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Old 30-08-2007, 05:38 PM
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Photograph wish list

Earlier this year I was asked which three animals I would like to be able to photograph in the wild over the summer. I said at the time:-
A Dragonfly -not wildly exciting I know, but last year I just couldn't manage a photo of any.
An Adder -Because I had never seen one in the wild, let alone photographed one.
Osprey Because they fascinate me and I had followed the Cumbrian Osprey story in 2006 and wanted a chance to see them in 2007.

I was pleased to get plenty of dragonfly photo's , I learned to use my camera properly
I was lucky to get my adder photos at Haweswater in the Lake District when we saw a pair.
I did see the Ospreys from the observation platform at Dodd Wood, and had a magnificent view of the male diving into Bassenthwaite and emerging with a fish to take back to the nest. Sadly though no photo's. My zoom wasn't capable of that distance.

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)

So what animals would you like to be able to photograph in the next year. Good luck .

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Old 30-08-2007, 05:46 PM
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Dont do photography goosey,but would like to see osprey and seals.
Only had a glance of kingfisher as it flew by,unmistakable colours.
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Old 31-08-2007, 10:02 AM
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Smooth Snake is probably top of my things to photograph. There are loads of insects that I was hoping to trap down and photograph this summer, but I've missed loads of them (the summers just too short ).
I was looking out for rare heathland and chalk grassland insects, but I didn't manage to find many of my targets, so next year (or within the next month for some insects) I'm looking for Large Marsh Grasshopper (I found one of these but it was too quick for me!), Heath Bee-fly, Adonis Blues and Silver-spotted Skippers and loads of Dragonflies!
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Old 08-12-2007, 07:38 PM
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I think the top of my list would be a badger.
I've never seen one in real life and wouldn't know where to find them so this would be quite an elusive thing for me to find.
After reading other threads on photographing them it sounds like it takes a lot of patience and luck to even see one, so I think it would be a major achievement if I were ever able to photograph one of these in the future.
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Old 09-12-2007, 11:25 AM
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Brilliant question this!!!!
Top of the list for me would have to be a polar bear! But not likely as I won’t be in the Arctic! Second would be a penguin colony in the Antarctic with lots of snow and blizzards. Again not likely as that is out of the question. Third, a tiger. Again, that’s not going to happen. So realistically.

In Africa
The desert elephants in Namibia. (good possibility)
A honey badger in daylight. (your guess is as good as mine)
A big rock python. (maybe)

In the UK
An adder. Never seen one would not know where to look.
A great crested newt.
Fox cubs.
I think I probably feel the same as most others on the forum, that I am privileged to be able to see any creature large, small, common or rare in its natural habitat and that all creatures, even hyenas, are beautiful in their own way. WW
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Old 10-01-2008, 09:09 PM
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Difficult question really. There are so many things I still want to at least see if not get a picture of! I'd love to get pictures of whales, dolphins and a koala, but no chance of that this year!
I think that top on my achievable list are:

1. a deer, as I think their expressions are lovely and would love to capture their presence.

2. a kingfisher, because of their stunning coulors.

3. a sandlizard, as I know they are in the area but hardly show themselves, so it would be a real achievement.
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Old 11-01-2008, 08:55 AM
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There's always masses of stuff on my wish list. Hopefully I'm off to South India in March so it'll be

1. Asian Elephant
2. Gaur
3. Giant Squirrel

In the UK I'm after
1. Adder - I saw one about 15yrs ago but wasn't into photography then so no pics. Visiting a site in Cumbria in May where a friend took some excellent shots last year.
2. Dragonflies - after seeing some amazing varieties in Madagascar I'm determined to get the lens onto some UK ones. There's a few local sites so I might get lucky.
3. Beavers - the ones at Martin Mere WWT are proving rather elusive to me. OK they're not strictly wild but I would love a few shots of these.
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Old 12-01-2008, 06:42 PM
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3. a sandlizard, as I know they are in the area but hardly show themselves, so it would be a real achievement.
I managed to have some luck photographing Sand Lizards in England last year but hopefully I'll get some more shots this year. They're such beautiful little reptiles.
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Old 20-01-2008, 09:05 PM
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The animals I would most like to photograph in the wild would have to be:

1. Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)
2. Leopard Snake (Zamenis situla)
3. Masked Shrike (Lanius nubicus)

However, I am aware that my chances of success with these during 2008 are likely to be somewhat slim, so I would content myself with some good shots of:

1. Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)
2. Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria)
3. Balkan Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica)
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Old 28-04-2008, 01:44 PM
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got one!

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1. a deer, as I think their expressions are lovely and would love to capture their presence.
Yesterday evening I accidently came across this deer on my when I was riding through the woods/dunes. I went round a corner and she was there right on the middle of the bike lane. The photo's aren't fantastic but at least I got some! It was amazing I even had my camara with me as I was only riding through to get to the next town.



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