wildlife

[fermi de Sousa]

Its amazing that something so small can scare something so big

I thought you were referring to Anthony and the butterfly
Then I looked back and realised you meant the elephants and the bees
Perhaps they are allergic to stings? Epi-pens would be useless for them!
cheers
fermi

[Roma]

Any ideas what this handsome chap will be when he grows up?  He is brown not black as he appears on my my monitor.  Hope he's not too hungry.  I do not want to lose all my sweet peas

[Gabriela]

Could it be the Striped garden caterpillar? or something similar.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/30011/bgimage

I don't know many cat., but when new to Canada years ago, I was terrified by the thought that I would kill a swallowtail cat by mistake, so I got in the use to search fast for them on the web 

[Anthony Darby]

Any ideas what this handsome chap will be when he grows up?  He is brown not black as he appears on my my monitor.  Hope he's not too hungry.  I do not want to lose all my sweet peas

Looks like a broom moth (Ceramica pisi) caterpillar. They will eat just about anything, presumably including sweet peas and broom.

[admin]

I was lucky enough to meet up with a local kingfisher yesterday afternoon. Even luckier to see him catch a shrimp.

I know it's a "him" as the lower mandible of the beak is red on females.

[ruweiss]

Congratulations to these wonderful pictures of such a shy creature.
These birds are very rare in our region.

[Leucogenes]

What amazing shots ... which belong to the National Geographic.
My congratulations.

[ian mcdonald]

Great photos of a rarely seen bird.

[ashley]

What a magnificent series Fred.  Wonderful to see such detail.

[Steve Garvie]

Lovely images Fred!!!

We have a breeding pair on the local burn but I lack the skill and "bushcraft" to achieve anything other than poor quality record shots! 

[Tristan_He]

Fabulous photos Fred. But... a shrimp?? Was if fishing in tidal water?

[Gabriela]

Wow! just to add my admiration!

[admin]

Was if fishing in tidal water?

Yes, in brackish pools that flood at very high tides.

[admin]

A more abstract shot of another bird at a different site  last week. Poor light and at quite a distance, but I think it works as that enhanced the reflection.

[annew]

Fantastic kingfisher photos!