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Short break from Suffolk, have been out on the local patch too, so here's some of what I've been seeing...
Please see Minibeasts 2017 set
www.flickr.com/photos/wendycoops224/albums/72157677954876543
Watched as the bird graduall soared higher once it had found a thermal, this was quite low down.. Once it really soared, it met up with a second Buzzard and as I processed the images, I could see it looking around.
Please see Local Birds & Wildlife 2017 set www.flickr.com/photos/wendycoops224/albums/72157677498251730
Please see Local Birds & Wildlife 2017 set www.flickr.com/photos/wendycoops224/albums/72157677498251730
Peekaboo! A young Roesel’s Bush Cricket, or rather first instar nymph, (I believe this is the term), perches nonchalantly on a grass stem. I first discovered these as adults for myself last year on my local park and am very happy to see them again this year; they are absolutely stunning creatures and are well worth getting on your hands and knees to look for in areas of ungrazed, undisturbed grass; they favour damp grassland and meadows. The nymphs emerge May/June and they can be seen as adults until about October. The name comes from August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof, a German entomologist - their scientific name is Metrioptera roeselii.
I was thrilled to have been contacted by the BBC Springwatch team this year, informing me that one of my images would be used across social media and presenter cards. For those who know the UK, Springwatch is a somewhat of an institution for nature lovers, and captivates the nation over a short 3-week period each year. Here's one of the presenters with a rather nice card backer :)
Thrilled to have one of my images featured across the BBC Springwatch social media platforms over the festive period.
I always get a warm fuzzy feeling when Springwatch uses one of my pics :-)
(Edit: still available as below but now also on iPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08fgr1j - the timings are different as they've edited out a few minutes of filler before the the live stream starts. Beaver at 05:55, Graham's water vole macro (!) at 08:25.)
To see the segment, go to www.facebook.com/BBCSpringwatch/videos/677683076140900/ and watch from 11 mins 40 secs. Then go to 14 mins 20 secs for one of Graham's! (Or just watch all of it of course.)