A very slow start to my butterfly summer, Orange-tips aside, so this was a pleasure. Not sure I will have ever seen a #greenhairstreak before seeing a comma mind. BC Devon Branch #butterflies #butterfly

Pearl Bordered Fritillary getting to grips with its new flying apparatus on Dartmoor today. It's a shockingly poor start to the season, for me, at least. BC Devon Branch #butterflies #butterfly #pearlborderedfritillary #Fritillary

Today, I walked my closest and most regular butterfly patch on Dartmoor. This a site that holds 27+ species. I saw 1, single, Speckled Wood. 21c & sunny. Yesterday - same walk =zero. Total for the week in 20+ temps is 4 butterflies of 4sp. It's dire BC Devon Branch Butterfly Conservation 🦋

Finally, another addition to my meagre year list! 3 Silver-studded Blue #butterflies from Devon Wildlife Trust Bovey Heathfield today. Alarmingly, I have still only seen one Common Blue this year. BC Devon Branch Butterfly Conservation 🦋

Finally, a day with butterflies, but I had to go to Hampshire for them. No Purple Emperor, but Purple Hairstreak were in good numbers when the day warmed up

Swifts live a life on the wing, eating, sleeping an even mating without landing. Covering around 15,000 miles in one year from Africa to the UK and flying at speeds of up to 70mph it's no wonder they're called Swifts. ⚡ #swifts #SwiftAwarenessWeek

I am unbelievably disappointed by this Ollie Pearson . You are the potential member for a rural constituency. Show me what evidence there is that this policy should continue? It is shameless

A very obliging Dark-green Fritillary from Dartmoor today. I don't see many of these, and very rarely are they anything other than a flyby blurr. BC Devon Branch #butterflies #butterfly

Now that The Labour Party have got into power we urge them to immediately end the badger cull and stop all ongoing culling! RT if you agree!

One for you Seaskywatch I think

Facing 20 years behind bars for taking action against Japanese whale hunting found to be illegal by CIJ_ICJ . . . if you do one thing today , please give your voice to this hero freepaulwatson.org , please RT

Britain's best butterfly - Pullabrook Woods, Dartmoor - performed like a superstar because I only had my phone! BC Devon Branch #whiteadmiral #butterflies #butterfly

Jersey Mocha,maybe? From Dartmoor this morning UK Moth Identification Richard Fox

There was a Chinese Character in the garden today. What a treat. BC Devon Branch Butterfly Conservation 🦋 #moth #mothsmatter #teammoth

Those leg colours 😍. Four-spotted Footman from Dartmoor #moth #moths #teammoth #mothsmatter

Vapourer Moth #caterpillar from the Bovey Valley. Pretty smart 🙂 BC Devon Branch

Elephant antics. Elephant Hawk-moth #caterpillar from the garden, feeding on Enchanters Nightshade and doing very well on it BC Devon Branch Butterfly Conservation 🦋 British Moths #hawkmoths #mothsmatter #teammoth

Brief encounter never forgotten Poplar Admiral - Limenitis populi on alpine track Switzerland 🇨🇭 😀 #Leptember BC Europe

When is a slug not a slug? When it's a Pear Slug. There were several of these on Blackthorn today at Chudleigh Knighton Heath. Turns out they are larvae of the Sawfly Caliroa cerasi. I keep learning #invertebrates #insects #macro

Another photo from the 'too close' series. 😁 Wyoming ground squirrel.