Wildlife photos please

[Small pumpkin]

Thanks Martin H, that's really good to finally have a name.
Fantastic guess veggiechicken well done.
I'm also a member of the I hate clegs club!

[Catseyes]

I was bitten by a horse fly and my whole ankle swelled up for 3 days. Really hurt to walk, so not surprised horses don't like them either


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[Verinda]

I spotted this lovely golden dragonfly today

[PyreneesPlot]

Carpenter bee on a cosse violette bean - a huge yet gentle solitary bee that has a nasty habit of drilling into the side of beans and peas to get the nectar.

A total contrast to this delicate wasp with an amazing long abdomen and tail. No idea which wasp it is!

[bearded bloke]

Someone I met while fishing

[bearded bloke]

Seen at a riverside pub in Somerset

[bearded bloke]

Peahen & chicks




But that's not all of them,nestled under her wing she had an albino

[Bill HH]

I saw this today, not sure what it is but it was bigger than a normal wasp. Any ideas?

[PyreneesPlot]

A hoverfly of some sort I would think - no antenna so not a wasp?

[brownfingers]

A rare visitor to my garden. I used to get lots a few years ago, but very thin on the ground recently. A juvenille I think.

[Verinda]

A common blue...I think? Beautiful anyway

[Green Gerkin]

Red admirals loving the yellow flowers in my garden



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[Martin H]

Red admirals loving the yellow flowers in my garden
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Nice picture! - but they are Small Tortoiseshells not Red Admirals.

[Green Gerkin]

Oh that's exciting! Thanks Martin. I didn't know they were something different, there are about 6 of them hanging around. Nice to know wildlife are loving the flowers too


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[PyreneesPlot]

Lovely butterfly pictures, folks.

Slightly off topic, but can anyone suggest a good field guide for butterflies? I have the Collins guide to insects in GB and Europe but it is a little thin on butterflies. I've not found a French one I like, either!