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Welcome to my Naturepics website. This site is designed to show some of the images that I have taken of the natural world - to marvel in the beauty of their form and to encourage all of you to stop and look at the world around us. The main categories are of European species and, in the case of birds, collated broadly by the type of habitat in which they are found. Subsequent categories show species from the regions indicated by their titles e.g. Galapagos Islands or Antarctica. This world is under great threat from man's ever-increasing exploitation of its natural resources. As the human population increases there is great pressure on the environment and less room for other species to co-exist. The planet's ecosystem is vastly complex with all species inter-dependent upon each other. Finding room for nature is not only a praiseworthy exercise in itself ... it is vital for the continued existence of the human species.
Chicken-in-the-Woods Bracket Fungus
Chicken-in-the-Woods Bracket Fungus
Peru - Andean condors of Colca canyon
Apricot Sulphur and Trite Butterflies
Apricot Sulphur and Trite Butterflies
Patagonia -Los Glaciares National Park
I have spent a life-time fascinated by the natural world. Early interest was encouraged by a childhood spent in rural Oxfordshire and on the Norfolk coast. I have been fortunate enough to have traveled widely throughout the world - from the Himalayas to Antarctica, from India to South America and from North America to Australasia. I now live in a small village in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds. I have enjoyed exploring all ecological habitats discovering how intricately the strands of nature have woven the life support systems for a myriad of species. I have also enjoyed the challenge of trying to photograph animals and plants in their natural surroundings really for no better reason than to marvel at their aesthetic beauty. Sometimes I have included a picture whose quality is less than I would wish, but that still conveys the essence of the subject that I was trying to capture. I always hope to do better next time ! I do hope that you have enjoyed looking at some of the images that I have been able to capture. Thank you for your interest and please see the "contact" page below if you want to send me any comments or questions. Nigel Gardener
Gloucestershire, England info@my-naturepics.com Mon-Fri - 08:00-19:00
Copyright © 2022 All rights reserved - Naturepics - The photographs of Nigel Gardener
"mantling" its prey to protect it from another bird attempting to steal it
Moulting from winter into summer plumage
Adult - coming into breeding plumage
Adult - coming into breeding plumage
Adult - coming into breeding plumage
Adult - coming into breeding plumage
Adult - coming into breeding plumage
Adult - non-breeding plumage, with fish
Adult male - part of the Great Crane Project. Hatched April 2012 and has since frequented the Somerset Levels, South Wales and River Severn area.
Several breeding attempts have been noted.
Adult male - part of the Great Crane Project. Hatched April 2012 and has since frequented the Somerset Levels, South Wales and River Severn area.
Several breeding attempts have been noted.
Adult male - part of the Great Crane Project. Hatched April 2012 and has since frequented the Somerset Levels, South Wales and River Severn area.
Several breeding attempts have been noted.
Female - an uncommon visitor from North America
Female - an uncommon visitor from North America
Male - feeding on blackthorn berries
Mixed flock of Golden Plover and Lapwings
Mixed flock of Golden Plover and Lapwings
Cryptocephalus bipunctata - an uncommon species found in the Cotswolds
Cryptocephalus bipunctata - an uncommon species found in the Cotswolds
The female ( lower ) is of the violacea (blue) form
An adult female takes a sip of water in 40*C heat
Carved onto a tree near a village to warn the children
The main North to South Route through Patagonia
Where Shackleton's ship Endurace was crushed by ice in January 1915
Where the crew of Endurance waited to be rescued
Where the crew of Endurance waited to be rescued
British Antarctic Survey Station, Port Lockroy
British Antarctic Survey Station, Port Lockroy
Saving the environment will save us all

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I was walking towards a gorgeous shell that I spotted in the distance. I knew that shell would fit on my biggest spine. I am always on the lookout for new shells to use as hat shields. Not only do they make me look dazzling but they provide me protection from abrasions and UV light. I grazed on the delicious algae growing from the rocks as I slowly made my way over to the exquisite shell. When I finally arrived, the shell was wedged tightly in between some rocks. I’m a pretty strong Urchin. I yanked the shell using my pods with all my might. I tried several times without success. I signaled for my buddy Dozer to help me out. Dozer arrived promptly, eager to assist. I explained to Dozer just how much I wanted the shell and how fabulous I would look wearing it. Dozer agreed to help and took aim at the shell doing what he does best. He bulldozed and dislodged my prized shell. The shell landed on me and I truly felt dazzling!

Just as I was thanking my friend for helping me dislodge the shell, the entire reef started to rumble. The rocks we were on began to shift. Dozer and I knew something very bad was about to happen and we had to get out of there quickly! Dozer scooped me up onto his carapace and I grabbed a hold with my pods. I couldn’t let my other friends nearby be in danger so I used my spines to collect the blue leg crabs and small snails along our exit path. We were in such a hurry to get to the safety of the back wall that I almost forgot about my best friend, Dudley. I called out to him, “DUDLEY! If you can hear me get out of there! The reef is collapsing!!!” Thankfully Dozer is incredibly fast at maneuvering. He navigated our path around the shifting rocks with precision. It took all of my pod strength to hold on during his high speed turns. With the safety of the back wall in sight, Dozer floored it and dove for the substrate. He instantly buried himself in the sand. Whew! We all made it to the back wall safely, however, my prized shell was gone. I must have fallen off during our fast escape. As I caught my breath on the sandy surface, I helped unload my invertebrate friends off my spines. Dozer decided it was best to stay buried. The reef collapse was imminent. The rest of us turned around and watched from a safe distance. CRASH! RUMBLE! SMASH! The reef collapsed and ejected a HUGE cloud of detritus dust. I screamed, “DUDLEY!!!!!!!” All of a sudden an orange blur appeared. It's a bird! It's a plane! NO, wait...It’s Dudley in jet propulsion mode! He was safe! Everyone was relieved.

When the detritus cloud subsided we caught our first glimpse of the status of our beloved reef. The reef was destroyed. The rocks had tumbled all around. No familiar hiding spots remained. While we assessed the damage to our home a massive shrimp suddenly zoomed in front of me. The next thing I heard was, “BURP”! Dudley clearly was unfazed by this natural disaster. His Frogfish ambush instincts were still functional. In the blink of an eye, Dudley ate him. “Thanks Dudley”, I said. “You are right, we need to find new hiding spots or we will all become meals.” We all agreed it was time to go back to our reef and try to hide. Dozer required a little extra convincing because he had formed himself a large horseshoe shaped crater that he did not wish to vacate.

We slowly returned to our sad looking reef and began to look for new hiding spots. There were no good ones. We searched and searched and then, suddenly, there was a very bright light and noise from above us. The hands of the gods suddenly appeared. The hands lifted the giant boulders, picked up the fallen algae brush trees, and dusted off our macroalgaes. The hands rebuilt our reef and relandscaped. In a jiffy our reef was restored. The normal blue dim lights returned when the hands disappeared. We were safe and felt relief to have our hiding spots back again.

So you see, my new friend Kyle, this is a very special reef that you have relocated to. Everyone here is friendly and is like family. My only advice to you is to stay far, far away from the Shell of Destruction. I don’t know where it ended up but it is out there. No matter how fantastic you think you might look wearing that shell, do not go near it.

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