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Dendrobatidae
Poisonous Dart Frogs
These frogs are about the size of a quarter...around 19mm.
I was fortunate enough to attend a Macro Workshop given by Adam Jones & Mike Matthews. A good friend was unable to attend due to health issues so she let me go in her place. Thank you Jan. I did not know I was going and I did not have a Ring Light and the only flash I had was a very small flash that came with my camera which was not very powerful. I went to my local camera store and they didn't have anything that would work with my camera. So, I had to work with what I had. Consequently, I had to almost touch the frogs to have enough light and this caused deep shadows. I had to crop in pretty close to get rid of the shadows. I'm just extremely happy I got to attend the class and got the photo's I did. It was a wonderful experience! Thank you Jan and Jack. Thanks Jack for letting me ride with you.
A male ruddy darter (Sympetrum sanguineum). Thank you Wikipedia!
It's fiercely hot in the Southeast of England this week and we have a number of dragonflies flitting about. They'll come to rest on a branch or this cane so as to catch their prey (smaller insects) as they fly past. Such is their apparent concentration they don't mind a human crouching next to them with a macro lens. Happy days...!
Our garden, July 2024
Corringham, Essex UK
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(Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. Exposure SOOC, a faint vignette, background blemish fix and 10:8 crop.)
I have not seen many of these this year. A couple up the Toft, 3 at Trentham and 3 in the garden. Mind I have seen one at the end of October once so there is still time.
Flies 2025 will do down as the year of the fly. Never had so many in the kitchen. I wore out my swatter of 15 years use. I had to wreck carnage before preparing food for weeks.
In my garden Stafford UK
23rd August 2025
A ruddy darter (I think, happy to be corrected, I'm not great on dragonflies!) that chose the perfect perch the other day
Having photographed the spider in the letterbox I spotted this dragonfly/damselfly/darter flying around and was happy when it paused for a rest. I will start to catch up with your images soon.
Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) male.
These dragonflies are braver than most and not so easily spooked. This one was seen perched on a plant in my pond, and although it's named the Common Darter, I see very few in my garden. I do see them in abundance when I go out and about though.
Shot with my D70, a camera that can be picked up for less than £200 these days. As you can see, it's still a more than capable camera.
Wishing you all a great day!
Landscape view south across the River Dart from the Greenway Estate in South Devon. The estate of Greenway is Listed Grade II in the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, described as Early and mid C19 pleasure grounds laid out in Picturesque style.
Greenway House on this estate was once the holiday home of the author Agatha Christie and her family. It is now in the ownership of the National Trust and both house and estate can be visited by the public. The River Dart can be seen between the trees as it flows through the deep valley.
Lots of Darters around at the moment. This one was among a group of them basking on some recently felled Birch trunks.
The African Darter (Anhinga rufa), also known as the Snakebird, is an animal unique to sub-Saharan Africa. It is known for its very long neck and its unique swimming style. The African Darter gets the nickname "Snakebird" because it swims similar to the way a snake slithers. Its head is above water while swimming, which is a different style from many birds worldwide. The African Darter is typically found in tropical wetlands, and they spend a lot of time sitting beside bodies of water, particularly in areas where mangroves are prominent. The African Darter is fond of shallow, still waters and usually swims with its head above water. Unlike many birds, the feathers of the African Darter are not waterproof, and the bird must dry its feathers before taking flight. For the most part, these birds lead a sedentary lifestyle. These birds are fairly large, with a body size reaching close to 80 centimeters and weight close to 1.4 kgs.
Since the African Darter spends a lot of time in and around shallow bodies of water, its diet is composed primarily of amphibious animals. They mainly eat fish, frogs, crustaceans, or molluscs. These birds are able to eat fish and other foods from either saline or freshwater environments.
This beautiful African Darter was photographed singing on a late evening boat ride on Lake Baringo, Kenya.
I did appreciate how this Common darter kept returning to this favoured perch to eat its insect-prey.
in my garden...the Orange Palm Dart butterfly is only about 20mm, but spectacular in colouring. The butterflies lay eggs in palm fronds and then the caterpillars make a retreat by sticking small parts of leaves together and this makes a great hiding place.
The common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae native to Eurasia. It is one of the most common dragonflies in Europe, occurring in a wide variety of water bodies, though with a preference for breeding in still water such as ponds and lakes. In the south of its range adults are on the wing all year round.
Sympetrum species are not easy to tell apart and in most areas more than one Sympetrum species will occur.
This is official and we won't be able to move outside 5 km circuit for 5 days as of midnight. I've thought a monochrome shot would express my feelings.
Still, I've got 10 hours to go ;-)
Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae)
Well at least i think it's a common darter. Someone may tell me otherwise! Not the easiest to shoot with my set up (extension tubes). Since it was willing model i managed to set up the tripod and get a steady shot. Just luck, finding the needle in the long haystack grass, early in the morning before it was ready to take to the wing.