Popular Post Amsterdam Russ Posted April 17, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 17, 2013 As an extension to the ongoing "I saw my first kingfisher today" thread, I thought it might be interesting if people wanted to post and share any wildlife pics that they've taken. As I said on the other thread, that way instead of just talking about what birds and other wildlife we've seen, we can also show photos of them. Hope you think it's a good idea. As the current topic in the "kingfisher" thread is herons, I thought I'd start with a couple of pics of them that I've taken... Juvenile heron (looking very interested in a dragonfly) Heron in sunset silhouette Next up, a couple of pics of blackbird chicks, which I was lucky enough to get while looking out through a window at home. Come on then, show us what you've got. The only condition is that the photos are ones you've taken yourself. 1 3 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Peter99 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 As an extension to the ongoing "I saw my first kingfisher today" thread, I thought it might be interesting if people wanted to post and share any wildlife pics that they've taken. As I said on the other thread, that way instead of just talking about what birds and other wildlife we've seen, we can also show photos of them. Hope you think it's a good idea. As the current topic in the "kingfisher" thread is herons, I thought I'd start with a couple of pics of them that I've taken... heron2.jpg Juvenile heron (looking very interested in a dragonfly) heronflight.jpg Heron in sunset silhouette Next up, a couple of pics of blackbird chicks, which I was lucky enough to get while looking out through a window at home. blackbirdchick.jpg blackbirdchicks.jpg Come on then, show us what you've got. The only condition is that the photos are ones you've taken yourself. Blimey, they're good pictures Russell. Could well be a nice thread this. I keep thinking of buying myself a decent camera - I live next to the Grantham Canal and would have lots of opportunities for some nice pictures. I'm a bit of a techno phobe though! I suspect your pictures were taken with a decent camera? Peter Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Amsterdam Russ Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Not so decent a camera, Peter. Mine's is a Nikon D80, which must be half a dozen years old now and takes 10 MP pics. By today's standards that not so big anymore for images. I bought it 2nd hand about three years ago and have no plans to replace it yet. Like you, I'm lucky to have somewhere very close to me that's got plenty of bird/wildlife. In my case it's the woods of Amsterdam. At the same time though, it's amazing what you can see outside your own windows. I only got the blackbird pics above because in between them being fed, the chicks were trying to fly and kept flapping against a window. That alerted me to what was going on and I stood quietly at the window, looking down on them, camera in hand! 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Missing Link Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 A rather nice butterfly I saw on a recent trip to Australia. 1 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Missing Link Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 A very colourful and unusual beetle also on a trip to Australia. 1 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Amsterdam Russ Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 A rather nice butterfly I saw on a recent trip to Australia. Really cool creature when you click on the picture and see it large! A very colourful and unusual beetle also on a trip to Australia. Very unusual indeed. No idea what it might be, but I did notice that it appears to have one leg missing! 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Missing Link Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Really cool creature when you click on the picture and see it large! Very unusual indeed. No idea what it might be, but I did notice that it appears to have one leg missing! I think it's a Harlequin Beetle. There were literally hundreds of them about at Christmas when I took the picture. Shame about the leg though! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Missing Link Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 A rather nice butterfly I saw on a recent trip to Australia. Just identified it as an Imperial White butterfly. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Missing Link Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 (edited) Proud parents - taken last year at Flatford Mill, Suffolk. Edited April 18, 2013 by Missing Link 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Popular Post Pete S Posted April 18, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2013 Sorry I don't have any bird or wildlife photos but I did take a photo of what was a quite unusual / pretty sunset recently 1 3 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Gogs Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Not a great picture as taken though the window, magpies waiting to see if the cat leaves anything for them. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Amsterdam Russ Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Proud parents - taken last year at Flatford Mill, Suffolk. Out of interest, is the family still in the same area? We had a family of swans on the waterway that runs alongside our road. They disappeared for a while, came back, and disappeared again. Then the parents (I presume it's the parents) came back again recently and built a nest in the same spot as the one that was there last year. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Popular Post Martyn Pitt Posted April 18, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2013 As it started with a Kingfisher here are a couple 1 6 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Amsterdam Russ Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Not a great picture as taken though the window, magpies waiting to see if the cat leaves anything for them.baby 1 001.JPG With all the trees and stuff around, it looks like you might get a lot of different visitors to your garden... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Amsterdam Russ Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 As it started with a Kingfisher here are a couple 270_063.jpg 329_048.jpg They're great - and especially the second photo! I'm jealous. Only time I've caught a kingfisher in a pic, all you could see was a tiny blue spot in the distance! 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Popular Post Barry Posted April 18, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2013 This is under the 'wildlife' category as if you knew our Mandy 6 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Gogs Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 (edited) With all the trees and stuff around, it looks like you might get a lot of different visitors to your garden... Yes, i've got peanuts,seed and suet balls out so get lots of birds in the garden, sparrows, tits, blackbirds, thrushes, robins and wood pigeons.oops forgot the magpies lol. Edited April 18, 2013 by Gogs Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Popular Post Martyn Pitt Posted April 18, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2013 I'm jealous. Only time I've caught a kingfisher in a pic, all you could see was a tiny blue spot in the distance! Catching them in flight is a challenge, they are a bit rapid not as swift as these little devils though 1 5 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Amsterdam Russ Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Catching them in flight is a challenge, they are a bit rapid 259_064.jpg 270_079.jpg not as swift as these little devils though 298_069.jpg All brilliant, but the 2nd and 3rd pics are real prize winners! I tip my hat to you... In terms of speed and difficulty to catch in flight, the closest I have to show are these nippy dragonflies... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Martyn Pitt Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 All brilliant, but the 2nd and 3rd pics are real prize winners! I tip my hat to you... In terms of speed and difficulty to catch in flight, the closest I have to show are these nippy dragonflies... Cheers Russell, it is a hobby that gets me out in the fresh air, I like your Common Darters, I am looking forward to the Dragonflies appearing again A couple caught in the act, on a bench of all places , and a Migrant Hawker 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Martyn Pitt Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Something different this is a Hornet eating a Wasp I had been trying to get a shot of the Hornet, and had been following it along the bank of a ditch when I spotted it perched on this plant, at first I thought it was mating, then I realised what was actually happening as the Wasp disappeared before my eyes, it did not have a chance. