Category: David

This slemder beetle seems to prefer the flowers of umbellifers, or perhaps that is where I spot them because of the colour contrast.

The light has emphasised the darker colour of the facial feathers of these jackdaws.

Mayflies can be seen all summer, despite the name. This one was resting on a railing by the river Exe.

Lichens and mosses growing on a rock-face pointing directly out to sea.

A painted lady butterfly which rested obligingly by the side of the South-West Coastal Path.

Like yesterday’s gatekeeper, this butterfly was resting right by the South-West Coastal Path.

It was helpfully holding its wings open to show the singe “pupil” in the eye spot on its wing.