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In reply to HAZY:
They're taken with a Samsung HMX-W300 camera. Pretty basic and we just stuck it on the end of a big pole and swooshed it through the water. I'm keen on getting a static CCTV camera in there now to see what comes past. I found myself trying to move my neck to look round corners watching the video.. which of course doesn't work! Looks like there are quite a few daphnia in there and some little fast things I couldn't identify, as well as the usual water beetles, boatpeople, skatersa and the snails. Love how the water lilies look from underneath and the colours that the sun brings out in the oxygenators.
A closed mouth gathers no foot.
In reply to Maisie:
The camera works really well Maisie, exploring underwater is a whole new world with the camera, well done, keep them coming lol
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Regards, Hazel
Superb, Maisie, thanks so much for showing us these films. Jacques Cousteau eat your heart out! I kept expecting a lobster or conger eel to swim past lol! Yes, the colours of plant stems are beautiful. Hope you can get some more... roll on Spring!
In reply to Rose Marsh:
Very nice pond and nice videos of it, Maisie.
Jim
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In reply to James:
It's been a long time since I've been here, but I wanted to share the latest arrivals to the pond. I was surprised a couple of weeks ago to see something long and wriggling in the pond. It looked like a fish.. only I've never put fish in and as far as I know they haven't learnt to walk or fly yet, so it could only be ... a newt? Having no real idea what newts even look like I went Googling, and after a few more weeks getting to know and watch them, I think I have Smooth Newts. It rained the other day and I wondered whether they liked the raindrops on the pond surface. Seems maybe they do!
In reply to JudiM:
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Also some water beetle larvae. We have the small common beetles as well as the giant diving beetles. I posted a video of the giant diving beetle larva to Facebook for help with ID and got the reply "Don't know but remind me to bring a flamethrower next time I'm near your pond!" :D They're impressive huge things.
Looks like you have a thriving little community there! Great clips. Very interesting.
Unicum arbustum haud alit duos erithacos
(One bush does not shelter two Robins)
Zenodotus (3rd Century B.C.)
In reply to monkeycheese:
Fantastic to see the life in your pond Maisie. I put in a pond last year and although I don't have any Newts I do have water beetle larvae. I'm thinking that one or two of them may be be Great Diving Beetle larvae as they are really quite large. I really enjoyed seeing your videos.
Paul
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