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Here's the 'others' then.  No.4 is the male version of the Chaser I posted on page 15 of this thread.  Anyone help me out on No.5 pls.?  And No. 7 is (yet) another first for me (Mick- it may be one of the ones you posted the other day ???).

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First batch

1) meadow brown

2) Swallowtail species

3) bee winged hawkmoth 

4) poplar hawkmoth

6) black-veined white

 

Second batch

2) crab spider species

4) 4-spotted chaser

7) midwife, fire-bellied or yellow bellied toad (need to see the underside to  id properly)

 

I gather you live in Europe, probably France as they aren't all UK species

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OK my version is :

Small Heath, Scarce Swallowtail (its not round here), Bee winged HM (Bang on SR10), Willowherb HM, Jersey Tiger Moth caterpillar, and yes lovely Black-veined White.

Then it gets a bit trickier :  Lesser Stag (Hooray Mick!), Spider ! (SR10 - not convinced that it is a true crab spider - but then I know nothing about spiders!), Spider ! (Possibly Raft - it was big and found on water!),  Pretty sure this is the male Broad-bodied Chaser - defn. lacking the 'Four spots' - they are mid wing. No.4 - no idea - need help !, Tell it like it is : Black and Red Striped Shield bug and finally yes a Yellow-bellied toad. (Photo below for you SR10) Mick - do you have these ?  They do a really cool thing when threatened - they put their feet upside down (over their body) to show the colour to warn off predators !

 

Maybe a few more tomorrow or Friday

 

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Sitting outside doing schoolwork with my daughter this morning when we heard noise in the Conifer above us. We looked up just in time to see a Kestrel flying off with a Sparrow in its talons. Amazing to see. 

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7 hours ago, ABtrees said:

OK my version is :

Small Heath, Scarce Swallowtail (its not round here), Bee winged HM (Bang on SR10), Willowherb HM, Jersey Tiger Moth caterpillar, and yes lovely Black-veined White.

Then it gets a bit trickier :  Lesser Stag (Hooray Mick!), Spider ! (SR10 - not convinced that it is a true crab spider - but then I know nothing about spiders!), Spider ! (Possibly Raft - it was big and found on water!),  Pretty sure this is the male Broad-bodied Chaser - defn. lacking the 'Four spots' - they are mid wing. No.4 - no idea - need help !, Tell it like it is : Black and Red Striped Shield bug and finally yes a Yellow-bellied toad. (Photo below for you SR10) Mick - do you have these ?  They do a really cool thing when threatened - they put their feet upside down (over their body) to show the colour to warn off predators !

 

Maybe a few more tomorrow or Friday

 

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I have not come across the YB toad, but I don’t turn them over as a rule so I don’t know, great find.

 

We do see a lot of these Salamaders though.

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16 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I have not come across the YB toad, but I don’t turn them over as a rule so I don’t know, great find.

 

We do see a lot of these Salamaders though.

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How cool is that fella - great pic too.  This is one I've yet to find, which is odd because as you say they are (supposed to be) quite common.  Some friends of ours (live about 5kms away) have loads.  We have all the right habitat / food etc - maybe I just need to search harder but they're not exactly something you're going to miss !   Has he/she puffed up and showing defensive posture or is it just 'well fed' ?

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Dunno, iPhone pic as it goes, nearly 10 years old.

 

iirc I fished it out of my brother in laws pool, it was nearly dead, with cold I imagine, I put it in the sun to warm up, I don’t know if it survived.

 

I find them oftimes under piles of rotting logs, or a a flat yellow streak on the roads (not very road smart)

 

What about my marbled newt? Found in my garage, quite proud of this, hale and hearty he was too.

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