Latticed Heath Butterfly

 

This is a Latticed Heath Butterfly (Chiasmia clathrata). I have only ever seen it this one time so took advantage of getting a photo!

Essential

 

Bees are so important in our world. We must protect them at all costs. Sadly like all creatures, apart from humans, they are in decline.

Red Damselfly

 

This is a few years old. It is a Red Damselfly. I am hoping to see plenty this year.

Odd One Out

 

This Coot was trying to gatecrash the Mallard Party!

Another Tree Down

 

Not quite down but a good bit blown off from the storm we had last month called Storm Eowyn. I think this one will survive or hope it will.

Plant Hopper

 

This little fellow is a Plant Hopper (Cixiidae). They are fairly common over here.

The Heron Is Fishing

 

This is the resident Heron at the pond. This photo is a few years old. He still visits the pond on a regular basis.

How Many Seagulls?

 

How many seagulls can you spot? They were sitting in the pond and they all took off! I thought this would a great photo opportunity.

Relaxing

 

This is a Texel Sheep. It was relaxing when I took this photo. It wasn't too bothered that I was nearby taking photos!

Spider On My Arm

 

This spider was crawling on my chair, I decided to pick it up and it ran up my arm! It is sitting at the inside of my elbow. Not really sure if you can see how big it is, but it was massive! I really like spiders, I know a lot of people don't! Over here in Scotland we don't have any dangerous or deadly native spiders.

Blackbird

 

This is a Blackbird. They are really common in Scotland. This is the stump where I feed the birds and it is great to get photos of them.

Water Droplets

My friend Fernando over at: https://feraldi91.blogspot.com/ posts a lot of photos of water droplets. So I thought I would try it out after seeing his great photos. 

I like the reflections on these.

Tetraodontidae

 

I saw this little cutie at Sea Life in Loch Lomond. It is a Tetraodontidae. He always looks happy when we visit Sea Life.

Unsure Gull

 

This Gull looked a but unsure of me taking his photo! He did pose well for me though.

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day everyone. These are Grandaisy Pink Halo (Argyranthemum frutescens), I thought they would be the ideal flowers for today! Have a great day everyone :-D

Crow And Pellets

 

I put floating pellets in the pond for the ducks and coots. I also put some at the edge of the water for the crows. This crow was happy to get a collection of them!

Drone Fly On A Leaf

 

This is a Drone Fly (Eristalis arbustorum) on a leaf. You can see the sun shining on his back.

Bee On A Flower

 

This is a bee on Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis). This purple flower is fairly common in Scotland during summer months and attracts a lot of insects.

A Little Snow On The Leaves

 

Took this a few weeks ago. We had a little snow and I like how it was frozen on the leaves.

A Hungry Racoon

 

We saw this Racoon at Chessington Zoo last year. Lovely little creature and looked happy.

I Want Cuddles

 

This penguin looks like it wants cuddles! So cute.

Shelter for Fairies

 

Not quite sure what these mushrooms are but they sure do offer shelter to the fairies in the forest.

Fly On Meadowsweet

 

This is a fly a plant called Meadowsweet. Both are fairly common in Scotland.

Blue Tit Feeding

 

This a lovely little Blue Tit getting the seeds I put down for it. This tree stump is a common place for people to put seeds down on and great for photos too. It attracts Blue Tits, Great Tits, Coal Tits, Nuthatches, Robins, Crows, Pigeons, Squirrels, Blackbirds and a few other birds from time to time. The ones I have listed are very common and plentiful in that part of the forest.

Winter Sun

 

Another recent photo from last week. A beautiful winter sun scene.

A Crow And A Moorhen Went Ice Skating

 

Took these the other day when it was really frosty. The pond was mostly frozen and I put seeds down and a crow appeared then the resident moorhen couldn't resist the allure of the seeds! Was fun to watch them. 

Stitch Is Hanging!

 

This is Stitch hanging out on the cat tree! He is chilling and often lies like this! He is a lovely cat.

Pacman Mushroom

 

This is a Scarlet Elf Cup mushroom. I think it looks like Pacman! I took this a few days ago. This week I have been getting out my walks. Just short walks but will build it up again.