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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.
Friday 13th
Friday 13th works for me, although I didn’t take the Red Necked Grebe shots today this is the first time
I have be able to go through all of them. They are better than my first attempt.
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Red necked grebe in better light
At last the Red Necked Grebe in better light
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More later
Cinnabar Moth
Cinnabar Moth
Tyria jacobaeae.
Size: 18mm. Habitat: Open grassy places. Food: Ragwort. Range: All Europe. Flight: May- August.
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Light Emerald
Light Emerald
Campaea margaritata
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Size 20-25mm.
Habitat: Light woodland, parks and hedgerows.
Food: Oak, Birch,Hawthorn and many other deciduous trees.
Range: All Europe.
Flight: May- September.
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Reed Bunting
Reed Bunting at Frodsham Marsh in full song
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Yellow Wagtail
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Red Necked Grebe on Weaver Bend
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River Weaver
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Red Necked Grebe
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Lounge Lizard
Here are some more shots of the Common Lizard taken at RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands.
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It was a windy day but the sun can out as did the lizards
Poplar Hawkmoth
Poplar Hawkmoth
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I put out my moth trap last night and this was the result
Red necked grebe
Red necked grebe Frodsham Marsh
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A distant shot and not in the best of light
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Yellow Wagtail
Yellow Wagtail
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I always seem to struggle to get a decent photograph of a Yellow Wagtail; I still haven’t achieved the shot I want.
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Some more in the folder
Lots of Bulffinch in the Garden
Lots of Bullfinch are visiting my garden.
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Most of the Bullfinch look in great condition
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But not this one, it’s showing a growth on its head; it seems to be active just like the other birds.
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