a season of newts

Hi, Ive pulled together a bunch of clips of wild smooth newts (Lissotriton Vulgaris) in action. They track a wild newt colony over this seasons cycle, April to September 2017 (South London, UK). In supporting and encoraging them I ve tried to create as much natural habitat as possible over the years, adding compost heaps, rock piles, stone piles, wood piles and a hibernacullum, as well as deep and diverse emergence zones. I do oxygenate and I ve kept both ponds weedy with a range of different aquatic plants whilst just clearing a small area to help with the filming. I built a mud shelf and have experimented feeding them bloodworm and dafnia in different ways to keep them at the surface for videoing. At the start of september, all the newts have now left the water to hunt and hibernate. The majority of efts have also left, those that dont leave within the next few weeks will overwinter. Do let me know what you think and which clips you enjoyed Needless to say please excuse some of the editing, vid qualit