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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.
Common Wainscot moth
Common Wainscot (Mythimma pallens)
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Common Footman moth
Common Footman moth ( Eilema lurideola)
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Shoulder Striped Wainscot
Shoulder striped Wainscot Moth (Mythimna comma)
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Scalloped Oak Moth
Scalloped Oak Moth (Crocallis elinguaria)
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White Satin Moth
White Satin Moth (Leucoma salicis)
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Bemton Cliffs
RSPB Bemton Cliffs in the East Riding of Yorkshire
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Last day in France
My last day in France
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Map Butterfly
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Ringlet
Marbled White Butterfly
Marbled White Butterfly
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Longhorn Beetle
Longhorn Beetle
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Trichodes alvearius
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Carpenter Bee
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Carpenter Bee and the Crab Spider
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Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard
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Wall Lizard hunting for insects in a Hydrangea bush
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Grasshoppers and Crickets
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Mixed bag of insects to be identified
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Hoopoe in the Garden
As I was watching Black Redstarts hunting insects next to the wildflower bed a Hoopoe flew in to feed at the bottom of the garden.
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Black Redstart
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Many different types of Shield Bugs can be found in the garden
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Dor Beetle
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Stag Beetle
Late one evening I found this Male Stag Beetle making its way across the garden I also found a female Stag Beetle.
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I struggled to get a photograph of them as they would not keep still long enough to get a good shot.
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