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Posts tagged with "common"

Tame squirrels and macro fun

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Yesterday I headed to Raphaels Park a bit later than sunrise in the hope I would avoid the bulk of the dog walkers, which I had some success with. I wanted to avoid the dog walkers so the grey squirrels would be more cooperative and come close, so I could try out my new 100mm pentax macro lens :smile:

I had some success

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Dragonfly close ups

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A couple of weeks back on a sunny lunch time walk, we came across an area of hawthorn (not far from 'weasel alley' where I photographed the weasel in the last post) that had become a sun trap and was teeming with common darters and migrant hawkers. One common darter was defending his bench from intrudersHe was so obsessed with this bench, when he landed in a bad spot I gave him a gentle nudge and he refused to budge!

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Weasely recognised

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A few weeks ago I went for one of my early morning walks around Wat Tyler Country Park, where I saw a cormorant flying over

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Ashurst wildlife

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During our recent visit to the New Forest we did last year, we camped at Ashurst campsite. The first notable thing appear just after the tent was up. A nuthatch

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langdon nature reserve

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After visiting we headed to Langdon hills, with the poor weather and the time of year there wasnt much about. I did spot these mating flies

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Oare marshes - waders

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Last month on a visit to Oare Marshes, the waders were on show. The were quite a few ringed plovers

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Oare Marshes preview

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Here is a common darter I photographed last weekend at Oare Marshes.More to come

Sundews and heather - Thursley common plants

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This is my final post from Thursley, covering the plants. First up one of the most interesting plants in the UK, the sundew (Drosera)

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Common frogs and Common Lizards at Thursley Common

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Well that's got to be the most times I've written common in a sentance! Right first up the other photos of the common froglet. A froglet (for those who don't know) is a common term used for a frog that has just changed from a tadpole, and in this case when its grown a little bigger. This one was about 3cm long

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Froglet photo

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Here is one of my fav photos from Thursley, a close up of a small (3cm) common frog

More from thursley to come