Wildlife photos please number 2

[Containergardener]

oh my

[burnie]

Had a couple of hours on my local stream fly fishing, didn't catch any flies but I did catch a nice wild BrownTrout, it was just about big enough for tea, but I took it's picture then returned unharmed.

[bikermike]

rescued this one from the house. They get all confused after bashing against the window and can be moved quite easily. It got back in to play leapfrog with it's friends by the pond.

[burnie]

Common blue Damsel fly

[Containergardener]

Had a green lizard like this run across the decking yesterday

Not my picture (was too fast)

[annie8]

Saw this today on the raspberries. Apparently it is a speckled wood.

[DannyK]

Some starlings auditioning for Hitchcock yesterday.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/103667.../shares/Qg538G
The link takes you to a video clip.

[burnie]

A trip to the local sea bird colony on the cliffs. A Kittiwake on her nest

[mothhawk]

Yesterday I saw more small tortoiseshells while out walking than I saw for the whole of last year. There were dozens flitting about, must all have emerged together. Last year I never saw more than one at a time, and probably only totalled three or four the whole year.



And can anyone identify this butterfly? It was as dark underneath as it was on top. I thought maybe a blue of some sort but they all seem to have pale undersides. It was small like a blue though.

[mothhawk]

And can anyone put a name to this little bee?

[burnie]

Have a look here......
FoE-UK-Bee-Identification-Guide.pdf (seenature.org.uk)

[burnie]

Have a look here......
FoE-UK-Bee-Identification-Guide.pdf (seenature.org.uk)

Shrill Carder Bee??

[mothhawk]

Thanks Burnie. I've decided it is a patchwork leafcutter bee

https://www.bumblebeeconservation.or...leafcutterbee/

Hmm.. going to have rose leaves with scalloped edges later on then...

[burnie]

Pretty sure it's a Skylark

[Mr Bones]

Found this eyed hawk moth trapped in the PT yesterday so put it outside somewhere safe.