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Re: RR's Wildlife Portfolio....
« Reply #45 on: April 13, 2011, 08:56:07 pm »
Here's some pics I took a few years ago, a Lime Hawk-moth (Mimas Tiliae) drying its wings out in the breeze of the wind-tunnel that is our driveway!


Beautiful wing-pattern and colouration, screams 'Vulcan Bomber' to me!!


Beady-eyes!


...and the pupae found directly underneath, which I gave to my nephew for him to show at his wildlife lesson in school!


I also spotted this newt one summer in the driveway, dunno what it was doing there or how he got there as I thought they were water based? Anyone know what type it could be? It was approx 3.5 - 4 inches long.
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Re: RR's Wildlife Portfolio....
« Reply #46 on: April 13, 2011, 11:33:05 pm »
Some good shots there MPS. Difficult to capture the little Gecko/lizard types sharply as they move so bloody quick!
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Re: RR's Wildlife Portfolio....
« Reply #47 on: April 13, 2011, 11:35:35 pm »
1st pic of the moth is very good  :happy2:

I'll need to start a thread of all my photography soon, busily starts uploading all my pics to the tinterweb  :signLOL:
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Re: RR's Wildlife Portfolio....
« Reply #48 on: April 13, 2011, 11:58:45 pm »
Quote from: MPS on April 13, 2011, 08:56:07 pm

Here's some pics I took a few years ago, a Lime Hawk-moth (Mimas Tiliae) drying its wings out in the breeze of the wind-tunnel that is our driveway!


Beautiful wing-pattern and colouration, screams 'Vulcan Bomber' to me!!

I also spotted this newt one summer in the driveway, dunno what it was doing there or how he got there as I thought they were water based? Anyone know what type it could be? It was approx 3.5 - 4 inches long.



....That moth screams Vulcan bomber to me too. Hedge will like that.

That's a female Common Newt aka Smooth Newt. They live and breed in water from about March to July and then hibernate on land. It's not uncommon to find them en route to somewhere on land. I've currently got at least 5 Palmate Newts breeding in my wildlife (no fish) pond.

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Re: RR's Wildlife Portfolio....
« Reply #49 on: April 14, 2011, 12:07:16 am »
Robin... that beehive looks ace! I will be interested to see if they take to it  :happy2:
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« Reply #50 on: April 14, 2011, 12:09:29 am »
Quote from: Jack Rabbit on April 13, 2011, 06:24:20 pm

i like the bumble bee nester  :happy2:

we used to have a bumble bee nest in our wall, our patio table was in the flight path and was hilarious to watch them come into land heavy, miss it and not seen them for a year or so.

Where did you find that nester mate? and how do you encourage bumble bees to nest? genuinely interested - would love to have some in our garden again


....My daughter bought it for me from somewhere on the internet.

Bumble Bee Nester:   http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ceramic+bumble+bee+nester&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a

Ideally they like an old mouse nest but cut straw etc will usually suffice. The nester comes with simple instructions. The stone outside the entrance to mine offers a landing pad.
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Re: RR's Wildlife Portfolio....
« Reply #51 on: April 14, 2011, 06:00:32 am »
great pictures  :drinking:

the mayfly one would have to be my favourite.
But keep up the photography. You clearly have a knack for it.
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Re: RR's Wildlife Portfolio....
« Reply #52 on: April 14, 2011, 10:02:45 am »
Quote from: GLIDN on April 14, 2011, 06:00:32 am

great pictures  :drinking:

the mayfly one would have to be my favourite.
But keep up the photography. You clearly have a knack for it.


....Thanks for the encouragement  :smiley: I've been taking photos for over 50 years so am not about to stop!  :grin:
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Re: RR's Wildlife Portfolio....
« Reply #53 on: April 15, 2011, 04:18:28 pm »
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Some more newt pics:



^ Palmate Newt male (more colourful).

The following two pics are of a male and female pair. The female may be preparing to lay an egg and the male ready to release sperm:





Photography in these conditions is largely a matter of luck. Newts are shy and more easily seen at night and tend to spot you first and then hide. My camera is also limited for such photography being a digital compact Fuji FinePix F200EXR. But I'm pleased with the best of my shots, not as sharp professional standard but for capturing the moment and atmosphere.

I have become a newt enthusiast!  :grin:

This pic puts the wildlife pond (no fish) in context:

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Re: RR's Wildlife Portfolio....
« Reply #54 on: April 15, 2011, 04:22:42 pm »
They are great pics for a compact.  :happy2: and those Newts wont want to leave, it looks like a great place for them.  :smiley:
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Re: RR's Wildlife Portfolio....
« Reply #55 on: April 16, 2011, 02:52:47 am »
just some photos of animals/wildlife



giraffe in south africa


zebra in south africa


cow and calf on my farm


calf


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« Reply #56 on: April 16, 2011, 08:44:32 am »
Quote from: Top Cat on April 15, 2011, 04:22:42 pm

They are great pics for a compact.  :happy2: and those Newts wont want to leave, it looks like a great place for them.  :smiley:


....Thanks, TC  :drinking: - I think if I was a Newt I'd want to stay in my pond too!  :grin:

The underwater Star Dome is the place to hang out! :

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« Reply #57 on: April 18, 2011, 10:54:24 am »
A beautiful dragonfly basking in the warm summer sun. Not the sharpest photo by any means (taken with my mobile phone before it had chance to fly off, which they do with amazing silence!) Can anyone confirm this species? I think it's an Emperor, although I'm not 100% sure.

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Re: RR's Wildlife Portfolio....
« Reply #58 on: April 18, 2011, 03:54:15 pm »
Animals ! Here are two of my recent attempts (today actually) which one do you prefer ?






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Re: RR's Wildlife Portfolio....
« Reply #59 on: April 18, 2011, 04:08:48 pm »
Quote from: MPS on April 18, 2011, 10:54:24 am

A beautiful dragonfly basking in the warm summer sun. Not the sharpest photo by any means (taken with my mobile phone before it had chance to fly off, which they do with amazing silence!) Can anyone confirm this species? I think it's an Emperor, although I'm not 100% sure.




....I think it's a Hawker species, probably Brown Hawker (Aeshner grandis) due to amber wing veins. Can you enrich the colour? Most of your pics look slightly over-exposed (too pale). Nice shot though  :happy2:

Coincidentally, I found a Dragonfly Nymph case in my pond today. The nymphs are extreme predators and have extendable labia jaws!



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