Incoming bumble bee, honing in on crocosmia “Lucifer “. #bumblebee #insects

This has got to be one of the smallest bees that I’ve ever seen. Only about 4 or 5mm in length! Any ideas as to what it can be please?.#bees #insects #beesuk #wildlife

Don’t remember the last time I had a cricket in the garden 😁.#wildlifephotography #insects

Probably my least favourite butterfly to try and photograph! The frustratingly coy Purple Hairstreak, who loves nothing better than a game of hide & seek amongst the oak leaves in Cabilla woods! .@Cornwall_BC @savebutterflies #butterflies.

Male Silver-washed fritillary basking in Cabilla Woods yesterday. It’s a good year for these large butterflies, with over a dozen feeding on a single bramble bush. @Cornwall_BC @savebutterflies @WildlifeTrusts #butterflies

Who are you looking at? That’s one angry looking Peacock, showing just how effective those eye markings can be. I wouldn’t mess with him!.@Cornwall_BC @savebutterflies @WildlifeTrusts #butterfly #wildlife

RT @MatthewOates76: Five Purple Emperors (mainly Empresses) feeding on oak sap at Knepp this afternoon. The most I've ever managed to photo….

Silver-washed Fritillary, Cabilla Woods, Cornwall. Lovely to see large numbers of this stunning butterfly yesterday. Also good numbers of Ringlets too. @savebutterflies @Cornwall_BC @WildlifeTrusts #butterflies.

Silver-washed Fritillaries, Cabilla Woods, Cornwall. @Cornwall_BC @savebutterflies @WildlifeTrusts #butterflies

It’s Nightjar time! We took our annual trip last night to North Cornwall and soon we were rewarded with a fly past by two males. Worth being bitten by midges!.@Natures_Voice @WildlifeTrusts @CBWPS1 #nightjars #birds

Small Skipper, Perran Sands. @savebutterflies @Cornwall_BC #butterflies

The Silver-studded Blues at Perran Sands are starting to look a little battle worn now. @savebutterflies @Cornwall_BC @WildlifeTrusts #butterflies

RT @MarkSmyth1960: Cute at its best. Blue 18 from my colour project. Point of fledging which means the pair laid their 1st egg during the….

It’s thought that during its lifetime, a Common Swift will fly the equivalent of 4 times to the moon & back! What an amazing bird!.Many thanks to @maxshearwater for stacking my images for me. @Natures_Voice @CBWPS1 @WildlifeTrusts #saveourswifts

RT @MarkSmyth1960: 22.23 last night a very confident intruder arrived causing a long fight. It ended at 01.43 with both falling out of the….

Common Swift. One of my favourite birds. There were dozens over the house yesterday evening, along with house martins and the odd swallow. @CBWPS1 @Natures_Voice @WildlifeTrusts

Duck!.Well OK, Puffin, but he was close overhead. @CBWPS1 @CornwallBrdNews @WildlifeTrusts

Cory’s Shearwater (from the Scillonian 111 yesterday). @CBWPS1 @CornwallBrdNews @WildlifeTrusts

Silver-studded Blues. Cornwall. @Cornwall_BC @savebutterflies @WildlifeTrusts #butterflies

RT @MatthewOates76: Lovely big Lappet moth in my garden moth trap last night (but no migrants). Now I feel ten years old again. https://t….