Peacock butterfly basking in the evening light. DNP. 20.04.2024.

I think this is a 'Holly Blue' butterfly (Celastrina argiolus). DNP. 20.04.2024. #butterfly #devon #blue

Female stonechat. DNP. 20.04.2024.

I love song thrushes. They are so beautiful and have the most lovely song. This one was very tame. DNP. 20.04.2024.

Nuthatch. 🩷 DNP. 20.04.2024.

First time that I knowingly saw pied-flycatchers. This was really special (for me). Dartmoor National Park. 20.04.2024. Devon Birds The Wildlife Trusts Dartmoor National Park #flycatcher #pied #avian

La primavera ha llegado pisando fuerte en el Parque Nacional de Cabañeros. ☀️+🌧️=🌼🌸🪻

Tras las lluvias de hace unas semanas, ¡así de espectacular luce la raña estos días! La raña es una formación llana o con poca pendiente originada por acumulación de sedimentos.  🪨

I currently have one Limited Edition Giclée Print available for sale based on my original watercolour painting 'Spring Robin.' #robin #artwork #birds #Watercolour #Giclée
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Schlumbergera 'Nicole,' currently in flower in my collection. #Schlumbergera #Nicole #cacti #epiphytic

Schlumbergera 'Crista,' currently in flower in my collection. #Schlumbergera #orange #cacti #epiphyte

🦟La plaga de mosquitos de #Doñana no da tregua a los vecinos de Huelva, tengan dos pies o cuatro patas.

Así están los linces de El Acebuche (PN Doñana - Huelva) viéndoselas contra este ejército alado. 

El intenso calor☀️ y las lluvias abundantes🌧️ recientes son factores clave.

Because it is #NationalOrchidDay (well, it was yesterday but whatever 🤪), pls have a look at
a) 5 cool facts about orchids (see vid below produced by the talented Lydia Shellien-Walker!)
b) the orchid tree of life (read more about it here: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…)
Please share!

Myself not looking dead tired for once.

Tumultuous Sky Dartmoor. Mid April 2024.

Paphiopedilum lowii (species orchid). This is the first time flowering of one of my young P. lowii plants. I removed the flower spike in late March so as not to stress the plant (however the flower is still open in water!). Orchiholism British Paphiopedilum Society #Paphiopedilum #lowii