Yellowhammer

Yellowhammer -Emberiza citronella

Yellowhammer

Yellowhammer -Emberiza citrinella

Badgers

Badger - Meles meles

Black Bear - Ursus americanus, Anan Creek, Alaska

Black Bear seen at Anan Creek wildlife viewing site. This site is quite close to Wrangell, Alaska and can be reached via boat or float plane. From the shore it is a ten minute walk to the viewing platforms.

More pictures can be seen here: www.davidarmitage.net/Nature/Anan-Creek-Alaska-2013



A Black Bear peers out from the rocks at the rivers edge. Anan Creek.

A Black Bear cub waits for Mum at the rivers edge. Anan Creek.

Badger - black and white

Bagder - Meles Meles

Green Woodpecker

Pays to always have the camera ready ... a Yaffle outside and a Green Woodpecker visits the front path in search of ants. Never before seen in the garden. Focus alas slightly infront of the eye ... lets hope there's another visit in the future !

Green Woodpecker - Picus viridis

Summer meadows and Badgers in the grasses

Real combination of equipment this week. Badgers photographed with the 300mm on the D800E. The meadow pictured with the Samyang 14mm (uncorrected in post) and the 70-200 f4. Finally the Grebe and Nuthatch photographed with the 70-200 mounted on the Nikon v1 via the adapter. A really fun combination albeit hit and miss.

Badgers - out and about.

Twitton - summer.

Click to view a slightly larger version ... the original is a Panoramic stitch with a dimension of 16936 x 11385 px ! Note some stitching work to be done with the cables : )

Twitton, Kent. Summer 2013

Badgers - Meles Meles

Recently fledged Magpie ...

A cute young Magpie in a tree, a Fox relaxing in the early evening sun and a Blue Tit on a tree. Cuckoo heard finally in the distance.

Male and Female Woodpecker

The Female is much more nervous and suspicious of the photo hide, so lovely to get a picture and not disturb her.

Great Spotted Woodpecker – Dendrocopos major

Much better Woodpecker pictures today !

Badger in August

Suddenly the nights are drawing in and the Badgers are barely out before dark. Lovely to see the harvesting in the fields.
Poppies and sunset

Common Blue Danselfly - Enallagma cyathigerum . Not too sure about this - a Warbler of some sort... A Red Admiral - Vanessa atalanta.

Badger emerging

Badger - meles meles

Badgers and Bears

Meles Meles and Ursus arctos in the space of a week ...

Ursus arctos - Brown Bear at Pack Creek Alaska Meles Meles - Badger.

Badgers in July

Some really lovely early evening views of the Badgers this month ...



The Badgers of the lane have been very active this month, two young badgers have come out early most evenings followed by another two or three. Magical.

Badgers in the lane - week of July 16th

Pictures from July 19th:

Early evening in the lane - two Badgers emerge A Badger walking down the lane, early evening. Badger - meles meles Badger - meles meles - portrait A Badger on the edge of the lane

Lots of pictures, some of which I really like. But think we're probably still short of a great moment. Compositionally I am going to need to try some different angles...pictures below from earlier in the week:
Badger - meles meles - in the lane Badger.