Emergences d’Aeschnes des joncs – Aeshna junceaOdonata – Aeshnidae – Il n’y a rien de plus beau qu’une libellule qui émerge de son exuvie mais rien n’est jamais gagné à aucun stade de la vie de ces insectes extraordinaires.J’ai trouvé cette larve mourante sur la mousse de la tourbière que je scrutais pour trouver des […]
Aurora Borealis season open 2013/14
After reading reports that the solar wind stream could buffer theearth’smagnetic field at the weekend (04/08/13) I headed out to a good vantage point as clear skies were due to continue through the night. A small amount of trueastronomicaldarkness arrives back in August in the British isles and I knew there was a chance of […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 10 Aug 2013
We are delighted to announce the RESULTS of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize is awarded to Doina Russu for her outstanding image “Tenderness – Mr. Bee-eater offers a wedding gift to his lady”. Second Prize is shared by Tim Kuhn for “Bald Eagle stealing from Great Blue Heron” and […]
Blue Dasher Dragonfly
Male and female blue dashers are about an inch and a half long. Both have wavy yellow and brown stripes on the thorax, the middle body section where wings and legs are attached. The blue dasher is one of the most common and abundant dragonflies in the United States. They can be found near still […]
Eekhoorns
Afgelopen weken een aantal keren mogen doorbrengen in de nieuwste fotohut van Han Bouwmeester. Onder het motto van de hut uittesten worden een aantal “genodigden” in de gelegenheid gesteld om de hut te testen en de beesten te laten wennen aan de aanwezigheid van natuurpaparazzi. Ook bij deze hut is het aantal soorten weer redelijk […]
Beaches without people
Australia’s Top End beaches are off limits for swimming. And for a good reason. If a Saltwater crocodile won’t get you, a Box jellyfish probably will. As a result, in contrast to the rest of Australian coastline, Northern Territory beaches are often virtually empty. And what happens if you take people away from the beach? […]
UK Wild Boar Trust
This is my first post and I wanted to take the opportunity to introduce the UK Wild Boar Trust…. We are made up of volunteers and wildlife conservationists with many years’ experience researching and monitoring wild boar around the UK. Our aim is to enhance the understanding of this animal, with an aim to educate […]