Nature pics

[Lazarus]

I'd put money on it being a leucistic Moorhen.

My next door neighbour's new lady-friend is a keen ornithologist and she thinks it's an immature Moorhen. Maybe she can find time to go down and see for herself.

 

[Topper]

I am keeping my beady eye on you

 

[Lazarus]

That's nothing to crow about ...................... Are you raven mad?

 

[rolfw]

Nope, he's Jack the lad.

 

[Lazarus]

Yes, but my Corvid punning ran out of steam!

 

[Topper]

Nope, he's Jack the lad.

Doh or is that Daw

 

[Channel Hopper]

The place I currently work in has acquired a stray cat, who is quickly settling down wherever he can/wants .

 

[Lazarus]

I hope you've called him "Esso" ...................

 

[RimaNTSS]

After more than 3 weeks of real summer we finally got lots of water and it come with nice storm. Actually was pretty scary. Video1 and video2. Fortunately no damage, all antennas survived, just some broken trees all around and thunderbolt burned somebodies hothouse. . One faling branch of the oak almost broke my hothouse.
Could not get stable picture from satellites during heavy rain, just terrestrial TV showed some.
Afterwards couple of rainbows appeared. I think, my experimental Prodo looks good (perhaps needs some washing) with those rainbows behind.

 

[bim]

This is an interesting plant; it's from Asia datura / metel. It only has one or two flowers per day. These open at dusk and are finished at dawn. The smell is intoxicating. We grown this for the large night moths and bats. The blooms are six inches (150mm) across. It's still a bit early for the moths and bats but will try and take a pic when they come.(plus it keeps raining!!)

 

[Topper]

Well the Buddleia are starting to die off now but the butterfiies are not deterred at allView attachment 66972

 

[bim]

keep deadheading (cut faded flowers off ) and they will carry on flowering but smaller

 

[william-1]

Meadow Brown on a large daisy in my garden the other day

 

[T_G]

Fox in my garden

 

[bim]

Meadow Brown on a large daisy in my garden the other dayView attachment 66976

Will are you sure it's not a Gatekeeper due to the orange on back wings ??

 

[rolfw]

Yes, the twin spots in the black circle make it a gatekeeper.

 

[rolfw]

Here's a Kingfisher i spotted the day before yesterday whilst walking the Beauceron.

 

[Lazarus]

Ours seems to have moved on, sadly.

 

[nelson_b]

Taken at full 16x zoom through a crack above the door - across a poorly lit outbuilding -- its nice to see the return of a Barn owl.

 

[Piltdownpaul]

Here's a Kingfisher i spotted the day before yesterday whilst walking the Beauceron.

That 1st photo is awesome Rolf, well done.