Wildlife photos please

[roitelet]

The swallows have flown and now we have a garden warblers nest in top of a double fold shutter for the front door.

[Guest]

Just thought I would share this beastie that I almost stepped on - Lesser Stag Beetle I think

[Ms-T]

not a good photo ,but thay are nesting in the garden.

[Verinda]

I spied this beautiful moth on the wall of our house today.

[Ms-T]

Grub up....

[Small pumpkin]

I spied this beautiful moth on the wall of our house today.

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He is literally beautiful verinda........ I'm 95% sure he's a beautiful carpet

[mothhawk]

I spied this beautiful moth on the wall of our house today.

Fabulous picture, Verinda. I've not seen one like that before so I looked it up. I think it's a Clouded Border - lomaspilis marginata

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cl...HSy2CLAQsAQILw

[mothhawk]

He is literally beautiful verinda........ I'm 95% sure he's a beautiful carpet

I thought that at first, SP, but his colours are so clear I plumped for the clouded border....but in fact you're right and I'm wrong. I was looking at common carpets. My old butterfly and moth book doesn't have that one in it. Well found

[Verinda]

Thank you, I have been hunting for my butterfly and moth book, haven't found it yet! I also searched online but couldn't find anything remotely like it. What an unusual name for a moth, but I like it

[mothhawk]

I tend to use the names of moths or butterflies as passwords because often the word combination is odd. I'll definitely be adding beautiful carpet to my list

[Nicos]

It's beautiful...never seen one like that before...nor could I find it in a quick search on line!
Lovely...and a great name too

[Verinda]

I'm so appreciative to SP and Mothhawk and this forum, it's brilliant to be able to post a picture, not have a clue what sort of moth it is and within a short time know that my moth is called a beautiful carpet I wonder who came up with that fabulous name????

[Martin H]

For moths, I always use ukmoths.org.uk. The beautiful carpet is bottom right... British Moths | Thumbnail List by Family | Geometridae

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Here's a little parasitic wasp that landed on the only 4 chilli plants I have left following my invasion of whitefly n aphid!



You should have seen the little Beggers run!

But he got em!



Each & everyone! "Good Lad"

[Verinda]

Today I heard a lot of peeping just above my head, I looked up and saw all these fluffy pompoms whizzing about and a hysterical parent rushing after them, I saw the parent had a gold crest! So happy to have a huge family of goldcrest wrens on our plot. Not a great pic, it doesn't show how minute this baby really is.