Wildlife pictures

[Arya]

There are so many nice pictures in this thread!
Here are a few pictures from my trip to Masai Mara last year (I´ll try not to spam you)

 

[dave53]

was at forrest drive with my daughter and her friend we have a pond this is one of the pics i took yesterday enjoy regards dave

 

[Harvestman]

There are so many nice pictures in this thread!
Here are a few pictures from my trip to Masai Mara last year (I´ll try not to spam you)

With pictures like those you can spam all you want!

 

[Steffen]

stumbled upon 3 ducks when i went fishing 2 days ago.

 

[Arya]

With pictures like those you can spam all you want!

Thanks! :-D

 

[Turnstone]

Found this little creature last saturday. There was a beautiful piece of birch bark I wanted to take home, but when I picked it up there was this fire salamander hiding underneath it! Took a few pictures and put the birch bark back in place. This was the first time I discovered a fire salamander in that area!

 

[daveO]

stumbled upon 3 ducks when i went fishing 2 days ago.

 

[Harvestman]

A few things from yesterday

 

[Arya]

Awesome pics! But I have to admit that the one with all the spider babies made me itch...

 

[Niels]

Lovely spiderlings. I haven't seen any yet this year.

 

[Harvestman]

Thanks. I don't know what the caterpillar things are though.

 

[Goatboy]

Thanks. I don't know what the caterpillar things are though.

Could it be the eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum)?

 

[Harvestman]

I actually suspect that they might be sawflies rather than caterpillars, but to be honest I just don't know.

 

[Harvestman]

Thanks. I don't know what the caterpillar things are though.

I'm now told that they are caterpillars of Lackey moth.

 

[Steffen]

hahaha

 

[Harvestman]

Here's a few more

A reed warbler in full voice

Honeybee

Another unidentified wasp

A snipe fly

A fly with red eyes

And this blackbird-sized bird that I haven't successfully identified yet (Help please!)

A small Nuctenea umbratica

A wasp chewing wood off a signpost

A purposeful swallow resembling something out of Star Wars

 

[CBJ]

I cant believe I have only just seen this thread,

Fantastic pictures folks.

Harvestman: Great last pic, I have tried a few times to capture the swallows in flight but I have never had a shot turn out good. excellent job

All the best

Craig

 

[Harvestman]

The swallows were being unusually cooperative that day, although I still missed 99% of the attempts to get them. All of the successes were of birds just taking off. Once they were up to speed they were just too fast.

 

[Niels]

Isn't that bird a thrush of some sort? The picture looks almost black and white so it's hard to tell.

 

[Turnstone]

Isn't that bird a thrush of some sort? The picture looks almost black and white so it's hard to tell.

No, I don't think it is a thrush. To me it looks more like a bunting, could be a female reed bunting.