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Red deer bellowing in Richmond Park

deer, London, mammal, Richmond ParkBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 13, 2013Leave a comment

Back in October I headed to Richmond Park. There I took some photos of the Red deer stags. The calves in this one seem unimpressed by the stags bellowing. A couple of youngsters were practising rutting. I also photographed the hinds. This one had some jackdaws feeding on it!

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Video: 3 foxes interacting in the garden

Essex, fox, mammal, videoBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 13, 20131 Comment

Another video from my bushnell trail cam, this time of 3 foxes.

Magpie Pica pica

bird, crow, Essex, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 13, 2013Leave a comment

Here are a few shots of a magpie from a couple of months ago. These are quite wary birds and Ive never really managed a good shot of one, but I was reasonably happy with these.

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Naughty fox

fox, mammal, Uncategorized, videoBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 11, 2013Leave a comment

I’m a big fan of foxes, but there is a downside to them appearing in your garden…lol (To be honest, cats are a bigger problem for this sort of thing!)

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Phantom midge larva Charborus sp.

Essex, Factfile, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 9, 20131 Comment

After the success of the Pond olive mayfly larva post I thought I post about another of the ponds amazing creatures: the Phantom midge larva. I took some photos of these creatures today. They are specialised predators that live a mostly planktonic life. Floating around in open water they would be easily spotted and vulnerable…

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Fox jumps fence in Bushnell camera

fox, mammal, videoBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 9, 20131 Comment

Some more fox action from my garden. Fox walking round, spotting us in the house and jumping a 6ft fence! fox jumps fence 8-1-13 from Neil Phillips on Vimeo.

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Photographing snipe at 1700mm using pentax Q + DA*300mm

PhotographyBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 8, 20132 Comments

A few months ago I heard that there were adapter for the Pentax Q that would let me mount it on my Pentax DA*300mm Prime. For those who don’t know the Pentax Q is one of the small interchangeable lens cameras that have recently been made by a number camera of manufacturers. The Pentax Q…

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Fox on Bushnell Trophy Cam HD Max

Essex, fox, mammal, videoBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 7, 20131 Comment

BNeen putting the Bushnell Trophy Cam HD Max out in the garden and I tried a new spot and got this footage of a fox sniffing around and marking it territory! fox garden 7-1-13 from Neil Phillips on Vimeo.

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Nesting Avocets at Oare Marshes

bird, Kent, Oare, waderBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 6, 2013Leave a comment

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:

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Alien Species in Britain: The Green lizard (Lacerta viridis + L. bilineata)

Alien Species, Factfile, ReptileBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 5, 2013Leave a comment

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…

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