Andersons Crocodile Newt is pretty much a dinosaur. To be found during specific times of the year and in a few pockets of dense jungles in the Northern areas of Okinawa main island, it is sadly in decline due to habitat loss and illegal pet trade poachers.
I was hoping to get a glimpse of predation by Himei Habu Pit Vipers on the otherwise occupied mating Green Tree Frogs which seemed to be teeming all over the place on the night of my initial visitation.
Macro Photography can be, and often is, an invite to premature baldness! Trying to stalk skittish winged prey around a daylight scenario is nothing short of madness on a stick!
Macro Photography has always been something I’ve been drawn to both on land and below the waves. My fascination with this diminutive side of nature is transfixed with the way we can look at the world and objects in ways that are simply overlooked. Take water refraction for example. How many of us have actually walked around a park or green space in the early morning hours and noted the amount of dew on the foliage? Most of us, right? […]
When looking for wildlife to interact with during times of limited travel options what better thing to do than grab a camera and head into your local green space!
Andersons Crocodile Newt, one of Okinawa’s more endearing of species is both endemic to the Ryukyu Islands and endangered. I recently headed North with the goal of firstly locating these illusive critters and if possible to photograph them. With a couple of locations in mind I set out. In past efforts to find these guys I’d whittled down the best spots to a handful of locations with the top two on the shortlist for the evening’s jaunt. I passed the […]