local wildlife (fur,feathers and beasties)

[David Goss]

Lesser Stag Beetle sunning itself on the tarmac path around Milldown. And a Goldfinch taken on the trailway about 100 metres from Milldown.

 

Nice:thumbup:

Did you move it off the path so the next passer by doesnt squash it? I always worry about these things:blushing:

[Matthew Arnold]

Nice:thumbup:

Did you move it off the path so the next passer by doesnt squash it? I always worry about these things:blushing:

 

Yep it was located into the shrubbery on the edge

[Matthew Arnold]

Forgot about this beauty. Small Copper feeding on Ragwort.

[David Goss]

good man

[Adam Bourne]

love that moth david that was awesome,

 

 

andy you have a weird fetish mate with moth porn:blushing:

 

love the stag beetle matt, nice finch too:thumbup:

[Matthew Arnold]

A nice sized Grass Snake found under one of the tins on a dry chalk grassland site we manage. Was going to get a closer shot of its head but was warm enough and angry enough to hiss loudly at me as it left into the brambles.

[David Goss]

looks like its had a good feed lately as well

[Matthew Arnold]

Buttefly pics were taken in our "butterfly" area. We brushcut it every year to keep on top of the woody vegetation. The plan this winter is to clear fell the Ash to a point known as "the bowl". We have 4 dodgy Ash to fell (honey fungus and dryads saddle in bases) in the bowl. We have a nice amount of Common Twayblade orchids mixed in with the dogwood regen growth. A young crow keeping a close eye on my spaniels. And a Honey bee having a feed on bramble flowers.

[Adam Bourne]

that crow is a classic matt,

 

looks like he's got his chest out saying "you talking to me" in a Robert de niro accent from the film taxi.

 

whats the butterfly in the first pic ?

[Matthew Arnold]

Comma Butterfly