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Bees...butterflies...and moths....
Bees...butterflies...and moths....
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 ...have not had many Moth pictures....since the Tiger Moth back at the start and a few Mint Moths..... ...not been many at night so been leaving the outside lights on to try and tempt a few.......got lucky last night....was pretty warm...... ....the guy above made an appearance.......a Poplar Hawk Moth according to a few sites....I think!!.....resting on the glass of the patio door..... ....biggest moth I have ever seen......amazing. |
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 ...and this guy was in the middle of the next panel......some kind of Carpet Moth....I think....cant seem to find out exactly..... pretty though. |
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 ..a Dahlia "Mystic Wonder" flower.............. Taken 8 August at 1308. |
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 ......a Mint Leaf Beetle.......doing what it was born to do I guess....munching through a Strawberry Mint leaf........... ......shiny body and luminous legs.......amazing little thing...... ......as the name suggests attracted to and found wherever there are types of mint. Taken 10 August 1853. |
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 ..another view of the shiny little fella...... |
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 ...and another. |
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 ....couple of Badgers......under the Cherry Tree.....the third one is just out of shot...shame..... Taken 10 August at 2236. |
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...in the words of Jay Kay.......looks as if they are trying to...
"laser beam me with their cosmic eyes"!!..............yikes  |
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Another excellent photo. Badger paparazzi. "Badgers, over here - just one for the camera please!"
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..it did seem a bit like that at the time FlowerMyth......they were almost like statues...... didn't seem to want to move......
...reminded me of the Spurs midfield a bit!!  |
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 ...a Mint Moth on Winter Savoury.............. Taken 11 August at 1213. |
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 ...a Mint Moth on Oregano "Hot and Spicy"................ Taken 11 August at 1215. |
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 ...a large Hoverfly on a Winter Savoury flower............. Taken 11 August at 1205. |
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 ...a Grasshopper nestling in the leaves of Oregano "Hot and Spicy"................ Taken 11 August at 1158. |
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 ...a Tithonia Torchlight flower.......grown from seed....very easy.... and great for late Summer and Autumn oolour......... .....great for attracting bees...butterflies and other pollinators of course.... Taken 12 August at 1529. |
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 ..a Peacock butterfly........  .......resting on a stone slab........the only I have seen this year  ....love its sad and soulful eyes.... Taken 9 August at 0917 |
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 ..and another view of the pretty fella..... |
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Loving the pictures on this thread.
I love insects I'm always saving them from some deadly predicament. I love it when a rescue mission is successful  Very sad when one can't be saved |
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Do you move snails from the footpath, MD? I do.
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and 1.06 you do.
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Lovely photo of the butterfly.
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All the time, Kenny
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Good girl. Trouble is they go back. Their road sense is awful.
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...great stuff you two.....
.....intention is all imo.........showing kindness and compassion to even the smallest thing is never wasted..... ....even if the outcome sometimes isn't as you would wish. |
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 ...an already pollen laden Bee......doesn't really look like a Honey Bee.....so not sure what type..... ...winging its way to a Tithonia Torchlight flower........... Taken 12 August at 1524. |
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 ...almost there..... |
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 ..having a feast. |
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 ...going in head first!!! |
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 .....a Meadow Brown or Gatekeeper butterfly on a spent Borage flower......... Taken 7 August at 1619. |
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 ..a section of Compact Marjoram with 5 Honeybees on....... ...everything goes nuts for Compact Marjoram.....this was taken 4 days ago and since then things have ramped up even more..... ....it acts like a magnet for everything....it is literally moving with the amount of Bumble and Honeybees on it...... ....estimated that during today there was never less than 80 bees at any one time on the main section of Compact Marjoram alone....let alone other things in the garden...... ...will post pics over the next few days. This was taken 12 August at 1531. |
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 .......Anenome Konigon Charlotte flowers......... Taken 15 August at 0857. |
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 ...another view... |
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 ....and another. |
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 ............ an Eschscholzia "Orange King" flower......... Taken 16 August at 1440. |
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 ....a section of Compact Marjoram......with 4 Honeybees...2 Bumblebees...and a Mint Moth having a feed.... ....about 80 to 100 various things on the Compact Marjoram in total at any one time......given a bit of sun and warmth. Taken 16 August at 1412. |
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 ...a close up of a Honeybee feeding from a Compact Marjoram flower....... Taken 16 August at 1433. |
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 ...a Holly Blue butterfly...I think!!??....on an Apple Mint leaf............. Taken 16 August at 1446. |
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 ...and a different view of the fella...on Compact Marjoram...... Taken 16 August at 1453. |