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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.
Grey Heron
Grey Heron
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Wasp Spider
Wasp Spider: Argiope bruennichi
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Broad-Bordered Bee Hawkmoth
Broad-Bordered Bee Hawkmoth: Hemaris fuciformis
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Glow- worm
Glow-worm-Lampyris noctiluca
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The insects name comes from the wingless female, she gives out a green light at night to attract a male, they fly in at night to mate.
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Mole Cricket
Mole Cricket: Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa
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A strange looking insect which spends most of its time tunnelling in the soil with its powerful front legs.
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The forewings are short, but the hingwings are fully developed and the cricket flies on warm evenings.
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European Yellow-bellied toad
European Yellow-bellied toad: Bombina variegata
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The European Yellow-bellied toad displaying a warning sign (its skin extrudes a poison) don’t eat me.
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Ruts made by tractors fill with water after heavy rain and that attracts frogs and toads. I found this toad in one of them; they seem to be common around here.
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Buff Arches
Buff Arches: Habrosyne pyritoides
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