AWARDS: ENGLAND / WILTSHIRE / LAKE DISTRICT / WALES / SCOTLAND / COAST OF S.W. ENGLAND / COAST / STORMS / LAKES & MOUNTAINS / WINTER LANDSCAPES / DESERTS / ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY / BRITISH BIRDS 1 / BRITISH BIRDS 2 / BRITISH MAMMALS / BRITISH INSECTS / WORLD BIRDS / WORLD MAMMALS / NATURE
SIDEWINDING ADDER LYING IN WAIT
I captured this image to show how sidewinding adders hunt - almost buried, with just the top of their head and eyes showing. The match between the adder's scales and surrounding sand grains is amazing.
F/11, 1/100th second, ISO 200
Accepted: Welsh 2019 - PSA Gold Medal (Nature), Olympic (Greece) - Zeus, Aphrodite (GAP Hon Mention), Hermes and Apollo
