hmrspaul Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 A (South American) Giant Otter has its evening meal. The sound of crunching bones could be heard across a lake. Paul 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 on Fishtail Lagoon near Keyhaven 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Male Adder on the bank of Loch Lee 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium mezzoman253 Posted May 24, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 24, 2018 Popped into the garden about 3 o'clock this afternoon and found the air full of bees. They'd decided to settle on the hawthorn hedge. After 30 minutes or so they'd quietened down and I took this picture. They may move on as it seems an odd place to start a new hive. I've called the local beekeeper, but not had a reply yet. 100_1800.JPG We had another swarm about 25 years ago. Came home to find the corner of the garage covered in bees. The local beekeeper took them too. I expect he's passed on now though. Rob Well, the bees have gone! At about the same time as they arrived yesterday, they started to swarm again. The air in the garden was filled with them, and they headed off towards the east. Perhaps they were only resting up. I never did hear back from the beekeeper I called. I tried several today with no success(before the bees left). One had his car in for repair, the next was at the hospital, and the last didn't call back. Lucky the bees decided to leave then. Rob 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted May 27, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 27, 2018 A warm humid evening with us today Thought it might be good for hog watching. And so it transpired....arrived at 10 oclock and went straight for the dish of Spike's Dinner Wonderful! But how to take photos without spooking ? Phil 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 (edited) A warm humid evening with us today Thought it might be good for hog watching. And so it transpired....arrived at 10 oclock and went straight for the dish of Spike's Dinner Wonderful! But how to take photos without spooking ? Phil Birdwatcher's ploy - sit somewhere close by with a camo' net/sheet thrown over self and then wait for.....no?....I thought not. Chaz Edited May 31, 2018 by chaz 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymw Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 If you're happy with more or less monochrome images, many animals do not see red light, so rig up a flood light with red gel. Alternatively, use a dimmer on normal lamp, and gradually increase the brightness over a week or two. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyA Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 No photo but when I just went out to get in the washing (don't ask!), I nearly tripped over a badger. Judging by the speed of his departure, he was almost as scared as I was. This is the first time I have seen one in our garden. However, I have seen them on the railway embankment at the bottom of the garden and this is just 9 miles from London Bridge. Tony 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 On a walk this afternoon, we saw a pair of sandhill cranes. I don't know just how unusual they are in the area, but someone with a much better camera than mine was shooting off hundreds (literally) of pictures of them. The pair - apparently they mate for life: and a solo shot: 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jbqfc Posted August 9, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 9, 2018 not wild but this was my 50th birthday present from my lovely wife Clare an afternoon flying birds of prey i think Clare did well with pics as it was here first time using my DSLR harris hawk by john brace, on Flickr Barn owl by john brace, on Flickr Aplomado falcon by john brace, on Flickr Kestrel by john brace, on Flickr European eagle owl by john brace, on Flickr 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 I wondered why there were no birds on the feeders! 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 24, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 24, 2018 Last Wednesday was the usual model railway club night, the clubhouse is situated on the perimeter of a local park. The clubhouse was a bit warm so some of us went outside just as dusk was falling. To our surprise we saw several bats flitting around just as darkness fell. I assume that they roost somewhere in the trees surrounding the clubhouse as there are no other suitable roosts in the neighbourhood. Not certain of the species but they were slightly bigger than a sparrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Make sure they are not roosting in the clubhouse ! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 25, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 25, 2018 Make sure they are not roosting in the clubhouse ! They most certainly are not roosting in the clubhouse and AFAIK there are no buildings in the vicinity that are suitable, the nearest buildings have only gone up in the last 20 years or so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Yesterday afternoon my next-door neighbour gave me a couple of paving slabs for my incinerator to stand on - I moved them a bit later, and was astonished to see a tiny brown frog, about an inch long, sat on one of them. I showed it to SWMBO, but by the time I had sorted out the camera it had disappeared. No idea what sort it was and I have never seen one before in the quarter century+ we have lived here - though away back we did have a toad in the back garden. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymw Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 None of mine, but worth a look https://www.comedywildlifephoto.com/vote-affinity-photo-peoples-choice-award.php also links to previous years entries and winners. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Silver Sidelines Posted September 22, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 22, 2018 My guess a sparrow hawk. Has anybdoy a better guess? 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 My guess a sparrow hawk. Has anybdoy a better guess? Female Sparrow Hawk(the males are grey and smaller) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 We are lucky to stil have these round here. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Silver Sidelines Posted September 23, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 23, 2018 (edited) Thanks Tiger Female Sparrow Hawk(the males are grey and smaller) A lucky shot through the kitchen window. Ray Edited September 23, 2018 by Silver Sidelines 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Thaks Tiger A lucky shot thrught the kitchen window. Ray There's a lot of luck needed in wildlife photography, it's a nice shot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JZ Posted October 24, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 24, 2018 A few from my trip to Australia. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 (edited) Hope someone can identify my poor description of a raptor for me. It flew diagonally across the windscreen today, about eye level so I couldn't see the underside of the wings particularly well so not sure of the width of the wings, nor the head. Bit of a surprise on the motorway. It had a wingspan of maybe 2 to 3 feet, and seemed to be all over brownish. There didn't seem to be much pattern or different colouring to the underside of the wings, but, as above, I couldn't see them well. Wing tip feathers curved up nicely. I thought of a buzzard, but the colouring seemed wrong. ? edit for Phil's post 400 M8 in Renfrewshire, between St James & Erskine Bridge junctions Edited October 26, 2018 by duncan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 A young King Parrot has been coming for a feed most mornings lately. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 25, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 25, 2018 (edited) Hope someone can identify my poor description of a raptor for me. It flew diagonally across the windscreen today, about eye level so I couldn't see the underside of the wings particularly well so not sure of the width of the wings, nor the head. Bit of a surprise on the motorway. It had a wingspan of maybe 2 to 3 feet, and seemed to be all over brownish. There didn't seem to be much pattern or different colouring to the underside of the wings, but, as above, I couldn't see them well. Wing tip feathers curved up nicely. I thought of a buzzard, but the colouring seemed wrong. ? Where exactly was this? Your description sounds like an eagle owl, which have been reported in some parts of the country. Edited October 25, 2018 by PhilJ W Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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