Wildlife photos please

[PyreneesPlot]

Sitting in the garden, Mr PP says "what's that butterfly with the orange tips called?"

[fishermann]

Got this from the garden last Spring, no ides who the Peacock belomgs to or where he may have come from. Looked a young bird and is around again this year.

[fishermann]

Also got this friendly little chap in a hide where I live.




Dave

[Verinda]

Ooh, what a beautiful red squirrel

[fishermann]

A Fox cub in the garden, the pot is about 15 inches tall to give you some idea of his size.







Dave

[fishermann]

Taken in Scotland a while ago , arond Loch Awe

[fishermann]

A few Cornish sunsets.







One from Lymington Marina whilst waiting for the ferry back home.



Dave

[fishermann]

Last but not least a couple from home.





Dave

[fishermann]

A couple more for you. Taken at Badachro, Scotland 2008.

A Pine Martin in the garden of the cottage we were holidaying at.




It would come for food but this was the only way we could slow him up to get a snap.

[scarey55]

Saw this little beauty in the ... ahem, wild bit of the garden

Swallowtail, I think?

[Martin H]

Saw this little beauty in the ... ahem, wild bit of the garden

Swallowtail, I think?

Yes, I think so. Only ever seen one in UK, although seen a few on holiday in mainland Europe. I didn't recognise your picture, but a quick google and I realised we are seeing the underside, like in the Wikimedia pic Scarce Swallowtail Butterfly In Summer, Italy Stock Photos - Image: 19432323

[scarey55]

Thank you Martin, I have a friend in Spain who also thinks it is a Scarce Swallowtail. We often have the more normal, brownish coloured ones here but I have never seen one like this before - it was a real treat

[Martin H]

Thank you Martin, I have a friend in Spain who also thinks it is a Scarce Swallowtail. We often have the more normal, brownish coloured ones here but I have never seen one like this before - it was a real treat

Ah, actually I put the wrong link in. I meant to post this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sw...er_flowers.jpg

which is your ordinary swallowtail. The two look pretty similar underneath though.

[Verinda]

Can anyone identify this butterfly, I took the picture last year, June I think. Is it a common blue?

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[fishermann]

Hi Verinda, I don`t know where you took the pic but all I can find that looks anything like this is the

" Karner Blue "

I am not saying I am right on this but if so it has been extinct in Britain since 1979 and is an endangered species in the States.

Looking at what I am writing I must be wrong.

Just have to keep looking.


Dave