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Welcome To My Nature Blog

Hi, my name is Danny and I will be documenting my nature encounters and finds on this blog. It will be my own online nature journal, which I would love to share with everyone. The latest posts can be found below.

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Befriending a Wild Fox – My Amazing Encounter

Befriending a Wild Fox – My Amazing Encounter

16 April 2020
I had one of the most amazing wildlife encounters I've ever had, where I befriended a wild red fox for an hour, whilst interacting together. ...
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My Local Aliens

My Local Aliens

13 November 2017
One day as I was walking past Bourne Pond in Colchester, I was shocked to see a Red-eared Terrapin (Trachemys scripta elegans) sunbathing on a log. ...
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Hummingbird Hawk-moth

Hummingbird Hawk-moth

13 September 2017
I can't believe it, I have finally seen a Hummingbird Hawk-moth, for the first time in my life. I had always wanted to see one since I was young, so it was very exciting. ...
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Muntjac Deer Hide & Seek

Muntjac Deer Hide & Seek

12 August 2017
Today as I walked into my local woods at Bourne Valley, Colchester, I noticed fresh Deer droppings along the pathway and so I was instantly on the alert and search for the Deer. ...
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Dog Vomit Slime Mold (Fuligo septica)

Dog Vomit Slime Mold (Fuligo septica)

10 July 2017
Today I stumbled across this magnificent, brightly coloured Dog Vomit Slime Mold walking through my local woods. ...
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Love the beautiful vibrant veins of the petals of Love the beautiful vibrant veins of the petals of this flower I captured. 
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#wildflowersofinstagram #wildflowers #naturelovers #photooftheday #vibrant #floral_perfection #flora_addict #flowerlovers
Accidentally knocked this feisty little fella out Accidentally knocked this feisty little fella out from some seaweed, he was not a happy Shore Crab (Carcinus maenas). .
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Date: 17/05/20
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Location: Brightlingsea, Essex, UK
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#shorecrab #crabs #crustaceans #greenshorecrab #carcinusmaenas #shorelife #marinelife #brightlingsea #essexnature #essexwildlifetrust #naturelovers
So romantic ๐Ÿ˜†. A pair of Yellow Dung Fly - (Sca So romantic ๐Ÿ˜†. A pair of Yellow Dung Fly - (Scathophaga stercoraria) having some good times on a cow pat. .
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Date: 14/05/20
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Location: Dedham River, Essex. .
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#yellowdungfly #dungflies #dungfliesmating #matingflies #mating #cowpat #fliesondung #flylovers #scathophagastercoraria #insectsofinstagram #insectlovers #insect_addict #dedhamriver #essexnature #essexwildlife #essexwildlifetrust #springwatch #nature #natureblogger #romantic #photooftheday
Found this beautiful Mayfly in a river in Dedham. Found this beautiful Mayfly in a river in Dedham. It looks like a species of Ephemera, perhaps Ephemera vulgata? .
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Location: Dedham, Essex. .
Date: 14/05/20
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#ephemeravulgata #ephemera #mayfly #mayflies #insectagram #insectsofinstagram #insect_addict #insectguru #photooftheday #essexwildlifetrust #essexnature #dedham #essexnature
Found a bunch of these funny little fellas, they a Found a bunch of these funny little fellas, they are woolly aphids, which often bunch together, looking like a bundle of cotton, to protect themselves from predators. .
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Date: 16/05/20
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Location: Highwoods Country Park, Colchester, Essex. .
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#essexwildlifetrust #essexnature #colchesterwildlife #woollyaphids #woollyaphid #aphids #insectsofinstagram #insectagram #insect_addict #insectguru #highwoodscountrypark
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