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tim hamlett Senior Member Joined: 17 Dec 2006 No. of posts: 572 View other posts by tim hamlett |
Posted: 22 Jul 2008 was out looking for lizards this afternoon and was very pleasantly surprised to find this beautiful little girl. never seen an adder at this site before so pretty pleased. tim |
Stanislaw Member Joined: 08 Mar 2008 No. of posts: 32 View other posts by Stanislaw |
Posted: 23 Jul 2008 looks nice I apologize for my english :-) |
dave fixx Senior Member Joined: 13 Mar 2007 No. of posts: 319 View other posts by dave fixx |
Posted: 23 Jul 2008 Nice find Tim,cracking bonus when that happens.Had a late eve adder and grass snake yesterday myself,and those slow worms are getting easy now. Dave Williams davewilliamsphotography.co.uk |
tim hamlett Senior Member Joined: 17 Dec 2006 No. of posts: 572 View other posts by tim hamlett |
Posted: 23 Jul 2008 [QUOTE=dave fixx] those slow worms are getting easy now. cheers dave. those pesky slowworms were the only thing stopping me from seeing all four in the same day for the first time! never seen a local one although they are supposed to be around in a few sites. tim |
dave fixx Senior Member Joined: 13 Mar 2007 No. of posts: 319 View other posts by dave fixx |
Posted: 28 Jul 2008 that day it was a common lizard that stopped me,how mad is that compared to last year?.Havent been to Llangollen since March/april will try and go this week while I m off might leave it till eve though cos its scorching at the mo. Dave Williams davewilliamsphotography.co.uk |
tim hamlett Senior Member Joined: 17 Dec 2006 No. of posts: 572 View other posts by tim hamlett |
Posted: 28 Jul 2008 i know...it's funny how these things work out isn't it. i'm thinking of putting down some symathetic looking refugia where there are supposed to be slowworms locally to see if i can attract some. we drove through llangollen sunday. we even had lunch at a pub about 400yds from the hill but i was banned from going for even a quick 5-minute look. tim |
dave fixx Senior Member Joined: 13 Mar 2007 No. of posts: 319 View other posts by dave fixx |
Posted: 28 Jul 2008 I know those bans Tim,negotiations are a regular thing here,cheshire Oaks must love me for the bribes I have to give to get out sometimes. Dave Williams davewilliamsphotography.co.uk |
Mark_b Senior Member Joined: 26 Jun 2008 No. of posts: 79 View other posts by Mark_b |
Posted: 08 Aug 2008 Didnt see any point in making a new thread Peter and I were on the search for grass snakes, came across these stunners! |
Peter Senior Member Joined: 17 Jan 2008 No. of posts: 260 View other posts by Peter |
Posted: 08 Aug 2008 Both animals were out during an overcast period of considerable length also. |
dave fixx Senior Member Joined: 13 Mar 2007 No. of posts: 319 View other posts by dave fixx |
Posted: 10 Aug 2008 Nice pics gents,must admit I ve seen both adders and grass snakes this year in conditions I normally wouldnt have left the house in,including rain on a couple of occassions. Dave Williams davewilliamsphotography.co.uk |
tim hamlett Senior Member Joined: 17 Dec 2006 No. of posts: 572 View other posts by tim hamlett |
Posted: 15 Aug 2008 another unexpected surprise while looking for baby common lizards this afternoon. |
tim hamlett Senior Member Joined: 17 Dec 2006 No. of posts: 572 View other posts by tim hamlett |
Posted: 09 Oct 2008 visited the same site this afternoon for possibly the last time this year. saw a few baby common lizards before spotting this female she turned out to be extremely obliging, letting me get closer and closer until i was literally inches away. she even waited patiently while i removed some sticks and grass from right in front of her that were obstructing my view.
turned out to be the most engaging and captivating experience with an adder i have had so far. and i managed to get some half decent pics for a change because she allowed me to get so close (although the lens needs a clean). tim |
dave fixx Senior Member Joined: 13 Mar 2007 No. of posts: 319 View other posts by dave fixx |
Posted: 09 Oct 2008 lovely pics mate.Looks like tuesday next week will be my last attempt this year hope they stay out for me. Dave Williams davewilliamsphotography.co.uk |
tim hamlett Senior Member Joined: 17 Dec 2006 No. of posts: 572 View other posts by tim hamlett |
Posted: 09 Oct 2008 cheers dave. seven day forecast looks decent so you've got a chance. tim |
Suzi Senior Member Joined: 06 Apr 2005 No. of posts: 860 View other posts by Suzi |
Posted: 11 Oct 2008 Was out on a heath (East Devon) from 11am today. Lovely day. Saw two female adders mosaic basking (very hard to spot) and a couple of young lizards. Not had a frost down here yet. Suz |
will Senior Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 No. of posts: 330 View other posts by will |
Posted: 11 Oct 2008 Great pics Tim; always like to see photos of adders taken in situ - shows they've been more comfortable with the experience (plus fieldcraft, stalking skills etc) Cheers Will |
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