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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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Broad bodied chaser dragonfly wide angle

Essex, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 5, 2013Leave a comment

Today I came across the first dragonfly that posed for a photo, a broad bodied chaser. In an effort to get something different I put on my 35mm wide angle macro and got this.

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Otters at Leighton Moss video

Lancashire, Leighton Moss, mammal, mustelid, videoBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 4, 20131 Comment

On Bank holiday Monday last week it started to rain (well it was a Bank Holiday!) so we headed into Leighton Moss to sit in one of the hides, to hide for the weather as much as the birds! We went into Lillian’s Hide and were told an otter was about. It came up briefly…

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Greenfinch

bird, finchBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 4, 2013Leave a comment

A greenfinch.

Sedge Warbler

bird, Kent, Sheppey, warblerBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 3, 2013Leave a comment

A few ok shots of a sedge warbler from a walk around Elmley Marshes.

Orange tip on bluebell

butterflies, insectBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 2, 2013Leave a comment

Just a quick one photo post, of an orange tip that posed on a bluebell

Badger video

badger, mammal, videoBy Neil-UKWildlifeMay 31, 2013Leave a comment

A quick video of a badger feeding. badger feeding from Neil Phillips on Vimeo. Unless you have been in a cave somewhere you will have heard that from tomorrow (June 1st) badgers are going to be culled. The reasons for the cull are not backed by science and purely political, so please sign the petition…

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Crow Carrion with dead rabbit

bird, crow, Kent, SheppeyBy Neil-UKWildlifeMay 31, 20131 Comment

Here are some photos of Carrion Crows feeding on a dead rabbit.

Hatching great silver water beetles video

beetles, Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, video, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeMay 30, 20132 Comments

A couple of years ago a golf ball sized clump of white fuzz was fished out of some blanket weed on a pond dip. I had no idea what it was until I spotted the brown snorkel sticking out the water: it was the egg cocoon of the great silver water beetle! Unfortunately it would…

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