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Water spider, small red damselfly larva and palmate newt tadpole

amphibian, Arachnid, insect, odonata, spiders, Surrey, Thursley commonBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 29, 2011Leave a comment

When at thursley common back in June I tried some pond dipping off one of the board walks. When filling the tray with water before using the ent I scooped up a water spider, which is rather excellent considering Ive only ever seen 2 before. I caught quite a few in the end, they seeme…

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Pyramidal orchid, sedge warbler and a grooming crows

bird, crow, Essex, Orchid, Plant, warbler, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 28, 2011Leave a comment

Back In July, on the same day as I took the photos in the last post, I photographed this pyramidal orchid in Wat Tyler Country Park. I got some close ups. And tried a top down shot. On the reed bed walk was this sedge warbler. In the trees opposite this pair of crows were…

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Reed warblers and nest

bird, Essex, warbler, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 27, 2011Leave a comment

Back in July I was in one of the reed bed bird hides looking for the nest I had been told about. There were at least 2, perhaps 3 pairs of adults taking food to their young. After watching the adults and moving up to the upper floor and looking down I spotted the nest.…

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Tabanus Giant Horsefly Larva

Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 24, 20113 Comments

Some more from the pond photography session. I found for the first time the larva of a giant horsefly (Tabanus sp.). It had a weird habit of retracting its head!

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Black belly and wasp diving beetles (Dytiscus semisulcatus and D. circumflexus)

beetles, Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 23, 20111 Comment

I’ve been catching up with some editing including some pond creatures and I came across probably my best diving beetle images. I photographed 2 species that day, the black belly diving beetle Dytiscus semisulcatus. And the wasp diving beetle Dytiscus curcumflexus, named after the striped underside.

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Red fox

fox, mammal, UncategorizedBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 22, 20111 Comment

A few months I had a nice encounter with a tame fox, and the weather was kind too. I started taking shots with the 300mm. Then switched to the 100mm for full body shots.

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Goldfinch and crows on a cloudy day

bird, Essex, finch, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 21, 2011Leave a comment

Yesterday in the poor weather there was little about in Wat Tyler CP apart from a couple of crows. So I camped out at the bird feeders and got probably my best shots of goldfinches (though that says more about the low quality of the photos I’ve taken before). I had to shoot at ISO800…

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Green hairstreak butterfly at dinas head

butterflies, insect, PembrokeshireBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 19, 2011Leave a comment

Some more photos from Wales now, with photos of a green hairstreak butterfly I found at Dinas Head. I had only seen one green hairstreak before and this male was quite a poser and didn’t fly far when it did take off. So I tried a few shots of it showing the bracken it was…

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Water scorpion nymph – Nepa cinerea

UncategorizedBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 16, 2011Leave a comment

Some ponds pics today, taken back in July, of a water scorpion nymph. This one is yet to develop its long ‘tail,’ which is actually a breathing tube that acts rather like a snorkel, allowing it to breathe air while the rest of its body is submerged. Here is a close up of the head.

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Rock pipit

bird, Pembrokeshire, pipitBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 15, 2011Leave a comment

Here are some shots from Pembrokeshire back in June. The cliffs around Broad and Little Haven had a number of rock pipit family living around them. I got reasonably close to one. And to another. The one I got closest to pulled an intersting pose as it looked for insects on the cliff.

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