Peacock butterfly two green veined whites and if you look closely a bee all on one dandelion plant
That's lovely to see (although that's a fly not a bee by the way )
I had a couple of close encounters today. I had to relocate this grass snake while I was clearing some of the long grass. Normally I'd say not to handle reptiles if you can help it but I didn't have much choice this time. I've been keeping reptiles since I was a kid and this one was very calm so I risked a quick photo before letting it go. It still musked me a bit so I'm glad I had the gloves on.
I also found this lovely silver Y moth. A nice easy one to ID as its name is written on its wings.
and lastly this broad bodied chaser was using some of my bamboo canes as a hunting lookout. Sadly I didn't manage to get a pic of it catching anything. I hope it got some horseflies though, I must have lost a pint of blood to those buggers today.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Great timing Flinster...and great pix. How lucky to be in the right place at the right time Really stunning wild edges. I see you're enjoying your new camera.... I think that hawkmoth cat'pillar is sticking his tongue out at you, cornelly
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Sorry that my photography isn't up to the standards here, but I thought you might like to see the chap I found marauding through my strawberry patch this morning. And I thought it was blackbirds and squirrels who were doing all the damage!
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A glow worm's never glum
Cos how can you be grumpy
When the sun shines out your bum!
Really stunning wild edges. I see you're enjoying your new camera....
I think that hawkmoth cat'pillar is sticking his tongue out at you, cornelly
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...