Wildlife Photography across the Water: Pond Life Part 5

Sunday 11 July 2010

Pond Life Part 5 - The Hunter and the Hunted

There has been huge amounts of activity around the pond this week, and I will bring more details of that in the future. But todays blog is about a little story that I watched unfold in front of me yesterday.

It had been another day of landscaping in the garden in intense heat, so any excuse to stop and take photos was welcomed. I noticed a White butterfly resting on a small bit of sodden log that I have in the pond. So grabbing the 7D and 180 macro, I tried to get some images. I could see that it was busy using it's proboscis to probe into the wood to drink or take some other form of food.

Green Veined White (second brood)

I also could see a little bit of movement out of the corner of my eye just across the pond

The Frog slowly worked it's way closer and closer before the White could see the threat and cleared off. So with that I got back to my digging.

Martin

1 comment:

Amila Kanchana11 July 2010 at 14:52
Nice one! I've always been fascinated by critters partly emerged from water. The butterfly is a beauty too.
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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.