I was lucky enough to get a picture of this lovely dragonfly in my garden the other day whilst it was resting on a branch. We get a lot of dragonflies in our garden but this is by far the biggest one I have seen this year. Google suggests its a Golden Ringed Dragonfly.
Category: Photos
Robin in the Garden
Experimenting with my new camera lens I managed to get a picture of this robin as it landed on the bird table.
Sparrowhawk in the Garden
I was testing out a new lens for my camera and was lucky enough to catch a sparrowhawk in the garden just as he caught his lunch. They do hunt in the garden quite regularly but this is the first time I have been able to catch one on camera.
Eagle With a Knife
If this picture is genuine it is quite unique in that it shows an eagle holding a knife. It is claimed that it was taken by a photographer who cutting up chunks of meat to attract birds of prey dropped his knife in the snow. He later noticed the eagle flying away with the knife….
White Penguin
A rare white penguin has been pictured in Antarctica. The Chinstrap penguin was photographed by naturalist David Stephens during an expedition to the Aitcho Islands. The penguins normally have black and white plumage but this one suffers from leucism, a condition that occurs in around one in every 146,000 penguins. It is different from albinism…
Rainbow Toad
This colourful creature is a Ansonia latidisca or as it has been more commonly nicknamed a rainbow toad. Previously the only images of the toad were those drawn from specimens collected by European explorers in the 1920’s. This was one of three toads spotted by Scientists from University Malaysia Sarawak on a recent trip to…
There is Always a Bigger Frog
This picture was taken by a couple in Maryland, USA and shows the moment when a bullfrog devoured a much smaller frog. I love the comical look on the frogs face so thought it was worth reposting the article.
Rare Cat Caught on Camera
Whilst this may not look like the clearest picture when you take into account this cat has only been spotted a few times in the last 100 years it is fairly unusual. The cat is a Bornean Bay Cat which lives within the Borneo rainforest. It is thought there are only around 50 of them…
Firefly Pictures
This is one of a series of firefly pictures taken by amateur photographer German Kristian. The pictures have been taken using slow shutter speeds to capture the creatures movements. You can see the other pictures on the original article.
Jays in the Garden
We are lucky that we have lots of wildlife in our garden. I do my best to encourage more and tend to leave wild areas for the birds as well as leaving quite a lot of the fallen fruit on the floor for them to eat. I also tend to put food out for …