a brilliant picture of a Tiger Swallowtail, just to remind us that summer is only a few months away
A Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly.
Butterfly #35 — talainsphotographyblog
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Minsmere Revisited
Posted: November 30, 2020 in Birds, Butterflies and Moths, Dragonflies, Insects, Mammals, Natural History, Reptiles and Amphibians, Suffolk, UKTags: Minsmere RSPB
I haven’t been able to visit the RSPB reserve at Minsmere since February so it was good to reconnect, even if only virtually and to hear how the expansion of the nuclear power plant at Sizewell is threatening to seriously affect this, the single reserve with the most diverse habitats in the UK.
A flurry of Butterflies
Posted: October 13, 2020 in Butterflies and Moths, Natural HistoryTags: Butterflies
It’s a very grey morning here in London, so here are some pictures of Butterflies from the Butterfly house to brighten up the day
Sevenoaks and friends
Posted: July 16, 2020 in Birds, Butterflies and Moths, Dragonflies, Kent, Natural History, UKTags: Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve
On Monday Sue and I travelled down to Sevenoaks Nature Reserve to meet our friends Keith and Elaine for a, socially distanced, picnic lunch. It was the first time we had been able to meet up this year. After lunch Keith and I went for a walk around the reserve.
Photo by Keith
Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs provided most of the musical accompaniment as we searched each of the lakes that make up this reserve. Although the number of bird species present was low (not surprising at this time of year) we managed 6 species of Butterfly and 5 species of Dragonfly. it was a lovely summer afternoon and a lovely walk around the lakes.
Brimstone 
Red Admiral 
Damselfly 
Grey Heron 
Comma
Oare Marshes, Kent
Posted: July 6, 2020 in Birds, Butterflies and Moths, Insects, Natural HistoryTags: Oare Marshes
Come with me to one of the best Nature Reserves in the country as we visited Oare Marshes last week. The best bird was a Little Gull, sadly to far away to photograph
London Wetland Centre -June 2020
Posted: June 26, 2020 in Birds, Butterflies and Moths, Dragonflies, Natural HistoryTags: London Wetland Centre
Revisiting the Picos
Posted: May 26, 2020 in Birds, Butterflies and Moths, Landscape, Natural History, SpainWhat a fantastic butterfly
First Butterflies of the year in the garden last week. Holly Blue, Small/Green-veined White and a Brimstone. No Orange Tips around Tarn this year which is usually the first butterfly we see – second year running they have had a bad year.
Brimstone 
Small White 
Holly Blue
Photos by Pete Beard
(https://www.flickr.com/photos/postmanpetecoluk/48594669922/)
West Country Wildlife
Posted: November 11, 2019 in Birds, Butterflies and Moths, cornwall, Devon, Gloucestershire, Natural History, UKTags: West Country Wildlife
Some wildlife pictures from our recent trip to the West Country
Brimstone 
Meerkat 
Kestrel 
Barn Owl
Painted Lady 
Otter 
Painted Lady 
Fallow Deer 
Wallaby
Little Egret 
Grey Heron 
Black-tailed Godwit 
Flamingos 
Greylag Goose 
Coot 
Robin
