Wildlife photos please

[Verinda]

Does anyone know what might have laid these eggs?

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I'm replying to my own post because I discovered that these are heath fritillary eggs I think, definitely butterfly eggs anyway

[veggiechicken]

Are you sure, Verinda, as UK Butterflies - Heath Fritillary - Melitaea athalia says its absent from Ireland (and Wales!)

[Verinda]

Oh, yes you are right VC. I just saw a picture of the eggs and they looked exactly like mine I didn't research it further just knowing they are butterfly eggs (almost definitely) is good. Maybe it's speckled wood as we've so many.

[solanaceae]

Found this Dragonfly in my back garden today, anyone know which species it is? Best match I could find is 'Migrant Hawker'. Would just like confirmation from the pro's, thanks.

[skeggijon]

Got millions of these little fellas

[Verinda]

Seagulls busy going somewhere

[PyreneesPlot]

Small copper butterfly I think, although those little tails put me slightly in doubt.

[Martin H]

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Small copper butterfly I think, although those little tails put me slightly in doubt.

Agree, small copper. I haven't seen one for a few years come to think of it, used to be lots when I was a lad.

[Verinda]

A bright eye in the lily leaves!

[Jungle Jane]

Two ladybirds snuggled up inside my sunflower.

[roitelet]

Eeeeekkkkk

Not what I expected to find sunning its self on the front grass!!!!!!!!!!!!

I thought that our neighbor was having a joke and that it was plastic. THEN IT MOVED

No idea where it came from or what it is, it's about a metre long.

[PyreneesPlot]

Surely that's a lost pet!
Can you catch it, or at least put a box over it?!!! You hear of loads of cats and dogs being abandoned in July and August but not ??iguanas??

[roitelet]

It has crawled under a pine tree that grows close to the ground. There is only one house that it could have come from and there is no one at home.

[Starling]

Not what I expected to find sunning its self on the front grass!!!!!!!!!!!!

I thought that our neighbor was having a joke and that it was plastic. THEN IT MOVED

No idea where it came from or what it is, it's about a metre long.


Now it has come out upside down, could someone flip it for me please.

It's an iguana. I'm not sure which type--but yes, it's definitely an escaped pet, and could be worth plus 1000$ or much more. Judging by its feet I don't think it is an aquatic type (marine inguana) and may be a yellow skinned, land iguana that has freshly shed its skin, as the feet are yellow. Appears to be female.Something has attacked it and it has dropped its tail, probably a cat. You need to catch it, put it in a box ( wooden) and keep it warm, otherwise the elements or cold will kill it. Or simply call animal control. Again, you're probably looking at an extremely valuable animal that someone is freaking out about having lost.

Edit: don't pick it up bare handed, they have incredibly sharp claws and serrated teeth which can cause injuries deep enough to require stitches. Use gloves and a long sleeved shirt or just call animal control if you are not used to handling animals. I recommend option B as they can panic when picked up and will use the human frame a bit like a tree trunk, which might be scary and just not very nice generally.

[roitelet]

Thanks for that Starling. Unfortunately I can't find it now. We live in a field surrounded by fields and the land is not securely fenced so it could be anywhere.