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Who wants some clichéd pictures of flowers? You do, that's who!
Red Poppy by peter.whysall, on Flickr
Caution - Bee At Work by peter.whysall, on Flickr
And here's some clouds.
Wheat and Clouds by peter.whysall, on Flickr
C&C welcome, etc.
Red Poppy by peter.whysall, on Flickr
Caution - Bee At Work by peter.whysall, on Flickr
And here's some clouds.
Wheat and Clouds by peter.whysall, on Flickr
C&C welcome, etc.
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
Dogsey said:
Can anyone ID the bee species in this shot?
Six-Spot Burnet and Bumblebee on Common Knapweed Flower by dogsey, on Flickr
Ta.
Hmmm. Is that your only pic of the bee? (nice photo btw)Six-Spot Burnet and Bumblebee on Common Knapweed Flower by dogsey, on Flickr
Ta.
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.
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}.
Dogsey 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!
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
Here's a Small Copper i snapped the other day. Still using a borrowed 400d whilst my camera is being repaired and the drop in resolution is very noticeable if you have to crop.
2012-07-30 by jimmyb156, on Flickr
Spotted this in the meadow i was walking though, i was looking for butterflies when i looked down and literally a step away from me was this...
IMG_4890 by jimmyb156, on Flickr
As i moved away i spooked her and a little clutch of these were underneath...
IMG_4899 by jimmyb156, on Flickr
2012-07-30 by jimmyb156, on Flickr
Spotted this in the meadow i was walking though, i was looking for butterflies when i looked down and literally a step away from me was this...
IMG_4890 by jimmyb156, on Flickr
As i moved away i spooked her and a little clutch of these were underneath...
IMG_4899 by jimmyb156, on Flickr
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
Great pic !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
Interesting slow worm Dogsey and nice 'chick pic' Jimmy. That's a pretty late brood.
This is clearly not an award winning photo however this little chap (named Lazer) was re-released into my garden last night after a 3 week stay at Secret World rescue centre. When I found him he was well underweight and I think had Lungworm.
He put on lots of weight and looked much healthier and it was nice just watching him nosing about eating slugs (and bits of ham and raisins)
It was nice receiving a phonecall telling me my hedgehog was ready for collection!
He put on lots of weight and looked much healthier and it was nice just watching him nosing about eating slugs (and bits of ham and raisins)
It was nice receiving a phonecall telling me my hedgehog was ready for collection!
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