Wildlife photos please

[veggiechicken]

First Wasp of 2013

In my house tonight - just waking up for spring perhaps

[Yorkshire.Dave]

Bird seed thief :-)

Just spotted somebody stealing our bird food....lol

[cptncrackoff]

bombylius major, helping to put the washing out this evening!
Sorry about the quality, camera on my phone.

[Verinda]

[IMG][/IMG]Here is a photo I took last year, September time so it's a bit out of season but I do love peacock butterflies!

[cptncrackoff]

Gathering a few lobworms for fishing tomorrow... i stumbled upon this little critter...

[PyreneesPlot]

European Green Lizard

Very glad to come by this flourescent chap yesterday. It's a small one - the body is about the length of my hand - and hasn't developed the bright blue throat yet.

Didn't see any last year, but in 2011 we had three or four big adults.

[veggiechicken]

An upside down bumble bee on white comfrey

[Verinda]

A bluetit

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[PyreneesPlot]

A bit blurred as it is pretty small - but one of the good guys!


We saw one glow worm glowing and no larvae the first year we were here - yesterday I found (and relocated) four larvae just in six square meters of veg bed. Its a pity they aren't a bit bigger, although I have seen one tackle one of those huge orange slugs.

And I have no idea why one of the pics is on here twice

[bearded bloke]

Went to the greenhouse to put the plants out to harden off & saw this .........







Caught it & inspected ..........







Gargled & found it ..... Bombylius major - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ... noted it likes primroses & released it in a happy place .........







It seemed pleased & got into some serious noshing ..........

[Verinda]

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Never seen one of those before bearded bloke. So glad you had some primroses for him.

This is a chaffinch, snapped on a nicer day than it is today...all we've had today is non stop lashing rain!

[Messi1986]

Found this little fella buzzing around in the pear tree today in the back garden.

[veggiechicken]

Saw an Orange tip Butterfly today on the bluebells in the garden. He was too fast for me to photograph but there is the most beautiful film of a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis. Watch it - you won't regret the time, I promise!
Orange tip butterfly | Nature's Calendar

[KittyColdNose]

I was just out slug hunting when I spotted this teeny weeny beetle. It is about 4mm long and a very pretty shiny green.




Does anyone know what type of beetle this is? I thought it was a mint beetle but when I checked images against this there are some differences that make me think otherwise.

[Martin H]

Saw an Orange tip Butterfly today on the bluebells in the garden. He was too fast for me to photograph but there is the most beautiful film of a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis. Watch it - you won't regret the time, I promise!
Orange tip butterfly | Nature's Calendar

Thanks for the film, the Orange Tip is my favourite. They've been on the wing down here since May 4th, I've seen lots of them fly past my allotment without stopping.