Cricket & Newt

Just a quick pair from today. First up our friendly speckled bush cricket, still clinging to the same leaf as a week ago!

And down by the (garden) pond, a young newt ventures out of the water. If you look closely you can see the vestiges of its gills, soon to be fully absorbed.

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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM lens.

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This Post Has 6 Comments

  1. Words

    1 Aug 2011

    Erwin, thanks!

  2. SittingFox

    1 Aug 2011

    :up: I really must start paying attention to the pond here. It's many years since I've seen newts in it, though 🙁

  3. Words

    2 Aug 2011

    Adele, I don't do anything to our pond except watch it occasionally. They seem to like it that way. Fewer frogs this year, but otherwise it's fairly healthy (if a bit overcrowded with weed).

  4. gdare

    2 Aug 2011

    That cricket has probably found the best possible feeding place in your garden 😀

  5. Words

    2 Aug 2011

    Darko, I guess so. I may go and check on him (her?) in a few minutes. :bug:

  6. Wulpen

    19 Oct 2012

    Very nice

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