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This thread is for members photographs of all animals, please post up your pictures Here are a few from me....... A daubertons bat A mouse A baby water vole As with the other thread, I am looking forward to seeing all your pictures

Fantastic shots James, so detailed too!

This thread is for all Random shots, this can be wildlife not covered in the other threads to strange and bizarre shots you have! The stranger the better Unfortunately I don't have any really out there shots to begin this thread, but here are some that fit the random aspect of the thread..... Gone out Splash Dead crow Squirrel Morning light

Lovely shot there Loubz, thats pin sharp!

Stunning view that Coast! Cheers for sharing, look forward to seeing more.

I have never seen a Tawny, did have a barn owl sit looking at me above my head and managed to fire off a quick shot (Photo!) it was so silent even though it was only a few feet awayBarn Owl (Not so good a shot)

Last thread for now I promise!! Please post up your landscape photos in this thread. Heres a few to start it off..... A fenland sunrise A foggy start My fav a frosty start Looking forward to see others

Brilliant, I adore birds of prey. I am yet to get a good shot of one (not through lack of trying!!)

Wow, brilliant!!! Is that a sparrow hawk??? I would love to get a shot like that

Great one Coast, is that a red darter dragonfly? Good shot to get it resting, they normally zip about!

Its as easy as this Loubz (you flatterer!!) a decent macro lens Get the 100mm canon macro your thinking about!Lovely Tortoiseshell Greyowl, I have struggled to get a shot of one of these little beauty's! great stuff!

Hi as with the insects thread, thought I would start the Bird thread too. Hope to see this thread fills up with members bird photos (of the feathered kind!!!) First off a couple from me.... A Reed Warbler (I think) A greedy woodpecker A Red kite It wouldnt be a bird thread without a robin

Looking forward to seeing some creepy crawly pics from you loubz As to tips, others are probably better qualified to give those!!

Hi, I thought it might be a good idea if we had a few threads dedicated to certain areas of photography that all members could post in? Such as birds, insects, landscapes etc...... So to start this Net Weather insect thread off, here are a few creepy crawlies from me Spiders surprise A Holly blue Look away now if your not a spider lover..... I look forward to seeing other members insects (Delete threads if its a poo idea mods....)

Thanks Kelly, Hope your getting some top shots! Always enjoy seeing your work

Aww thanks Sticky I am hoping to get some shots of the Orion nebular this winter not sure what they will turn out like as probably need more length, but will keep you posted! Thanks Ross, I am like that at times and can go an age without bothering to go out photographing. I look forward to seeing your upcoming mountaineering shots! We can compare shots as I came across a mole hill on my travels last week here in the fens

Russ if I had a spare L 400mm then it would be a done deal, however I dont and I would rather sell my soul then me L I must admit I do like the look of the new 5D *dribbles* I am not going to ask why you have a spare 5D either, my theory is your just greedy hehe What lens do you have Russ? I need some info on the 10-22mm canon USM as thinking about getting one, if you or anyone else owns one let me know what its like please?

Thanks Russ the dragonfly was very quick and quite hard to get a shot of!

Hi Ghost, I use the canon range for my wildlife photography. I used to have a canon 350D with a kit lens (a superb lens!) which was a brilliant and relatively cheap camera package, however after a while I decided that if I wanted to get the wildlife shots I was after I would have to invest in new glass (lens) and camera body. After reading up for months and coming to realise that the glass was more important than the camera I looked into what Len's would suit the wildlife I wanted to photograph. As I like insects of all kinds I decided that I would purchase the canon 100mm macro to capture these shots, next was deciding what zoom to get for the bird shots and other general animals. This was a hard choice! I looked at all len's in this range and read stupid amounts about each one. In the end I opted for the canon L 400mm prime, this len's is a sometimes overlooked one due tto it being a prime but is razor sharp and damn cheap for what you get. most people in my position tend to opt for the canon L 100-400mm. However I decided that I did not need the zoom range as even 400mm is never enough (especially for birds!) the prime optically is the sharper len's and I did not like the push and pull of the 100-400mm zoom. Sorted. Next I turned my attention to camera body's, yes more research! I settled on the 40D primarily for the fast shutter speed (very handy for bird in flight shots) and its build quality as with being into wildlife photography you can get down and dirty and you dont want the cam breaking on location! If you would like to see the results so far please take a look at my website Visit My Website you will get a better idea of what these combinations can do. Please keep in mind I am still learning and have only been inti photography for a year and a few months. Hope this helps

Thanks James I use a Canon 40D. Its good to hear you like the shrew, I am not so keen on it as I had waited such a long time for the little critter and had got the perfect composition in my head, but he decided to come along in totaly the wrong direction to what I was expecting and I just managed to get that shot before he was gone! Loubz as usual you are way way Way to kind! Still we even now as I am still seriously jealous of your daughter shot you did! Hope your well honey! Thank you Somerset Squall, I must admit I am quite pleased with how the moon shot turned out Thank you all for taking the time to look and comment!

Hi all not been on for a while so thought I would post up a few of my most recent photos, hope you enjoy. 1- A Long tailed tit 2- A migrant hawker dragonfly in flight 3- The Moon 4- A shrew (not such a good image, sorry) Not sure how they will appear on site, you might need to click the images to get full view? Take care all and enjoy whats left of the weekend!! (All images are reduced in size and quality, to fit on forum)

I am a keen wildlife photographer and one of my favourite little critters to photograph this time of year, yes you guessed it, Glow-worms. So I thought I would share with you some information on these wonderful creatures! Female Glow-worms glow to attract the flying non-glowing mates to mate with, after they have mated the females stop glowing. The prime times to see Glow-worms is in June/July. They are widespread in the south but unfortunately they are on the decline. When/where? The best times to see these amazing creatures is between 10.30pm - 12.00am (they glow for around 2 hours) You can see them in all weather conditions but a dry moonless night makes them easier to spot! On these nights the female will often climb a grass stem or other vegetation to gain height and make it easier for the males to spot their glow. On wet/windy nights its more difficult to locate them as they do not climb so high. They favour limestone areas old quarries and disused railway lines, where there are a lot of snails for them to eat. When you are out searching for Glow-worms, what you need to look out for are bright tiny green lights like a LED, please be careful upon locating them not to disturb them. Sometimes you will also find the males on the backs of the females mating. (eight have been recorded on one female at once!!) I was going to post up all known Glow-worm sites but its a big list and being new to this blogging thingy am a tad unsure of the posting rules still, however if you are interested in these please message me or reply to this if you can??. If this blog inspires you to go glowworm hunting, or if you have already been this year, please could you post up your observations. It would be a great help to my research. Best stop boring you all now!! Before I go here are two pictures I have taken over the last two weeks (attached I think!) [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3236/2619818734_30e28a7916.jpg[/img] [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/2641920966_d44dba83ce.jpg[/img]

Will up two non-weather (as usual) A skipper butterfly with 3 spiders below it! A glowworm