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MIKE READ
  • MIKE READ
  • ILLUSTRATED TALKS
    • Wildlife of a Hampshire Parish
    • Travels with a Camera
    • Hampshire – Nature in Trust
    • Wildlife of a Working Forest
    • Corsica – Mountains in the Mediterranean
    • Aotearoa – Land of the Long White Cloud
    • The Falklands – Islands of Kings, Tyrants and Giants
    • France North and South
    • Nature of the Vercors – A Secret Corner of France
    • Rocky Mountain Magic.
    • Scottish Wildlife
    • The Art and Skills of Digital Wildlife Photography
  • GALLERIES
    • LANDSCAPES
      • England
      • New Forest – My Local Area
      • Scotland
      • Wales
      • France
      • Other European Countries
      • North America
      • South America including the Falkland Islands
      • New Zealand
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    • WILDLIFE
      • BIRDS
      • FLORA
      • MAMMALS
      • AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES
      • BUTTERFLIES
      • DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES
      • OTHER INSECTS
      • FUNGI & SEAWEEDS
      • MOLLUSCS & ARACHNIDS
  • TOURS
    • The French Pyrenees In Summer
    • North Norfolk Coast in Autumn
    • Terms and Conditions of booking on a Mike Read Tour
    • Tour Booking Form
  • BLOG
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MIKE READ
Wildlife and Landscape Photographer, Lecturer and Tour Guide
  • MIKE READ
  • ILLUSTRATED TALKS
    • Wildlife of a Hampshire Parish
    • Travels with a Camera
    • Hampshire – Nature in Trust
    • Wildlife of a Working Forest
    • Corsica – Mountains in the Mediterranean
    • Aotearoa – Land of the Long White Cloud
    • The Falklands – Islands of Kings, Tyrants and Giants
    • France North and South
    • Nature of the Vercors – A Secret Corner of France
    • Rocky Mountain Magic.
    • Scottish Wildlife
    • The Art and Skills of Digital Wildlife Photography
  • GALLERIES
    • LANDSCAPES
      • England
      • New Forest – My Local Area
      • Scotland
      • Wales
      • France
      • Other European Countries
      • North America
      • South America including the Falkland Islands
      • New Zealand
    • DETAILS
    • WILDLIFE
      • BIRDS
      • FLORA
      • MAMMALS
      • AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES
      • BUTTERFLIES
      • DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES
      • OTHER INSECTS
      • FUNGI & SEAWEEDS
      • MOLLUSCS & ARACHNIDS
  • TOURS
    • The French Pyrenees In Summer
    • North Norfolk Coast in Autumn
    • Terms and Conditions of booking on a Mike Read Tour
    • Tour Booking Form
  • BLOG
  • CONTACT ME
Galapagos giant tortoise Geochelone e.porteri feeding on grass Santa Cruz Island Galapagos Islands Ecuador
14-K-28 Galapagos giant tortoise
Edible frog Rana esculenta in a pool Northern France
10-J-13 Edible frog Rana esculenta
Great crested newt Triturus cristatus studio shot Ringwood Hampshire England UK
9-J-16 Great crested newt Triturus cristatus
Smooth snake Coronella austriaca amongst heather Dorset England UK
6-K-12 Smooth snake Coronella austriaca
Common toad Bufo bufo spawn in an aquarium Ringwood Hampshire England UK
4-J-12 Common toad Bufo bufo
Smooth newt Triturus vulgaris in an aquarium Ringwood Hampshire England UK
3-J-7 Smooth newt
Grass snake Natrix natrix [captive] New Forest National Park Hampshire England UK
2-K-11 Grass Snake
Palmate newt Triturus helveticus studio shot Ringwood Hampshire England UK
2-J-1 Palmate newt Triturus helveticus
Sand lizard Lacerta agilis male amongst dry grasses, near Corfe, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK, April 2018
01KD0103 Sand lizard
Common wall lizard Podarcis muralis male amongst rocks, Winspit, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK, April 2018
01KD0088 Common wall lizard
Red-eared slider Trachemys scripta elegans resting on fallen cattail, B.A. Steinhagen Lake, Martin Dies Jr State Park, Texas, USA, December 2017
01KD0085 Red-eared terrapin
Western ribbon snake Thamnophis proximus crossing the road, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, USA, December 2017
01KD0081 Western ribbon snake
American alligator Alligator mississipiensis resting on grassy bank beside water channel, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, USA, December 2017
01KD0078 American alligator
American alligator Alligator mississipiensis resting on a pile of debris in the East Bay Bayou Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, USA, December 2017
01KD0072 American alligator
American alligator Alligator mississipiensis swimming in East Bay Bayou, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, USA, December 2017
01KD0066 American alligator
Tyrrhenian wall lizard Podarcis tiliguerta peering from behind a rock Corsica France May 2017
01KD0064 Tyrrhenian wall lizard
Grass snake Natrix natrix in a garden Ringwood Hampshire England UK
01KD0052 Grass snake Natrix natrix
Northern water snake Nerodia sipedon crossing a road in the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area Kansas USA
01KD0048 Northern water snake
Red-eared terrapin Trachemys scripta resting on a log in a lagoon Po Delta Italy
01KD0039 Red-eared terrapin
Smooth snake Coronella austriaca Vercors National Park France
01KD0034 Smooth snake Coronella austriaca
European pond terrapin Emys orbicularis Parc Naturel Regional de La Brenne France
01KD0013 European pond terrapin
Western whip snake Coluber viridiflavus in defensive posture, Corsica, France
01KD0003 Western whip snake Coluber viridiflavus
Common frog Rana temporaria tadpoles in garden pond Ringwood Hampshire England UK April 2016
01JD0049 Common frog tadpoles
Pyrenean brook newt Euproctus asper climbing up wet cliff face Ossoue Valley Pyrenees National Park France July 2015
01JD0047 Pyrenean brook newt
Common toad Bufo bufo pair in the middle of the road on the way to breeding pool Strathdearn Highland Region Scotland UK
01JD0041 Common toad
Common toad Bufo bufo pair on the way to breeding pool Strathdearn Highland Region Scotland UK
01JD0036 Common toad
Common frog Rana temporaria mass of tadpoles in garden pond Ringwood Hampshire England UK
01JD0029 Common frog tadpoles
Common frog Rana temporaria spawn
01JD0025 Common frog Rana temporaria spawn
Common frog Rana temporaria pair in garden pond
01JD0021 Common frog Rana temporaria
Common frog Rana temporaria resting among mosses Scotland May 2009
01JD0011 Common frog Rana temporaria
Stripeless tree frog Hyla meridionalis on vegetation Menorca Spain
12-J-23 Stripeless tree frog
Natterjack toad Bufo calamita in grassland La Brenne France
01JD0005 Natterjack toad Bufo calamita
Tyrrhenian wall lizard Podarcis tiliguerta basking on a granite rock, Restonica Valley, Regional Natural Park of Corsica, July 2018
01KD0110 Tyrrhenian wall lizard
Great crested newt Triturus cristatus female studio shot Ringwood Hampshire England UK
9-J-25 Great crested newt female
American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus in Grassy Lake Fundy National Park Canada August 2016
01JD0055 American bullfrog
Viviparous lizard Lacerta vivipara basking on log captive collection individuals
01KD0044 Viviparous lizard
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