Photograph wish list

[goosey]

Originally Posted by Pudding4brains

Hi Goosey,

Congrats on the Emerald! It doesn't look like much, but if it makes you happy

I probably shouldn't have stepped on the "looks" track just now but anyway, you bumping the thread up made me realize I had indeed one on my wishlist fulfilled too!

So ... may I present to you ... Porcellio laevis


Arp

Thanks Arp for the congratualtions
Some women covert Jimmy Choo shoes and Prada handbags - give me a common emerald and I was well chuffed! (my husband is most encouraging in my hobby )
Makes WATW interesting everyone having their own personal favourite things - can you imagine - there are even those who find woodlice cool

Woops sorry - its you! but well done from me for a great find!

I went to Burgers zoo with the kids quite a few years back and thoroughly enjoyed it it was the aquarium there though which stuck in my mind - brilliant!

[Beverly Stayart]

My first choice to photograph would be a deer.

[goosey]

Originally Posted by Beverly Stayart

My first choice to photograph would be a deer.

Hi Beverly, what sort of deer do you have in your area?
I think elks are one of the largest species of deer in the world and given the name of your town, are they abundant in your area now - or just when your town was first named?

Hope you get to photograph some sort of deer soon .

[Silverwolf]

I guess this thread is a bit outdated, but no one minds, right?

1. Grey Wolf
2. Grey Wolf
3. Grey Wolf
4. Cheetah from Africa.
5. Dorado/ Mahi-mahi somewhere tropical...perhaps Costa Rica.
6. Snow Petrel from somewhere cold?
7. Mole Cricket (I got this one a few days ago)
8. Bell Cricket (Homoegryllus japonicus) from Japan.
9. Pine Cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus) also from Japan.
10. Magpie Moth (got this one too)
11. Superb Fairy-wren (also have this one)
12. Sasakia charonda (Japan)
13. Now for something a bit less tropical: Clouded yellow with wings open!
EDIT: 14 and 15. Commerson's Dolphin and Honey Buzzard, how could I forget these.

Not really in any particular order.

[goosey]

Originally Posted by Silverwolf

I guess this thread is a bit outdated, but no one minds, right?

Of course not - this thread gets resurrected every now and then and it it great to have a new contributer - welcome Silverwolf .


My photographic wish list for 2010 is

Buzzard (still ) I have lots of distant shots but nothing clear or half detailed. I saw 3 last week in flight in the NP so fingers crossed.

Death's-head Hawk-moth - Acherontia atropos I just love Hawk-moths and I am slowly ticking them off my list

The Forester Adscita statices Another moth but a micro this time, Black has a fantastic image of one in the gallery and I want one too!!! (says me stamping my little foot!).

Black Woodpecker - Dryocopus martius They are not too far from here in De Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen so there is always the hope of seeing one – getting that picture is a completely different story though!

As I said last year, as many new moths to the garden as poss’ and piccies of them all!

[Pudding4brains]

Originally Posted by Silverwolf

1. Grey Wolf
2. Grey Wolf
3. Grey Wolf
...
Not really in any particular order.

Wolfs are, slowly, spreading westward through Germany and I'm on the eastern border of the Netherlands ... chances are .... rumour has it .... someone thought they'd seen one wandering about in the northern provinces already ...

Amazing animals, I hope to see the day

As for my own wishlist for 2010 I'll stick with my generally perceived as rather dull critters:

• Complete my dutch Woodlice-collection: Armadillidium album,Eluma caelatum, Porcellium conspersum, Trichoniscoides album, Trichoniscus provisorius, Miktoniscus patiencei (most quite rare and localised nowhere near me).
• Harvestmen: Leiobunum sp.A. (expansive newcomer), Paranemastoma quadripunctatum, Lacinius ephippiatus.
• Coccinellids: Larvae of Aphidecta obliterata, Coccinella hieroglypha, Coccinella undecimpunctata, Hippodamia variegata (or any other Hip. for that matter, but I'll settle for Hip.var.
• Mecoptera: Panorpa (Aulops) alpina and Boreus hyemalis.

Modest as always ...

[tonyd555]

Okay, I know this is boring but.......

1)Blue Whale
2)Northern Right Whale (only 300ish left and we get them here in NS)
3)Orca (NOT feeding on the above !)

Tony.

[The Woodman]

Two targets are the Black footed Ferret on the central American plains and the sky bridge across the Tarn Valley at Millau in France. Both beautiful objects created by God and man.

[goosey]

Originally Posted by goosey

So my three for this coming year is:-
An Osprey (try again)
A kingfisher (never seen one)
Seals ( I saw them this summer in the sea at the South walney nature reserve and got photos but their heads looked like little black blobs in the sea)

Originally Posted by goosey

I have seen a Kingfisher several times (here in Holland), I was so shocked the first time I could hardly move and it was gone in an electric blue flash. The second time I was able to watch it through binoculars (they are much smaller than I ever imagined) and even manged a blurred photo. I saw it in a public park - not at all where I ever expected to see one and people were letting the dogs into the water, very surprised to see it in such a busy place. I have never seen it again on return visits.

I couldn't believe my eyes (or luck) this morning when I saw this kingfisher flash across the water right in front of me. As I was fumbling with the camera trying to keep an eye on it it landed and stayed on theis branch for a minute before it flew off passing just feet from where I was standing!
I have been to this spot so many times in the past couple of years on the hunt for dragonflies and never seen a kingfisher. The only place I have ever seen they have been spotted in the NP is at the Vogelmeer miles away and I have never seen them there either.

The piccie isn't brilliant but I am soooooooo pleased .

[Cybershot]

So you should be too - I have only ever seen 4 kingfishers and certainly never through a viewfinder so take my hat off to you. Looks like that new camera is bringing you good luck.