on Bowers Marsh

bird, Essex, RSPB Bowers MarshBy Neil-UKWildlifeSeptember 1, 2013Leave a comment

I heard today that there was a red backed shrike locally, but I could not go anywhere till 5.30pm. Luckily my friend Dave was available to show me where it was and took me to see it. The light was awful at 6.45pm when it eventually showed for us, the sort of conditions where having…

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Crow take off slow motion video

bird, crow, slow motion, videoBy Neil-UKWildlifeSeptember 1, 2013Leave a comment

I’ve been playing with my Pentax WG-2 compact a bit recently, mainly to try get some underwater footage, but it also has a slow motion mode on the video. The resolution is only 640×480, but it slows things down my 4 times. I tried it out on this crow as it took off, and its…

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Sleepy Fox

fox, mammalBy Neil-UKWildlifeAugust 30, 2013Leave a comment

A photo of a sleepy fox.

Marsh Frog and Migrant Hawker swarm at Rainham marshes

amphibian, Essex, frog, RSPB RainhamBy Neil-UKWildlifeAugust 30, 2013Leave a comment

On bank Holiday Monday I popped into Rainham Marshes for the day. There had been masses of good birds the previous two days, which were long gone by then! There were however loads of marsh frogs. I wanted a low angle shot, but the boardwalks and paths are 50cm or so above water level. luckily…

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