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and shampoo I hope!!

Smug Dog - He thinks he's smart

This is probably why Here's a guy who had just lost a "fight" - there were two main groups of Springbok - separated by the river on the Reserve - I saw this guy in the distance from the small boat used to go up and down the River - I realised that something was wrong but it was not until we got...

I did get close to this guy - he hung around the cottages on the Game Reserve - he had been deserted by his mother and reared by a Ranger, so he thought that he was human He would quite happily come into the cottage and walk around grabbing the odd apple .. if you were sat on the grass he would...

and then he brought his family http://www.wenltd.co.uk/TP/Meer_3.jpg

Checked into a Game Reserve for a couple of nights and this little fellow greeted us http://www.wenltd.co.uk/TP/Meercat_1.jpg http://www.wenltd.co.uk/TP/Meercat_2.jpg

Thanks Dave we had lunch near the local forest, (S Africa), and they were hanging around in the trees nearby ...eating the "flowers" from a flowering tree

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Just wish that I had been nearer - quite big crops eating walnuts it could have been a good shot, but I was on a "walkabout" - 300PF + f4 http://www.wenltd.co.uk/TP/Red_1.jpg focus was on the eye - according to the indicators, but missed in my view http://www.wenltd.co.uk/TP/Red_2.jpg...

I don't like cats as they kill many birds instinctively ......... the domestic cat is a major destroyer of wildlife, birds, small mammals and everything that moves, when my daughter had a cat years ago I stuck a big bell around it's neck to warn all wildlife of it's presence This is one of the...

Local Lizard ....... lots of these small things have come out in the last week Common Wall Lizard or the European Wall Lizard - 15 to 20cm long of which half is it's tail - surprisingly they live up to 7 years http://wenltd.co.uk/TP/liz_1.jpg

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wet here

Sounds like my wife describing me, (to her friends!!) I've had a little experience of frog medical ...... there're good and my local doc, (he is a mate - and photographer), keeps chasing me to get it done

how's her meniscus ........ I have the same problems ......... not much fun these days ....... but do I hand myself over to the French quacks? Only my left knee - (so far)

I was sat in the back - the chauffeur was in the front driving with his cap on

Bertie sat next to me in the car, and I "snapped" him while he occasionally "snapped" at me, especially when I blew on his noise - he can be a mean little "bugger" at times. I had to explain to the French that "Bertie" was a diminutive for Albert ……… which they found "strange" - no idea why ………...

No idea of the name shadows/highlights/contrast could be "off" - judging by the odd comment I received yesterday ...... I don't have my "proper" computer with me Flash used for first ... but taken in very bright light anyway

when I saw them there were feet away and one came up close and seemed to be interested in my sandwiches hyraxes to elephant or vica versa - selective breeding I reckon

Hope you didn't drink toooooo much

Yes The closest living relatives to hyraxes are the modern-day elephants 20" long and 8 lbs http://www.wenltd.co.uk/TP/elephant.jpg

? another image coming http://www.wenltd.co.uk/TP/fat.jpg

Guess which? quite unusual http://www.wenltd.co.uk/SC/fuzzy_creatures.jpg

SW France - this morning - Common Toad, Crapaud Commun in France Not sure how long it will last as I found it in the swimming pool skimmers that are full of Chlorine apparently Toads are Frogs, (Frog family), but amongst many differences Frogs have teeth, Toads do not?? A group of frogs is...

M8 + Summarit V1 + kit 10mm 30mm D700 + 70 200mm

try it at all fvalues There is hardly any "depth" when you are that close and the different between f1.8 and f8 at that close difference is small but maybe just enough to give you more - but sharpness is also important as is very accurate focusing that is why most macro shots use manual focus...

The DOF is always going to be extremely shallow that near to the flower … it will "flight" you wide apertures do nothing when you are that close, they only worsen what DOF there is, so use at least f8 and above and try a number of shots …… but be careful not to restrict the light too much Your...

Paul. it's two different frogs, #2 and #3 are the same one ........ apparently frogs in France are difficult to identify as most are a cross between pool and marsh frogs ...... which apparently are of the edible variety These two were "sunbathing" which allowed me to get some good shots

Todays Frogs Nikon V1

an unusual one for me - I have only seen it once

Nice shot Paul - as you know "feather legs" are the sure sign and as Barrie would no doubt point out the white-legged has double antehumeral, (or is it humeral), stripes ……… so I'm not sure as there is a Common Bluetail, (Ischnura aligns), that can look similar, also I think that that small...

An emergence this morning. Then I watched it until it's wings had dried out and it flew off engines revving and getting ready for take-off Utube Vid and a few shots - Nikon V1 <object width="420" height="315"> <embed src="//www.youtube.com/v/L5MNvOpGRCo?hl=en_GB&version=3&rel=0"...

Had to come back to the UK to find one ………. none around in SW France

Afternoon Paul I'll blur them next time so that you get a "better" view Odonata for the avoidance of doubt going back soon so I can annoy you all from my usual abode ……. too hot here in the UK

There are quite a few authoritative references on the Web they mention that Blue H and Southern H are synonymous names for the Southern Aeshna - another name that is used for the Blue or Southern Hawker That is why I always mention the Latin name which I did in my posting …………maybe it is my...

I always mention the Latin name Barrie and you have repeated my ID as though I had not IDed it and then come up with your ID which is the same as mine, not sure what you mean by that you have even repeated what I said about habitat ……… Oh I see my last edit was at 11:32 and your posting at...

some really good and interesting shots being posted - hasn't digital improved the abilities of "everyman"

Mature male Keeled Skimmer - (Orthetrum coerulescens)