Wild furred or feathered; a few to start us off from wild life centres/trusts. Pop goes the weasel Buzzard Bambi? Owl, not sure of which sort. Foxy Polecats. These all taken at the national wildlife centre near Lingfield.
This lot from Brownsea Island Juvenile Mother mallard and chicks Nesting island for terns and gulls Godwit Jackdaw Pheasant.
How about no feathers or fur just scales Both in handheld in camera focus stacks Common lizard 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr Common lizard by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Some furry from Peru Vicuna Vicuna trio by Alf Branch, on Flickr Vicuna herd by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Great spotted wood pecker Great spotted woodpecker 1 by Alf Branch, on Flickr Great spotted woodpecker 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr Great spotted woodpecker 3 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
I like Martin’s wren. Here is one having a little shake of the head, BV9R0006.jpg by Pete, on Flickr
Massive crop, just amazed I managed to hit it with the focus point! Shorties are wonderful! BV9R0681.jpg by Pete, on Flickr
...and the next building on our tour is the old windmill..........................Stockholm - Skansen museum. lynn
An adder Adder coiled up 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr Adder coiled up 1 by Alf Branch, on Flickr Adder keeping lookout by Alf Branch, on Flickr Adder in wall 1 by Alf Branch, on Flickr Adder in wall 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr Adder in the sun by Alf Branch, on Flickr
More from Brownsea island So I says to her ............. Left hand down a bit ............ We have lift off -----nearly!
Those adder shots are fabulous, Alf, they're a species I've never yet seen. Am I right in thinking that in the first couple the milky eye is a sign that it's just about to shed its skin? And I'm assuming that you are nowhere near as close as it looks? Yes - 210mm (on a 150mm lens apparently).
The milky is a sign of it about to shed its skin. I am probably as close as you may think 150mm plus a 1.4x tc gives 210mm but it focuses down to 70cm but I was a little over the length of the snake away at about 1 metre
A male scorpion fly Male scorpion fly by Alf Branch, on Flickr A waterboatman or greater backswimmer Water boatman by Alf Branch, on Flickr A great diving beetle larvae attacking another one Great diving beatle larva attack by Alf Branch, on Flickr This appears that may be a parasitic wasp (Dinocampus coccinellae or similar) cocoon being guarded by the ladybird that is still alive Whats happening by Alf Branch, on Flickr Spider courtship Spider courtship by Alf Branch, on Flickr
