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dibbly dobbler said:
These Adder shots are fab Mike 
5hero said:
^ nice find (and shots) Dogsey.
Took my son rock-pool-hunting last week for the first time. He couldn't understand why he couldn't keep his finds though, I did explain.
Cheers chaps.Took my son rock-pool-hunting last week for the first time. He couldn't understand why he couldn't keep his finds though, I did explain.
Neil, I must admit I did just completely misread your son's top!
Japveesix said:
Couple of a roe doe I managed to get quite close to this afternoon just outside Bristol:
Roe3 by South West Wildlife, on Flickr
Roe5 by South West Wildlife, on Flickr
Very nice Dave, there's some here in the forest but I'm yet to see any. Roe3 by South West Wildlife, on Flickr
Roe5 by South West Wildlife, on Flickr
Edited by Dogsey on Sunday 22 July 10:51
Six-Spot Burnet and Fork-Tailed Flower Bee on Common Knapweed Flower by dogsey, on Flickr
Ta.
Edited as it looks likely that I now have the correct ID's.
Edited by Dogsey on Thursday 2nd August 23:12
Japveesix said:
Hmmm. Is that your only pic of the bee? (nice photo btw)
Where was the photo taken?
My best guess would be a dark form of a male garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum), but I don't really know. Else could be a large garden bumblebee (Bombus ruderatus), darker form again.
What other bees were around? If you saw masses of one species that you can ID then it's likely it's a dark form of that species.
Taken in the FOD on a heathland / boggy area, not the only shot I got but all the others are almost identical (same view of the bee), seemed to be quite a few around that were the same colour which really was a light vanilla / darker chocolate banding. Closest I can see is Bombus sylvarum, but even that doesn't look right.Where was the photo taken?
My best guess would be a dark form of a male garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum), but I don't really know. Else could be a large garden bumblebee (Bombus ruderatus), darker form again.
What other bees were around? If you saw masses of one species that you can ID then it's likely it's a dark form of that species.
Edit: Just read that Bombus sylvarum are only found in seven sites in SE England, that rules that one out!
Edited by Dogsey on Monday 30th July 00:08
Dogsey said:
Japveesix said:
Couple of a roe doe I managed to get quite close to this afternoon just outside Bristol:
Roe3 by South West Wildlife, on Flickr
Roe5 by South West Wildlife, on Flickr
Very nice Dave, there's some here in the forest but I'm yet to see any. Roe3 by South West Wildlife, on Flickr
Roe5 by South West Wildlife, on Flickr
Edited by Dogsey on Sunday 22 July 10:51
Photographed my first Slow Worm tonight.
Slow Worm by dogsey, on Flickr
For any that don't know the Slow Worm is neither worm nor snake, rather it's a legless lizard and a brilliant example of convergent evolution (where two unrelated species acquire the same biological trait. Another example of this would be the wing which birds, insects and mammals have all evolved in various forms}.
Slow Worm by dogsey, on Flickr
For any that don't know the Slow Worm is neither worm nor snake, rather it's a legless lizard and a brilliant example of convergent evolution (where two unrelated species acquire the same biological trait. Another example of this would be the wing which birds, insects and mammals have all evolved in various forms}.
jimmy156 said:
Probably going to be impossible to ID from that angle.
I did a course on othoptera (grasshoppers and crickets)a year or so ago and the main daignostic feature is the the markings in their pronotum (back of their neck) which is hidden on your pic. Almost all species of British grasshopper have huge variations in colouration from pink to green so are tricky to tell apart. Its actually easier to tell the apart from the noise they make as opposed to what they look like!
Cheers, I realised it was going to be tricky, typically it was showing it's back beautifully until I aimed the camera at it!I did a course on othoptera (grasshoppers and crickets)a year or so ago and the main daignostic feature is the the markings in their pronotum (back of their neck) which is hidden on your pic. Almost all species of British grasshopper have huge variations in colouration from pink to green so are tricky to tell apart. Its actually easier to tell the apart from the noise they make as opposed to what they look like!
Semi hemi said:
Just thought some would be interested to see this shot of an Otter on the River Don in Aberdeen.
I saw that it was active in the river and sat on the bank focusing on the bubble trail it was leaving until up it popped
Very nice! Otters are still very much on my "to see" list for this year, I know there are some locally to me but finding out exactly where to see them and then actually getting lucky enough to see them is is proving difficult.I saw that it was active in the river and sat on the bank focusing on the bubble trail it was leaving until up it popped
It's very late but having just got around to uploading these to my PC I just had to sneak one out. The Amur Leopard is the rarest cat in the wild, with something like only 35 adults out there. Fortunately there is a very strong breeding program and hopes are high that animals bred in captivity will soon be able to be released into the wild. This little cub has a good chance of helping that program.
Amur Leopard Cub by dogsey, on Flickr
Amur Leopard Cub by dogsey, on Flickr
/\/\/\ Cracking IQ on both of those Rob, oh for the funds for that sort of length and quality!
Two more from this weeks visit to WHF, sooner or later I'll get some time to process all of them!
King of the Jungle by dogsey, on Flickr
On the prowl by dogsey, on Flickr
Two more from this weeks visit to WHF, sooner or later I'll get some time to process all of them!
King of the Jungle by dogsey, on Flickr
On the prowl by dogsey, on Flickr
2slo said:
This looks good
Cheers!More big cats tonight, slowly getting through the photos now.
White Lioness by dogsey, on Flickr
Amur Leopard 01 by dogsey, on Flickr
Amur Leopard 02 by dogsey, on Flickr
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