Wildlife photos please

[PyreneesPlot]

Swallowtail laying eggs on the bronze fennel.





And a male broad bodied chaser dragonfly


And a very fuzzy shot of the female laying eggs

[Verinda]

All such fab photos

[mothhawk]

Something more mundane today. These starlings are supposed to be on the decline. Not in my garden they aren't. Not one of my favourite birds either. Must get that bird bath filled!

I haven't seen one starling in or around my garden this year, and there used to be dozens.

This morning it's the turn of the chaffinch. He doesn't like using the feeders. He prefers to sit on the top of my old coal bunker and wait for me to put him some treats out. He's getting very tame, and will sit there about a yard away while I scatter stuff about. His favourite (and a great many others too), is crumbled up custard cream biscuits.

The chaffinch that visits me finds my garden not open enough to stay on the ground, so he's learned to use the bird feeder. He's such a regular chap you could almost set the clocks by him.

here's one that must have been hitting the nectar too much.

Tortoiseshells are just flashy show-offs, open their wings at the drop of a hat...

[mothhawk]

The babies have learned to feed themselves, though they still beg from the parents.

juvenile bluetit..juvenile great tit..

[Martin H]

Mullein moth caterpillar enjoying my Verbascum this morning:

[brownfingers]

Sticking with insects, I don't know what it is, but I call 'em s*** flies.

[Ja9]

Beautiful macro shot,whatever type of fly it is brownfingers!

[mothhawk]

Sticking with insects, I don't know what it is, but I call 'em s*** flies.

Is it one of the hoverflies? Gardensafari Hoverflies (with lots of pictures)

[mothhawk]

Mullein moth caterpillar enjoying my Verbascum this morning:

Isn't he beautiful. That yellow, white and black jacket could have been hand-painted by Salvador Dali

[Martin H]

Isn't he beautiful. That yellow, white and black jacket could have been hand-painted by Salvador Dali

Yes, it's a shame (and a surprise!) that the adult moth is just a boring drab brown colour.

[Verinda]

There were lots of bees on my cotoneaster today and they were definitely irritated with the butterfly and bumping him off the flowers but I didn't get a photo of the action unfortunately.

[Martin H]

I like the Speckled Wood butterfly, you almost always find it flying in dappled shade. Your one seems to be out in the open, must have been hungry!

Everyone should grow a cotoneaster, a great bee food plant.

[Verinda]

It was dappled, the photos happen to be in the bright bits. Ah I am glad to know what type of butterfly it is, I meant to look it up.

I'm going to take cuttings and grow more cotoneasters!

[shellyanne1987]

our flowers are all opening up now so bees are plenty in our garden at the mo I was scared stiff of bees before I got my own garden now I love watching them rooting around in the pollen

[Bigmallly]

Had some nice company this evening when I went down to feed the fish.........

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