Great crested newt - Triturus cristatus

**mhuk** · 07-06-2008, 07:20 PM

Female great crested newt, held by a licenced hand.

Taken with a Canon EF 55-250mm.

***Chocky*** · 07-06-2008, 07:31 PM

Great shots

**rolf** · 07-06-2008, 07:43 PM

I agree, very good shots, loads of detail showing.

Long time since I've seen one of those in the flesh, probably 45 years or more.

**Merlin** · 07-06-2008, 10:43 PM

Not many locations to see this creature mhuk a much endangered? species of newt.

Excellent images but birds/newts held in the hand never 'fire' me up.

Pete.

**andy b** · 08-06-2008, 02:24 PM

very clear shots mhuk. great for id/reference shots.

presumably the newt must have been very drunk to allow you to hold it like that

***ladylouise62*** · 08-06-2008, 06:19 PM

ROFL (andy B).

Nice to see them. I do miss seeing stuff like that - we used to see so much when kids, but it's not so easy now.

**Babs** · 08-06-2008, 07:37 PM

Excellent images and what fantastic markings it has. I know of one pond where they are but I haven't seen them yet.

**mhuk** · 13-06-2008, 08:41 PM

Thanks for the comments.

She was easy enough to take a photo of as she came our of out bottle trap. It was either a hand or no photo as the "ground" was bullrush and flag iris.

It's the end of the breeding season now so you probably won't see any in ponds now and will have to wait until next March.

07-06-2008, 07:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
mhuk Founder Member Info Real name: Mark Location: Worcester Gallery: 0 Equipment: Canon 20d # Casio S770 Posts: 36 Join Date: Feb 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Great crested newt - Triturus cristatus Female great crested newt, held by a licenced hand. Taken with a Canon EF 55-250mm. Attached Thumbnails

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Merlin Regular Member Info Real name: Pete Location: N W England Gallery: 6 Equipment: Nothing but my notebook which is one of the most important parts of birding. To go out without it (which I only ever did once) is like going out without your pants on. I've never understood why I responded to the 'Cameras and Equipment' question in this way because in reality I own a Leica Telescope with eyepieces, Zeiss Binoculars, and a Manfrotto Tripod all of which cost a positive fortune. Posts: 817 Join Date: Mar 2008 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Not many locations to see this creature mhuk a much endangered? species of newt. Excellent images but birds/newts held in the hand never 'fire' me up. Pete.

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*ladylouise62* Slightly Mad Moderator Info Location: Reading, Berks Gallery: 0 Equipment: Fuji Finepix S7000 A chair :) Posts: 1,047 Join Date: Jan 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	ROFL (andy B). Nice to see them. I do miss seeing stuff like that - we used to see so much when kids, but it's not so easy now.

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Babs Founder Member Info Real name: Barbara Location: Greater Manchester Gallery: 14 Equipment: The equipment I use is a Canon 30D with Sigma 50-500mm lens. I also have a garden hide from which I take most of my pictures. Posts: 1,530 Join Date: Apr 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Excellent images and what fantastic markings it has. I know of one pond where they are but I haven't seen them yet.

13-06-2008, 08:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
mhuk Founder Member Info Real name: Mark Location: Worcester Gallery: 0 Equipment: Canon 20d # Casio S770 Posts: 36 Join Date: Feb 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the comments. She was easy enough to take a photo of as she came our of out bottle trap. It was either a hand or no photo as the "ground" was bullrush and flag iris. It's the end of the breeding season now so you probably won't see any in ponds now and will have to wait until next March.

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