Page 111 - BBC Wildlife Volume 36 #02

SHARING THE NEWS
5 During a camping holiday in Cornwall last year, my
fiancée and I were walking through a nature reserve,
keeping an eye out for reptiles. We spotted this beautiful,
basking adder on a pile of dry vegetation and I spent over
half an hour lying on my front, torn between getting a great
shot and avoiding a bite! It was my first adder sighting so I
couldn’t wait to share my picture with family and friends.
Jason Parry, Totnes, UK

BREAKFAST IS SERVED
6I visited a wetland in West Bengal,
India, early one morning to photograph
watercocks, which belong to the rail and
crake family. While I waited, a group of pied
starlings arrived, flying around me in a flurry
of excitement. After a while an adult began
to feed a juvenile and I managed to capture
the behaviour on camera. It reminded me
that every little thing is beautiful, no matter
how common it may be.
Bijoy Adhikary, Kolkata, India

February 2018 BBC Wildlife 111