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Reindeer

Cairngorm, deer, mammal, ScotlandBy Neil-UKWildlifeApril 5, 20122 Comments

While not a target species, with them not being 100% wild or native in the strictest sense, coming across the reindeer on the cairngorms was still pretty cool. It was great to see them in an at least semi natural habitat. I tried a different shot too.

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Red grouse on the Cairngorms

bird, Cairngorm, Gamebird, ScotlandBy Neil-UKWildlifeApril 1, 20121 Comment

One of the reasons for the lack of recent posts was that I was away in Scotland, in the Cairngorms National Park. I saw lots of new species and will be posting the photos in the near future. My first new species was the red grouse. Not to long after entering the national park this…

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Saucer bug and duck leech

annelid, Freshwater invertebrates, heteroptera, insect, leechBy Neil-UKWildlifeMarch 31, 2012Leave a comment

A few weekends ago I went to Rainham Marshes where a friend of mine had organised a pond dip session. We found plenty but 2 species were of interest to me. The first was this saucer bug. You can see the front legs which have been modified into a prey grabbing pincer. I also got…

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Palmate newt Lissotriton helveticus male

amphibian, Freshwater invertebrates, newtBy Neil-UKWildlifeMarch 6, 20122 Comments

I had a quick dip in a pond at Wat Tyler CP this evening just before the sun had set.  And when I say quick I mean I put the net in the water just the once!  Along with a diving beetle larva was a small newt: I thought it was rather small for a…

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Alderfly Larva and Freshwater Shrimp

Freshwater invertebrates, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeMarch 4, 20122 Comments

A few weeks ago I found an alderfly larva in the bottom mud of a pond. They tend to be found in and on the pond bottom. They are quite distinctive with their many gill filaments on the abdomen and the pair of pincers at the front. They can sometimes be found crawling through weed…

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Beaver with ice on its nose and other shots from wildwood

Kent, wildwoodBy Neil-UKWildlifeFebruary 29, 2012Leave a comment

A few weekends ago I popped into Wildwood Trust near Canterbury, which is a wildlife park of UK animals. They are a big part of the beaver reintroduction scheme here in the UK, and have a few on site as part of their breeding programme. While I was there, ice had formed on their pond…

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Bearded tits, stonechat reed buntings and dunnock

bird, Essex, finch, RSPB Rainham, thrush, tit, waterfowlBy Neil-UKWildlifeFebruary 26, 20122 Comments

When you take up wildlife photography there are certain bird species you want to photograph. Hoopoes are on most people’s lists, if hard to get in the UK. Bitterns are another and one, I’ve only photographed twice and not particularly well. Another is the bearded tit or reedling. I had seen them at Rainham before…

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Cloen dipterum Mayfly nymph, Agraylea multipunctata Micro caddisfly larva and wandering snail

Caddisfly, Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeFebruary 25, 2012Leave a comment

The last from the productive pond dip photography session. I got my best over of a few more species: Cloen dipterum Mayfly nymph. Agraylea multipunctata Micro caddisfly larva And wandering pond snail.

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Hawker dragonfly nymph close up with water boatman and water louse

Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonata, wat tyler cp, water boatman, water louseBy Neil-UKWildlifeFebruary 23, 20121 Comment

Carrying on from my last post, the pond photography session gave me my best ever hawker dragonfly nymph. I got it from various angles, including these two in which you can really see that mask or labium they use to catch prey, under slung below the head. I also got a top down shot. I…

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Haliplus water beetle and Asellus water louse

Freshwater invertebrates, water louseBy Neil-UKWildlifeFebruary 22, 20121 Comment

Some more pond photos for last December. I got my best shots of a Haliplus sp. crawling water beetle. Including one swimming. I also got among my best at least of water lice.

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