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Little grebe on a nest Tachybaptus ruficollis

bird, Essex, RSPB Rainham, waterfowlBy Neil-UKWildlifeApril 28, 20132 Comments

Today at Rainham Marshes there was a little grebe sitting on its nest. I sat on the boardwalk near the nest and took a number of photos. Apparently to start with she was constantly on and off the nest, possibly due to the people walking past (its the only path/boardwalk you can walk along so…

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Glow worm larva Lampyris noctiluca

beetles, Blean Woods, insect, KentBy Neil-UKWildlifeApril 27, 20133 Comments

While on the Forest School Course last weekend, a member of the group found a Glow worm (Lampyris noctiluca) larva, and he was christened Gary! I got some close ups. When it felt threatened he retracted his head, which at one point made me think it had been knocked off somehow! It would also adopted…

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Wood ants

Blean Woods, hymenoptera, insect, KentBy Neil-UKWildlifeApril 26, 20132 Comments

Last weekend I was on a Forest School Course with the excellent people at EarthcraftUK in Blean Woods. There are a number of wood ant nests in the area and in a lunch break I found a line of them heading up a tree, but it was midday and they were very active and very…

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Grasshopper Warbler

bird, Essex, warblerBy Neil-UKWildlifeApril 25, 2013Leave a comment

On Tuesday I got word there was a grasshopper warbler about, but it took 3 attempts to hear and then finally see it, which was my first ever view of the species. I then staked it out yesterday evening, when the light was much poorer of course, and got a couple of OK grab shots…

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Crested tit

bird, Cairngorm, Scotland, titBy Neil-UKWildlifeApril 21, 2013Leave a comment

The bird I was after at Loch Garten was a crested tit. My friend Ian was kind enough to lend me his 7D and 600mm prime lens to help me out! (see his and Paulines excellent images here: Pauline and Ian’s Zenfolio). With his help I managed a few shots, including this one. As you…

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Coal tit

bird, titBy Neil-UKWildlifeApril 20, 2013Leave a comment

A quick photo of a coal tit.

Robin

bird, Cairngorm, Scotland, thrushBy Neil-UKWildlifeApril 19, 2013Leave a comment

A quick shot from the Loch Garten feeders. I went all the way up to the Highlands of Scotland and photographed….a robin. It looked so nice in the sun I couldn’t resist pressing the shutter!

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Snowy landscapes in Cairngorms

Cairngorm, landscape, landscapes, ScotlandBy Neil-UKWildlifeApril 19, 2013Leave a comment

Here are a couple of landscape from the Cairngorms last month. First up a panorama on the road back from Lecht. and another shot from further along the road.

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Mountain Hares

Cairngorm, Hare, mammal, ScotlandBy Neil-UKWildlifeApril 16, 2013Leave a comment

When up in a Cairngorms I hoped to see Mountain Hares. I managed a few shots, and this was probably the best shot. I was expecting shots more like this! I even had another one pose briefly by the road. It moved off and poked its head over the snow.

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First slow worms of the year

Essex, Lizard, ReptileBy Neil-UKWildlifeApril 15, 2013Leave a comment

I found my first reptiles of the year this morning: some slow worms. They were fairly sluggish, at least to start with, so I got a few shots of them before they slithered off.

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