Wildlife Photography across the Water: Frog Blog Pt 8

Saturday 1 May 2010

Frog Blog Pt 8 - We have legs

Well after the thousands of tadpoles escaped their spawn and spent quite a while together resting and warming in the shallows, they quickly disappeared. Now they have either been heavily predated or they have gone to the safety of the depths of the pond. Having watched the pond a lot recently, I believe they have gone to the depths. Frequent rises to the surface to breathe makes me think this. It was while looking at one doing this on Thursday night, I noticed that the back legs have started to appear. So we are on to the next step of the evolution towards 'frogdom'

Meanwhile, the Smooth Newts are now very active, particularly the one I call 'Patch'. He is a large male, in beautiful breeding colours with his crested mane showing well. He has a small very light patch over his left eye, so is eadily identifiable. He is always courting the ladies at the moment, generally with one or two of last years young watching on - learning tips maybe?

Friday saw the arrival of the first Damselfly in the garden. A male Large red Pyrrhosoma nymphula. This is the earliest I have seen one that I can remember, and sent my recording to the British Dragonfly Society, where it seems many are being recorded now.

Not a brilliant shot, but a record of the first one of the year (New 7D and Canon 180 macro)

Martin

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Bio's

David Courtenay, a self taught wildlife and nature photographer, has been capturing images for over 30 years. He has had a passion for wildlife since early childhood and remembers being glued to the television whenever Survival, Wildlife on One and other natural history documentaries were shown. In the 2006 he swapped his established career for the life of a wildlife photographer, such a move demands a measure of uncompromising passion and commitment.

David has travelled extensively throughout Europe as well as spending more than 7 months in India working with local guides and trackers in search of Bengal Tiger, Asian One horned Rhino and Asian Elephant. He has also photographed Wildlife in Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Africa, Canada and America. Working closely with Conservation companies he tries to raise funds to help Wildlife that has been put on the endangered list by poaching and habitation loss

Martin Dyer has had a passion for avian wildlife since childhood, particularly raptors. Photography was also another keen interest and it was with the specific availability and control of the whole process that digital offers that Martin was then able to combine the two in 2003. Based in the UK, Martin is a regular visitor to Scotland, specifically the Isle of Mull to watch the Eagles resident there. Other trips to Europe and around the UK are usually part of Martin’s agenda in a typical year.

However, as a firm believer on making the most of the local patch, Martin has spent a lot of time and hard work creating a wildlife garden which is reaping the rewards with many new species and varieties of wildlife. A keen member of a number of wildlife photographic groups, Martin is keen to expand his portfolio into other areas of wildlife, and has already established a wide portfolio of images of fungi.