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Gogs Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 2 swans a-swimming and a lone mallard Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Missing Link Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Out of interest, is the family still in the same area? We had a family of swans on the waterway that runs alongside our road. They disappeared for a while, came back, and disappeared again. Then the parents (I presume it's the parents) came back again recently and built a nest in the same spot as the one that was there last year. Sorry I couldn't tell you as I just took the picture whilst on holiday there. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jumpinjoan Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Some stunning pictures there guys! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Popular Post Missing Link Posted April 18, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2013 An Emperor Moth caterpillar taken on the Isle of Mull. 4 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Amsterdam Russ Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 (edited) Great macros, Martyn. Just made the leap down this route last year, although not done much as yet. Here are two of a snail (found on the patio and kidnapped for a while so that I could take photos of it)... ...and a spider, about the size of a thumbnail, in its web. Edited April 18, 2013 by Russell Gilbert Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Back Street Blue Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 "Show us your bird........ .......and wildlife pictures" Great thread......will get a serious response organised soon 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Martyn Pitt Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Great macros, Martyn. Just made the leap down this route last year, although not done much as yet. Actually they were all taken with a telephoto lens, a minimum focus distance of 5 feet means I can keep far enough away to avoid spooking the subject, yet still get a frame filling shot. Macro can be fun as you can find plenty of willing subjects in the garden, as seen in your shots. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Amsterdam Russ Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Actually they were all taken with a telephoto lens, a minimum focus distance of 5 feet means I can keep far enough away to avoid spooking the subject, yet still get a frame filling shot. Same as I did with the dragonfly shots. It was the amount of detail that made me thing they were macros. Great pics regardless. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I managed to snap this a while ago. The extremely rare and endangered Elephant Frog. Usually the chances of seeing these never mind getting a photo of it is almost impossible. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Shinehead Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I managed to snap this a while ago. The extremely rare and endangered Elephant Frog. Usually the chances of seeing these never mind getting a photo of it is almost impossible. elephant frog.jpg Common as f**k in Rotherham those frogs . 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 (edited) Common as f**k in Rotherham those frogs . That`s the Asian Elephant Frog (Elephamphis Maximus) native to most of Yorkshire. The photo is of the South American sub-species. Edited April 18, 2013 by Guest Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Shinehead Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 That`s the Asian Elephant Frog (Elephamphis Maximus) native to most of Yorkshire. The photo is of the South American sub-species. You are right Steve just looked in my garden pond and the ones in there are less vivid green and have smaller ears . Great picture by the way 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jumpinjoan Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I managed to snap this a while ago. The extremely rare and endangered Elephant Frog. Usually the chances of seeing these never mind getting a photo of it is almost impossible. elephant frog.jpg I was thinking wow you lot take some fab photos - then I put my glasses on. Pmsl Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mal C Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Here's a Sea Gull I got in Temby, wales recently... 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mal C Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 (edited) And a selection of the Wildlife on a recent visit to Glastonbury Tor... 'Druids' no less, performing a ceremony for the sacred drum... Edited April 18, 2013 by Mal.C. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Winsford Soul Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Martyn I doff my hat to you Your pictures are as always what I expect from you Ste Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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Philippe Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 (edited) Fantastic pictures guys !!! I'm living in a rural area and there are a lot of birds but they are too wild to be approached. Also, I am a mediocre photograph, as you can see. Edited April 18, 2013 by Philippe 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mal C Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 found this I took last year, take on the Flying Ducks me thinks... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Winsford Soul Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 (edited) Yellow hammer taken near Tenby. Sorry about the over exposure on the background but if you click on the picture you can see the bird properly Ste Edited April 18, 2013 by Winsford Soul 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Philippe Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 A young toad emerging to see the light : 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Fantastic pictures guys !!! I'm living in a rural area and there are a lot of birds but they are too wild to be approached. Also, I am a mediocre photograph, as you can see. That reminds me......I need a lime for my gin & tonic Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Amsterdam Russ Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 A young toad emerging to see the light : Great photo! 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Orotava Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Yellow hammer taken near Tenby. Sorry about the over exposure on the background but if you click on the picture you can see the bird properly Ste Great photo - I haven`t seen a Yellow Hammer for literally years. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Winsford Soul Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Great photo - I haven`t seen a Yellow Hammer for literally years. I hadn't till last year then the area near the holiday cottage I stayed at on the outskirts, of Tenby was alive with them. Going back in 6 weeks hopefully to get some more pictures of badgers plus the abundance of birds that are in the area. Ste Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Winsford Soul Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Was supposed to be of a pair of Dippers but couldn't get them properly so ended up with this, not a bad alternative even if I say so myself. Taken at Bodnant gardens. North Wales Ste 3 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Martyn Pitt Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Steve that is a lovely image mate, shame about the dippers being absent Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Popular Post Martyn Pitt Posted April 19, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2013 Here is a Tern catching it's lunch, quite a sight to watch them plummet head first into the water from around 30 feet 6 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Winsford Soul Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Steve that is a lovely image mate, shame about the dippers being absent Martyn. I,m flattered. Thank you. Yeah the dippers wouldn't play. but I will get them Ste Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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