Wild boar, windmills and weird sculptures #TheNetherlands 🇳🇱

Fun in the sun by the river + a bit of #PaddleBotany for #WildflowerHour, Arrowhead and Water lily 🏄‍♀️

Every day’s a learning day, never observed this behaviour before. Apparently this ‘hissing’ noise is something Peacocks are able to do by rubbing their wings quickly together. An extra deterrent against possible predators (in this case me!) on top of it’s large eyespots.

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First Purple Emperor of the year for me 🙌🙌 #QualityWildlifePhoto 😆 #Butterflies #PurpleEmperor 💜💜

The woodlands come alive a bit more this week 💜🤍❤️ #woodlandwildlife #wildflowerhour

Marshy fen treat….. #MarshHelleborine & #MarshFragrantOrchid today #wildflowerhour

#BogLife Cotton grass, Sphagnums, Sundews #WildflowerHour

First Ringlets of the year in the woods 🤗 Hopefully the first of many to bring the insect quiet rides back to life 🤞 @savebutterflies

Scarlet Tiger moth 🧡 Not the safest place to roost up……relocated off the ATV tyre!! #MothsMatter #MarvelousMoths

Happy Wednesday 😊 There’s a new nose at work 🩵 #ConservationGrazers #HighlandPonies #GoNative

#MothMondays Moth trap highlights: 4 Dotted Footman, Buff Ermine + Striped Wainscot Still unseasonably quiet despite the nicer weather ☹️ #MothsMatter #MarvellousMoths

Flag Iris and happy Highland ponies #GoNative

Odd Common Reed at work this week. What’s going on? Just a pigmentation fault? @BSBIbotany @WildflowerID

Scarce chaser slo-mo 🩵 #dragonflies #odonata #wonderfulwetlands

#CoolCaterpillars for #MothMonday Mullein, Oak Eggar, Vapourer and Burnett Companion #MothsMatter #MothMondays @BritishMoths @savebutterflies

Surveying along the ditch edges with the usual helpers again. They never spot anything…..too busy snacking…..useless! #ConservationGrazers #HighlandPonies #GoNative

Lots of big nosed, slightly evil looking 😬, but slightly cute #OrchidFaces on the #PebblebedHeaths Belated #wildflowerhour #orchidhour

A sheltered sunny spot at work was busy with insects today! Nemophora degeerella, Wasp Beetles, Red and Black Froghopper, and lots of spiders (Long jawed orb weaver so and Nursey Web sp I think?) @BritishSpiders @BritishMoths @ColSocBI @Buzz_dont_tweet

Rare dry and sunny-ish day so stuff the computor work! Was time to enjoy the dragonflies at work 🙌🙌 #HairyHawker & #4SpottedChaser #dragonflies #odonata @BDSdragonflies