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Hello and welcome
I have always had a keen interest in wildlife and the great outdoors;
I was an Angler for over 30 years but gave it up a few years ago to
concentrate on photographing wildlife. I lived in Runcorn; Cheshire a
short distance from the M56 that gave me great access to the Wirral,
Northwales and Lancashire, with some great countryside on my doorstep
I didn't have to travel too far in search of wildlife and photographic
opportunities.
Some of my wildlife photographs range from as far afield as Cuba,
Antigua, Saint Martin, Saint Lucia, Dominican Republic, Tuscany ,
Corfu, Turkey, Spain, Portugal.
I now live in the Charente area of western France.
Zygaena fausta
Zygaena fausta.
Part of the Burnet day flying moths.
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Scarce Swallowtail Butterfly
The Scarce Swallowtail Butterfly is scarce in the UK but not in France.
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Birds of a feather
Birds of a feather
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Birds in moult look a bit tatty.
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Swallowtail Butterfly
Swallowtail Butterfly.
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Feeding on Buddlea davidi
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Southern Hawker
Southern Hawker
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Starting to get a few visits from Dragonflies
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Monk Parakeets eating seeds
Monk Parakeets eating seed pods
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Ring-Necked Parakeet
Ring-Necked Parakeet: Psittacula Krameri
Native range Africa and South Asia
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Photographed in Spain
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The Ring-Necked Parakeet has now established itself widely throughout Europe in many towns in cities
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Pomegranates growing in local parks are soon eaten by the Ring-Necked Parakeets.
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Back from our Holidays
Having got back from our two-week Mediterranean Cruise over two weeks ago I haven’t had any time to go through the images (It wasn’t a wildlife photographic trip) but I did manage some shots.
Our Cruise started from Genova and on to Marseille, Malaga, Cadiz, Lisbon, Barcelona and the back to Savona and on to the UK and then back home to France.
Spain offered the best opportunities with Monk and Ring -necked Parakeets.
Monk Parakeet: Myiopsitta monachus.
Native to South America with a lifespan of 20-30 years established by escaping from captivity
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Long-Tailed Blue
Long-Tailed Blue: Lampides boeticus.
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The Milky Way
Milky Way
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Last of the Milky Way Photographs from the French Alps hope to improve them in the future.
