Wildlife photos please

[Verinda]

To anyone that's interested, the caterpillar turns into a fox moth

Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi - UKMoths

[Scarlet]

Not the best of photos- I can't get any closer as they get agitated. The second brood of swallows in my "car port". (An old stone barn.) The swallows nest there every year but its just so exciting when they have two broods!

[Verinda]

Aw what a lovely picture! It must be exciting when they start a second family!

[PyreneesPlot]

Warning! Spider picture!

Not sure which fritillary this one is. It is quite small - it is on wild mint flowers. Also not as flighty as most, hence the not entirely blurred photo.


Argiope bruennichi. I'm a touch phobic about spiders but she is a beauty.

[veggiechicken]

Beautiful photos PP - Thanks

[PyreneesPlot]

Carpenter bee on the nasturtiums.

They are too big (or lazy or efficient?) to go into the flowers but simply drill a hole on the outside. Fine on these but a right pain on my broad beans where I have had to net them to keep these bees out!

They are big and buzzy but I've never heard of anyone being stung

Having to really bend its body to get through the base of the flower

The colour hasn't come out, but they are a dark blue/black.

[vikkib]

Wow! Some really lovely pics again!

PP that spider is amazing and that furry Caterpillar is very impressive.

[BionicBarb]

Lots of wonderful photos on here. Thought you might like a couple of mine. Any ideas as to what the caterpiller is?

[veggiechicken]

Excellent photos Barb - thanks for sharing! The caterpillar looks like one of the Tussock moths.

[BionicBarb]

Thank you. Googled Tussock moths and I think it is the Pale Tussock. apparentley used to be known as the Hop-Dog because it was wide-spred on Hop farms!

[BionicBarb]

Couple more photos, from last year. A white (?albino) chaffinch and a bee on my Pooh dahlia

[PyreneesPlot]

He approaches very carefully ...



... But when I last checked he still had his head!

Apparently the female rarely eats the male unless she is stressed, such as in a lab being observed.

[PyreneesPlot]

Just adore this little bee all covered in pollen

[veggiechicken]

Incredible photo PP.
All credit to you PP, BionicBarb, Verinda - to name but a few. You take some fantastic photos David Battenborough - eat your heart out - these are the people you need on your camera crew

[PyreneesPlot]

Aww, thanks

That's the great thing about digital - I have a dozen fuzzy splodges for each good one.