From Scotland for #BirdsSeenIn2024

This is a Wasp Beetle, Clytus arietis, I think it is a female laying eggs in an old, rotten fence post #InsectThursday

Great excitement at the garden moth trap this morning! My 1st Privet Hawkmoth 🤩 BC Warwickshire Butterfly Conservation 🦋 #moths Ruth Newby 😀

All of this because I reported finding a rare and interesting hoverfly at one of OUR reserves. Any other entomologists experienced anything like this? Are some wildlife trusts scared of high quality data provided by 3rd parties? The Wildlife Trusts

Three Darkling Beetles, Diaperis boleti. The top one is demonstrating how to do a handstand 😂 (actually I don’t know what they’re doing, but it looks intriguing!) #InsectThursday

I was so happy to find my first Large Skipper of the year today in Cheshire 😍 🦋

#butterflies #wildlife #largeskipper #nature #photography

To join in with the #BirdsSeenIn2024 Hashtag Challenge all you need to do is add the hashtag, the species name & country taken to photos taken in 2024. You can check which species are already included by following the link on the attached post. For fun, knowledge & nature.

The beautiful lady's slipper orchid flowering in a secret location in Northern England Wild Orchids UK & Ireland BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland

Nearctic Bumble Bee queen (Bombus vancouverensis nearcticus) showing off her fancy outfit at the Yukon Lupine (Lupinus kuschei) patch... #Whitehorse

I've been a member of Warwickshire Wildlife Trust for 34 yrs, often working closely with it professionally & an an amateur recorder to support it, generating much reserve data. Just been told I need permission to continue insect recording (I already had it) & must fill out RA paperwork for EACH visit.

Lots of butterflies seen during our recent tour of The Camargue, France including SOUTHERN WHITE ADMIRAL, SPANISH GATEKEEPER, WESTERN MARBLED WHITE & FALSE ILEX HAIRSTREAK. #butterflies #insects #NaturePhotography

From the USA for #BirdsSeenIn2024

From the USA for #BirdsSeenIn2024

This gorgeous tiny beetle landed on my arm when we were walking on Dunwich Heath, Suffolk. It’s an Ant Beetle Thanasimus formicarius and that’s my thumb nail (in case you were wondering 🤭) National Trust

SHORT-TOED SNAKE-EAGLES, BLACK KITE & GRIFFON VULTURE from our recent tour to The Camargue, France. #BirdsSeenIn2024 #BirdsOfX #france #camargue Float_photographies

The amazing wetlands of The Camargue, France were alive with birds including BLACK-WINGED STILTS, EURASIAN SPOONBILLS, GLOSSY IBIS & PURPLE HERONS. #BirdsSeenIn2024 #france #birding #camargue #BirdsOfX #NaturePhotograhpy Float_photographies

GULL-BILLED TERN, KENTISH PLOVERS, MEDITERRANEAN TREE FROG & SLENDER-BILLED GULL were just of the excellent wildlife we encountered recently in The Camargue, France. #BirdsSeenIn2024 #France #NaturePhotography #wildlife Float_photographies

Antillean Nighthawk
#BirdsSeenIn2024 #puertorico #birdwatching #birds #birdphotography #TwitterNatureCommunity

Red-throated Ant-Tanager (Habia fuscicauda)
St. Herman's Blue Hole, Nat'l Park
25 May 2024
#BirdsOfBelize #BirdsSeenIn2024 #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfTwitter #BirdsOfX #NaturePhotography #BBCWildlifePOTD

A highlight of our #Hawaii tour was some great views of excellent Hawaiian Petrels, an endangered species that can be hard to see well. This one appears to be very fresh and may be a recently fledged juvenile? Any thoughts? #BirdsSeenIn2024 Birdquest #Seabirds Canon UK and Ireland