Ananka's Photos
A blog for all my photo adventures, mainly wildlife!
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- Ananka
- I have been Blogging since 2011. I first started with 2 Blogs about nail polish, which I do from time to time. My main focus is on my more recent Blog which is about photography, mainly nature and wildlife. Welcome to my little world :-)
Saturday, 19 July 2025
Stitch Is Wondering
Friday, 18 July 2025
Thursday, 17 July 2025
A Curious Crow
I really like this crow standing on the wooden post. He is a looking at me with a curious look. Don't worry, I'll give you some seeds!
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Signs 16th July 2025
Linking to Tom's Signs: https://backroadstraveller.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Diamond Dove
This is a Diamond Dove, we saw it at the Beech Tree Inn. I've featured the Ponies here and the link to the Beech Tree Inn.
Monday, 14 July 2025
A Lemur On Watch
This is a Lemur we saw at Blackpool Zoo. All the other Lemurs were alseep, so I can only assume this one was on watch!
Sunday, 13 July 2025
Cat In A Basket
This is Jethro my Bengal Cat. He was in the little basket on the cat tree. Having 6 cats, the cat tree is well used but none of them use this basket anymore! So I decided to put one of my Hallowe'en round pillows in it. A lovely orange pumpkin! Bengal Cats are truly mental and crazy! Cats are so much fun but Bengals are extra fun with extra personality!!!
Saturday, 12 July 2025
A Young One
Friday, 11 July 2025
Thursday, 10 July 2025
Wednesday, 9 July 2025
Signs 9th July 2025
Linking to Tom's Signs post today: https://backroadstraveller.blogspot.com/
This a sign from a restaurant in Scotland. It is called Wan Fir The Road. Wan means "one" in Scotland and fir means "for" so it really reads One For The Road in proper English! I've never visited it though, I just really liked the sign!
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
Monday, 7 July 2025
Sunday, 6 July 2025
Is It Another Weevil?
This weevil was enjoying the sunshine. I like the shadow its head casts. The weevil might have thought it was another weevil popping its head up!
Saturday, 5 July 2025
Fern Is In The Forest!
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This is a lovely scene I think. Loads of ferns in the forest. It has a little path to walk along and it's great to be surround by all that green!
Friday, 4 July 2025
Famous Glasgow Scene
This is a very famous scene in Glasgow, a statue with a traffic cone on the guy's head! Read here about it: Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington. I remember seeing it in the early 1990s! The building behind the statue is The Gallery Of Modern Art which I have been to several times. It's free as well! Most Museums in Scotland are free, which is good I think. Over the years the colour of the cone usually changes and sometimes the horse has one too, as can be seen in the Gallery link!
Thursday, 3 July 2025
My Garden In April
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This is how my lawn looks every April. I never cut the grass until the dandelions are gone. It usually attracts lots of insects. Dandelions are great for insects and I really like them!
Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Signs 2nd July 2025
Linking to Tom's Signs today: https://backroadstraveller.blogspot.com/
The signs reads: "Don't Let Your Demons Drag You Down!" I like this graffiti as it has meaning. Very true!
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
How Common Is Blue?
Fairly common I'd say! This is a Common Blue Damselfly. Took this along the canal in May. I think Damselflies are such beautiful creatures.
Monday, 30 June 2025
Green Veined Butterfly
This is a Green Veined Butterfly on a Dandelion. It was quite still in the brilliant sunshine, so managed to get a photo of it! This is from the end of May.
Sunday, 29 June 2025
The Grey Wagtail Has A Few Friends
The Grey Wagtail bird has a few friends in the pond, 2 Goosanders. The female is leading and the male follows behind her.
Saturday, 28 June 2025
Open Wide!
This Stingray was looking for a dentist I think! We saw this one at Sea Life in Alton Towers last year.
Friday, 27 June 2025
Balancing
Thursday, 26 June 2025
It's Big!
This spider was in my house. It was massive! I decided to take a photo of it, as you do! It was a welcome guest in my house. I always love to see spiders in my house as they control the flies!
Wednesday, 25 June 2025
Alder Leaf Beetle
Tuesday, 24 June 2025
Hallowe'en Shadow
Monday, 23 June 2025
A Rainbow In My Garden
Sunday, 22 June 2025
Black Necked Swan
This is a Black Necked Swan that we saw at Blackpool Zoo. I had never seen one before this. I have seen a Black Swan years ago but never this type.
Saturday, 21 June 2025
Dot, Dot, Dot, Dot...
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I took this in January last year. Birds flying over the pond, like little dots in the sky!
Friday, 20 June 2025
A Green Lacewing
I posted one of these guys back in 2024 HERE. They are very hyper and hard to catch a photo of! I got lucky!
It is a lovely little insect.
Thursday, 19 June 2025
Looking Sleepy
This is one of the male Giraffes at Edinburgh Zoo. They have 5 boys and they are a recent addition to the Zoo arriving in 2021. We've not been to the Zoo in a while but with the summer holiday approaching, I think we'll be going there for sure!
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
Young And Friendly
This young swan was quite friendly and was looking for a feed! I took this along the canal. The swans there are used to people!
Tuesday, 17 June 2025
Monday, 16 June 2025
Sunday, 15 June 2025
Saturday, 14 June 2025
Friday, 13 June 2025
Spider In My Hair!!
I was sitting and my daughter noticed there was a spider in my hair. I investigated. It wasn't a spider, but this little fellow...
It's a little weevil! It was running about my arm and hand so before I put him in the garden, I decided to get a few photos. I explained to my daughter that it's a weevil, not a spider!
Thursday, 12 June 2025
Happy Birthday Jethro
My boy Jethro turns 15 today. Here are some photos of him over the years.
Being a Bengal Cat, he is very chatty and likes to talk.