Nesting Avocets at Oare Marshes
Here are a few photos (from June last year) of a pair of nesting Avocets. Due to the risk of from egg thieves I held off from posting these and then never got round to it, so here they are:
DetailsAlien Species in Britain: The Green lizard (Lacerta viridis + L. bilineata)
Here is an article I wrote for my old blog. I’ve gone through and checked for mistakes and added some bits: Green lizard is the common name that refers to two species that were formally one (Lacerta viridis). The new species, the western green lizard (Lacerta bilineata), is now considered separate from the eastern green…
DetailsCloen dipterum Pond Olive Mayfly
One of the most common finds in garden ponds this time of year is the Pond olive mayfly nymph Cloen dipterum. Mayflies usual conjure up thoughts of adults that mate and die after a day or two, and to those more familiar aquatic invertebrates of the larvae that live the the relatively oxygen rich flowing…
DetailsPlaying with the high speed video on my Pentax WG-2
Playing with the high speed video on my Pentax WG-2 in the summer. I approached this darter dragonfly with it set to 1/4 normal speed.
DetailsPond creatures ‘meet the neighbours’ style
I had another attempt at the ‘meet the neighbours’ style wildlife photography, which involves photographing your subject on a completely white background. I tried it first on a Rhantus Diving beetle in one of my aquariums. I also tried it with a water stick insect. Then a few close ups with a normal background
DetailsGreen Toad Bufo viridis in Kefalonia
While in Kefalonia we had a couple of rain showers during the evenings. I had seen some green toadlets in another town and a squashed adult green toad in the grounds of the hotel so I grabbed a torch and when the rain stopped and almost right outside the door was a green toad hopping…
DetailsFirst results with Bushnell Trophy Cam HD Max
My Bushnell Trophy Cam HD Max arrived yesterday so I put it up in the garden to see if I could capture the local fox and got this. Not bad, I’ll place it lower down in future. Im trying out the stills feature tonight so will probably have more to say tomorrow.
DetailsBest of 2012
Its been an interesting year of wildlife and photography for me. I’ve probably not seen or photographed as much as last year, but what I’ve seen and standard of my photos I reckon has improved. The first notable photograph was taken at Centre Parcs in late January, where I photographed a sparrowhawk for the first…
DetailsPlaying with the Pentax WG-2 at a rather wet Rainham
Since I bought my Pentax WG-2 waterproof camera I’ve barely used it. As a waterproof compact, it doesn’t match a DSLR for quality, but its ability to be submerged in water does offer some different opportunities. Today I went to RSPB Rainham where the constant rain has flooded large areas, so I thought I try…
DetailsBlack winged stilt on Katelios beach, Kefalonia
Some more photos form my trip to Kefalonia now, with the black winged stilt I saw on Katelios beach. I wandered down the beach hoping for a glimpse of the animal I had heard dive into the reeds or anything else around when I spotted a bird walking along the dead sea grass. I could…
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