Wildlife photos please number 2

[annie8]

Me neither. Looks like we don’t get them this far north.

[Nicos]

Very pretty MH. Never seen one either!

[mothhawk]

Marbled white, its a bit blurry, darn thing wouldn't settle, though I stood and watched it for ages. Apparently, though it's white, it's actually categorised as a brown butterfly. A first for me, never seen one before.

[Jungle Jane]

I think it was Q,I usually see them or the peacock butterflies here

[quanglewangle]

A butterfly sitting on my marigold flower

Small tortoiseshell? Ventral views are seldom shown in "what butterfly" books.

[Jungle Jane]

A butterfly sitting on my marigold flower

[quanglewangle]

Hummingbird Hawk Moth. Sorry about poor pic. Good as modern phones are, there are limits. Look carefully on left and you can just see its proboscis dipping into the lavender flower.

[Nicos]

Those always put a grin on my face Bones. Lovely piccie!

[Mr Bones]

Tadpoles with legs - some have already lost their tail and are hopping round the plot

[quanglewangle]

This happens as soon as we water the lavender. Only do it to attract insects! Didn't realise they had stripey antennae.

[annie8]

Spot the fox. Was having fun in my border. Had two of them in the garden last night. Think they were young ones.

[annie8]

I love seeing the sheer number of bees that a garden designed around them can attract. It’s fascinating to see the different types we regularly get. Currently at the front the nepeta, astrantia and lupins are attracting loads of bees and we have bumblebees nesting in the soffits so they don’t have to go far to get a meal. Yesterday was red tailed, tree bumblebees and white tailed/ buff tailed (can’t tell which). The carder bees seem to particularly like my rasps at the back. Get less honeybees but still a few.

[quanglewangle]

A shot for the local paper Mr Bones?

[Bren In Pots]

Great photo MrB I've not seen a swarm in real life.

[Jay22]

Amazing Bones!!!