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Post by davemangham on Jun 30, 2015 20:36:32 GMT
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Post by aeshna5 on Jul 1, 2015 4:20:00 GMT
Lovely photo of a smart male.
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Post by Tringa on Jul 1, 2015 16:41:18 GMT
Definitely interested, Dave. I have only seen adders twice so always keen to hear of sightings. It looks dark; is it a melanistic one?
Dave
Excellent shot BTW. What is you setup?
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Post by dogghound on Jul 1, 2015 17:01:41 GMT
No it's a fairly typical looking male after it's spring slough. Melanistic animals are very dark almost black (or completely black) all over.
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Post by davemangham on Jul 1, 2015 18:39:57 GMT
Definitely interested, Dave. I have only seen adders twice so always keen to hear of sightings. It looks dark; is it a melanistic one? Dave Excellent shot BTW. What is you setup? Thanks Tringa, As Dogghound says, it's a fairly typical male in new plumage. I was lucky with the shot in as much as the animal was on a small bank, raised a couple of foot above my own feet level, and was moving towards me at the time. Interestingly, a female was a couple of feet to the right, and a neonate female was lying alongside this male, so small that it almost escaped my notice. My set-up is pretty old, but as I still get some reasonably decent results (sometimes) I haven't bothered to replace it: Nikon D200 Sigma 105mm macro lens Nikor 70-300 VR telephoto Nikon 600 flash |
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Post by Tringa on Jul 2, 2015 10:25:20 GMT
Thanks Dogg and Dave. I should have guessed as years ago I had an eastern garter snake that always look striking after sloughing.
Dave
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Post by Zafar on May 29, 2017 10:21:09 GMT
Just thought members may be interested in this 'portrait' of an Adder taken in South Yorkshire recently Nice shot Dave, love the eye. Set myself a challenge this year to photograph one but no luck in finding one so far. I live on the edge of the Peak District and very close to a site where others have seen them but it's like looking for a needle in a hay stack among the bracken. I'll keep trying as your picture has inspired me to keep at it.  European_AdderA4-0044 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr |
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Post by mj224 on May 8, 2018 9:09:08 GMT
Nice photo............ On a recent walk at Rhossili, South Wales, I saw two male adders. They were about 15 inches long, and surprisingly thin. Alas I startled them so they shot of into the undergrowth PDQ. But did have a good sight of a sleepy female sunning herself. Photo posted here today. The males were as per you photo, brightly contrasting black and white (I only saw them for a second or two)..........  |
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