I originally started to take photographs for reference material for my art but as time goes by, I am enjoying photography equally 
I have chosen the title "Hugging Trees", the name sprang to mind as I do seem to spend an inordinate amount of time crawling around the woods, hiding in trees and getting messy
I have always loved wildlife and nature and have lots of enthusiasm but not a lot in the way of expertise.
I have chosen the title "Hugging Trees", the name sprang to mind as I do seem to spend an inordinate amount of time crawling around the woods, hiding in trees and getting messy
I have always loved wildlife and nature and have lots of enthusiasm but not a lot in the way of expertise.
Wildlife in Skiathos
Posted 20-10-09 at 05:41 PM by Chrissy
It seems to me whenever I get on here, I blink and a few months has gone by. I have images that I am about to post up that I had every intention of coming in here and getting an ID for...and it is hard to believe that that is nearly two months ago 
I blame work, it gets in the way of my leisure activities! However, I thought I would share a few images of Skiathos. Hopefully, I will manage to find a few that I haven't posted on my personal blog to make it interesting for the friends I met in Skiathos too
I read before I went that the birds in Skiathos are somewhat nervous.
I did find that some varieties in particular were. For example, there were a lot of these little things that looked like a member of the wren family but are bigger than those in the UK. They were also seen in groups which is a little different. I apologise for the bad picture quality but I struggled to get anywhere near.
But, as previously experienced it was not quite so difficult with the crows.
The weather was a little mixed this year and this resulted in my spending a lot of time in the reed beds. Those that have visited Skiathos will know that these are abundant with wildlife and I spent many a happy hour snapping shots of damselflies and dragonflies. After a summer of snapping mainly insects, my ability to ID insects is a little better. So this is an image of a red veined darter
Among the reed beds, I also came across this little one.
Unfortunately, my bird ID skills are just about as useless as they ever were especially when out of the country!
There is a wildlife park at Koukanaries, but, for me the other place that was really good for a visit is Tsougrias Island which is uninhabited. The wildlife there seemed to be abundant and I am sure spending some time there would prove fruitful. Sadly this year, we only made it over the once.
I saw this feather in the sandy area at the back of the beach and someone else told me that they had seen gold coloured birds flying around.
Meantime I saw some very beautiful butterflies, dragonflies and wild flowers. But, I have run out of attachments
I blame work, it gets in the way of my leisure activities! However, I thought I would share a few images of Skiathos. Hopefully, I will manage to find a few that I haven't posted on my personal blog to make it interesting for the friends I met in Skiathos too
I read before I went that the birds in Skiathos are somewhat nervous.
I did find that some varieties in particular were. For example, there were a lot of these little things that looked like a member of the wren family but are bigger than those in the UK. They were also seen in groups which is a little different. I apologise for the bad picture quality but I struggled to get anywhere near.
But, as previously experienced it was not quite so difficult with the crows.
The weather was a little mixed this year and this resulted in my spending a lot of time in the reed beds. Those that have visited Skiathos will know that these are abundant with wildlife and I spent many a happy hour snapping shots of damselflies and dragonflies. After a summer of snapping mainly insects, my ability to ID insects is a little better. So this is an image of a red veined darter
Among the reed beds, I also came across this little one.
Unfortunately, my bird ID skills are just about as useless as they ever were especially when out of the country!
There is a wildlife park at Koukanaries, but, for me the other place that was really good for a visit is Tsougrias Island which is uninhabited. The wildlife there seemed to be abundant and I am sure spending some time there would prove fruitful. Sadly this year, we only made it over the once.
I saw this feather in the sandy area at the back of the beach and someone else told me that they had seen gold coloured birds flying around.
Meantime I saw some very beautiful butterflies, dragonflies and wild flowers. But, I have run out of attachments
Total Comments 3
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1st, pic Female or Juv Whinchat.
2nd, pic Pied Crow
3rd, you know
4th, pic Juv/1st winter Yellow Wagtail
5th, pic could be of a Golden Oriole ?Posted 20-10-09 at 06:51 PM by Merlin
Updated 20-10-09 at 06:59 PM by Merlin -
Hi Chrissy,
Nice to see you back on the forum - great blog as usual, sounds like you had a nice time.
The pic of the Red-viened Darter is great.
Best Wishes,
AlanPosted 20-10-09 at 07:02 PM by alanjns
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Thanks Merlin for a very comprehensive ID list
Hi Alan, good to see you too and hope you are wellPosted 03-11-09 at 11:01 AM by Chrissy
