Wildlife

Assorted wildlife snaps from various walks and trips in the UK. Mostly colourful butterflies, but a growing collection of snakes too. Click on any of the pictures below for fullsize version....

Small brown-spotted orange butterfly resting on the track.

Small orange butterfly

Underside of small blue butterfly resting on a piece of grass.

View of steep chalk cliffs dropping down into the sea, with the grassy path skirting the cliff top.

Close up of butterfly with brown wings, dotted with small yellow spots.

Dorset coast: View of chalk cliffs in the sun, above grass and gorse rolling down to the sea.

Two blue and yellow dragonflies attached to each other, hanging off a twig.

Dragonfly with blue, yellow and brown stripes along its tail, resting on a leaf.

Butterfly with closed wings sitting on a blackberry. Apart from its antenna and legs, it looks exactly like a brown leaf.

Close up of butterfly with vivid gold and brown spotted orange wings, sitting on a leaf.

Close up of butterfly with vivid blue wings, and striped antenna, sitting on a blade of grass.

Black and orange butterfly perched on some small stones.

Snake with distinctive black and white pattern moving out of long grass onto path.

Snake with distinctive black and white pattern turning back into the long grass.

Front view of bird of prey, with orange and brown feathers, standing on a fence post staring at the camera.

Front view of bird of prey, with orange and brown feathers, standing on a fence post staring at the camera.

Grass Snake & frog