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Skomer - Razorbills

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I've taken enough photos in Pembrokeshire to last me a week or two so I may start posting 2 a day at some point! But for now, here are the razorbill photos

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Skomer: fulmars

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Ive managed to process all the photos from skomer now (still more from pembrokeshire to go though!), so I'll start proper with the fulmars.

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Scarce emerald damselfly

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Yesterday at work I spotted some large damselflies while leading some pond dipping, which perched with their wings at 45 degrees, a distintive feature of the two emersld damselfly species found in the UK. I headed back with my camera and tooks ome photos, not sure if they were the scarce emerald or the 'noprmal' emerald damselfly.

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Strumpshaw fen: birds and other wildlife

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Following on from my previous two posts, there were butterflies other than swallowtails at strumpshaw. In the Doctor's garden I photogrpahed a few small tortoiseshells with my fz7 while waiting for the swallowtails to arrive

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Strumpshaw Fen: Norfolk hawkers and other dragonflies

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Carrying on from my last post, here are the dragonfly photos. First up is the 3rd photo I took last weekend, britains rarest dragonfly, in flight!Not a bad start in my book!

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Strumpshaw Fen: Swallowtail butterflies

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Last Saturday I was kindly picked up by Dave (see his website here) and we headed to Strumpshaw for the WAB meet, staying over night at a nearby campsite and spending the next day there too. Over these two days I saw and photographed lots of species, but to start with I'll concerntrate on the swallowtail butterflies.

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Emperor dragonfly in flight

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For two years Ive been trying to photogrpah a male emperor dragonfly, and on Sunday, on a quick wander round bedfords park with the new set up, I spotted one. I walked over to the bank, pointed the camera, the dragonfly hovered striaght away and I got this
If only they were all this easy!

(I didnt get another decent shot after, so got dead luck with my first shot!)

Cygent riding on its parents back - I challenge you to not go awwww...

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On saturday, after visiting Wake Valley Pond, I popped into Raphaels Park, and I so glad I did, because I was greeted with this sight

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Wake Valley Pond, Epping Forest - Downy emerald dragonflies

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Armed with my new camera and lens, I headed up to Wake Valley Pond in Epping forest on Saturday. This pond is one of the few places in the UK you can find downy emerald dragonflies. These beautiful dragonflies are a pain to photograph, as I found out last year

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Stag Beetles

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On Wednesday, I was sitting at my computer when I large insect flew past my window. As I was thinking that it was an odd time to see a dragonfly, it dawned on me that it must have been a stag beetle. A wander round the garden resulted in a low fly over and eventually finding this female on the pear tree.

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