Wildlife pictures

[Bushwhacker]

Excellent. I saw a scarlet tiger moth up in Mid Wales the other day, but it was in flight and I couldn't get a shot.

Last year somebody showed me a photo of a moth in their garden on the south coast to identify and it was a Jersey Tiger Moth. Hopefully there's a repeat visit.

 

[blacktimberwolf]

Since we're on a Lepidoptera run......what are these then ?

 

[Bushwhacker]

Since we're on a Lepidoptera run......what are these then ?

Brimstones innit?

 

[daveO]

That first pic is a lovely shot Tongue at the ready

 

[Harvestman]

Unless the light is deceptive, the pale one is a female and the darker one the male.

 

[Mad Mike]

I was thinking Wow I haven't seen a Coal tit in years - as well as wishing they would pose for a decent picture.

Remembering this was Vancouver I think it must be a Chickadee?

Mike

 

[Harvestman]

A British Funnel-Web Agelena labyrinthica. Not remotely related to the dangerous Australian Funnel-Web, but actually very closely related to the big Tegenaria house spiders. These eat baby grasshoppers, mainly.

A caterpillar of the small tortoiseshell butterfly

A quail (captive bred, as it happens). This one was part of a display to lure punters to join the local wildlife trust.

 

[Harvestman]

Some from the weekend

This Common Blue has been posted in the picture of the day thread

A Large white

Two common field grasshoppers

A Silver Y moth

A kestrel fighting a strong crosswind. I like the drama of the second picture.

 

[Arya]

I love this thread! There are so many awesome pictures (and animals)

Photo taken at Høytorp Fort this weekend. Crows and Ravens are my favorite birds.

HF9 by Lykketrollet84, on Flickr

 

[Harvestman]

Ooh a hoodie. I haven't seen one of those in a long time.

 

[daveO]

Once again I had the wrong lens on the camera

 

[Arya]

Ooh a hoodie. I haven't seen one of those in a long time.

Are hooded crows not common in UK? Do you have the ones that are completely black?
I think the "hoodie" is the most common of the corvus family over here. Facinating birds!

 

[daveO]

The country is a bit divided with crows over here. I think hoodies are pretty common in Scotland and Ireland but England and Wales tend to just have the black ones, although I think we get some of your hoodies over here in winter sometimes.

 

[daveO]

 

[Harvestman]

Dave that has great character and makes me smile. Lovely picture.

 

[Turnstone]

 

[Harvestman]

Oh very nice

 

[daveO]

They've got boats now?! :yikes:

 

[Harvestman]

They've got boats now?! :yikes:

Only the posh herons. The less well off herons still have to get their feet wet.

 

[Goatboy]

Only the posh herons. The less well off herons still have to get their feet wet.

Cant they get galoshes or wellingtons to fit, though I suppose they'd be better with waders.