Oddments

Here are a few images from Botallack, when I was photographing the Wryneck a few other species dipped in and out of the area .

I have also been dealing with a disaster ,as I lost all 28 Gigabytes of my RAW images. I have managed to recover some but I have lost a lot of good stuff.

Wryneck

I photographed this Wryneck today at Botallack, this has been a long staying bird and enjoyed by many. It was feeding voraciously today so I suspect it will be on its way down south soon. These images are not quite as good as Sensai's but I am reasonably pleased with them. The Wryneck is a member of the Woodpecker family for more information please click on the link below.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/w/wryneck/index.aspx

Juvenile Razorbill

A quick trip to Marazion tonight after work I photographed this young Razorbill just offshore from the beach. Initially I checked out the inland marsh with no real luck so I went down to the beach hoping for a wader. Fortunately whilst photographing a couple of Turnstones I noticed the Razor. I had great difficulty capturing eye glint from its beady eye.

Cornwall Wild Life Trust Photographic Group Field Trip

Yesterday I attended a field trip with the Cornwall Wildlife Trust Photographic group, the meet was held on SSSI ( Site of Special Scientific Interest) land around Goldolphin Manor. Highlight of the day for me was studying and trying to photograph a Sand Digger Wasp nest. These intriguing insects do not sting and are quite nervous, to watch them carry their prey back to the nest was fascinating. Flies and caterpillars amongst others were on the menu.

Sand Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis

Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea

Amethyst Deceiver Laccaria amethystea

Blue bottle eating dog faeces

Comma Butterfly

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