Wildlife September - November 2012

[Mark Griffiths]

Obviously from much earlier this "summer" - a Purple Emperor butterfly

[ronm]

Super picture Mark. Male seeking salts. Usually up high in the tree tops making it difficult to picture. I belive its range is expanding. Hope it gets to East Yorkshire before I leave, 

[Anthony Darby]

One of the few British butterflies I have never seen in the wild. I have reared them on potted sallow from purchased over-wintering larvae.

[Mark Griffiths]

thanks, I didn't realise until last year (my first close encounter) that the purple emperor has that bright yellow tongue. It's a bit like disovering the original Mona Lisa had a red clown's nose.

[Botanica]

Hello

The place is taken by a small one  .

Verbascum thapsus attracts many insects.


An other one Knautia arvensis it's a good one.

[mark smyth]

Botanica, my garden is filled with plants in raised beds, troughs, (too many) pots and sand plunge

[Natalia]

Episyrphus balteatus?

[Lesley Cox]

10 years ago I had the chance to see and hold a wild dormouse

Happy dormouse!

[annew]

Happier Mark!

[Botanica]

Good photo Natalia

What is this beautiful plant Natalia ?

This arachnid have a yellow color for cypripedium i think ? good camouflage 

[Anthony Darby]

Cypripedium calceolus and a nice crab spider which could be Misumena vatia?

[ronm]

A positive news story for today, 

http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/09/25/new-population-of-wild-orang-utans-confirmed/

[ronm]

Getting a little exotic up there Maggi !!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-19714236

[Maggi Young]

In some parts of the city a snake in your drawers is, I would suspect, a common difficulty 

[ronm]

In some parts of the city a snake in your drawers is, I would suspect, a common difficulty