Mandarin Duck
On a trip to Richmond Park in october I got my best shots of the species yet. I got a number of the males. And some of the females.
DetailsLeaping Salmon at Stainforth Force, Yorkshire Dales
Last weekend I popped up to see a friend in Yorkshire and we went so some great spots, one of which was Stainforth Force on the Yorkshire Dales. It is one of the best spots to see leaping Atlantic salmon as the try to leap up the waterfall. I set up my camera and waited…
DetailsHow to find where your images are being used online
Thanks to a friend of mine (Daniel Bridge) telling me how, I recently discovered that one of my water spider photos was being used on a blog despite it being copyrighted and a couple of my fox photos on a Creationist Wiki! I mentioned this on Twitter and some folk asked how I did it,…
DetailsCommon lizard Zooteca vivipara
A few photos of common lizards I took a couple of a juvenile months ago.
3 spined stickleback close up
Some close ups of a 3 spined stickleback I took last year.
Mallard and redpoll in Wat Tyler Park
On a quick walk this morning, the first one with sun for a while, I spotted this mallard on a pond. I rather liked the reflection. Another nice surprise was a few redpolls, something I had never seen in the park.
DetailsWood ants Formic rufa
Last week on a visit to Norsey Woods in Billericay, Essex, I tracked down a wood ant nest and photographed the ants as they collected up food and nest building material. This pair were dragging a dead ant back to the nest. Others were moving small twigs and leaves to the nest. I did manage…
DetailsWater measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
A few recent shot of the pond surface dwelling Water measurer Hydrometra stagnorum. These were taken with my photographic aquarium.
DetailsDarter dragonfly nymph
A few shots of a darter dragonfly nymph (Sympetrum sp.) I took back in July with my photographic aquarium set up:
Colymbetes fuscus and Rhantus frontalis diving beetles
A few shots from July, taken with my photographic aquarium set up, of a couple of medium sized diving beetle species. First up Colymbetes fuscus. I also photographed this smaller Rhantus sp. probably Rhantus frontalis.
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