Animals

Silhouette

Cardinal beetle silhouetted in the sun behind a leaf.

Feeding Sheep

Sheep on a hillside in the Lake District, UK

Tortoise

A tortoise wanders through the leaf litter in Turkey.

Swan and Cygnets

Adult swan with a family of 8 young cygnets.

Sheep in Bracken

A sheep on the hillside peers out of the bracken

Macro shot of a Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly, front on, feeding on a thistle. Painted lady butterflies migrate from North Africa to the UK in summer. In some years,they can be seen in huge numbers. This picture was taken in 2009, near Ombersley, Worcester in a filed which was literally swarming with them.

Curious Sheep

A sheep looking curious (or a curious looking sheep?)

Zack the Puppy

Zack the puppy looking mischevious.

Three Horses

Three horses feeding

Orange Tip I

Macro shot of an Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) butterfly with the sun catching its wings.

Elephant Playing

An elephant playing in water at West Midland's Safari park, Bewdley.

Hoverfly on Sneezeweed

Macro shot of a Hoverfly on a yellow Helenium, also known as sneezeweed. The name sneezeweed comes from the fact that their dried petals were used to make snuff.

Broad Bodied Chaser

Male Broad Bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa) dragonfly on a reed

Two Seagulls

Two Seagulls on the harbour wall in Tenby.

Hawk II

Bird of Prey at the Cotswold Falconry centre in Moreton-in-Marsh where they have around 150 captive bred birds including many raptors and owls.

Calf

A calf at Malvern Three Counties show

Peacock Butterfly

Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io) resting on a tree stump. The European Peacock is found in Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan.

Two Donkeys

Two Donkeys in their paddock

Painted Lady II

Macro shot of a Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly, front on, feeding on a thistle. Painted lady butterflies migrate from North Africa to the UK in summer. In some years,they can be seen in huge numbers. This picture was taken in 2009, near Ombersley, Worcester in a filed which was literally swarming with them.

Strawberry Roan Horse

Strawberry Roan Horse blocking the footpath.

Hawk

Bird of Prey at the Cotswold Falconry centre in Moreton-in-Marsh where they have around 150 captive bred birds.

Meadow Brown

Meadow Brown butterfly on grass

Hoverfly

Macro shot of a Hoverfly feeding on a yellow Helenium, also known as sneezeweed. The name sneezeweed comes from the fact that their dried petals were used to make snuff.

Pelicans

Pelicans at London Zoo

Macaw Portrait

Portrait of a Macaw

Comma I

Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) on a thistle, taken near Northwick Lido in Worcester.

Horse

Squirrel and its Nut

A gray squirrel grasps a precious nut

Small Tortoiseshell

Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) on a thistle. The small Tortoiseshell is one of the most common species of butterfly found in gardens across the UK

Peacock Butterfly II

Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io) resting on a tree stump.

Southern Hawker

Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) dragonfly in the sun.

Hoverfly on Grass

Hoverfly resting on grass

Orange Tip II

Macro shot of an Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) butterfly with the sun catching its wings.

Squirrel

Squirrel munching on a nut.

Painted Lady III

Macro shot of a Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly, top down, feeding on a thistle. Painted lady butterflies migrate from North Africa to the UK in summer. In some years,they can be seen in huge numbers. This picture was taken in 2009, near Ombersley, Worcester in a filed which was literally swarming with them.

Fallow Deer

A female Fallow deer (Dama dama), or doe shows her dappled chestnut coat

Calf II

A calf at Malvern Three Counties show

Horses

Small Tortoiseshell II

Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) on a thistle.

Macaw

A blue Macaw at Malvern Three Counties Show

Fallow Deer Buck

A male Fallow Deer with antlers

Sheep

A sheep on a lakeland hillside

Hoverfly Poised for Flight

A Hoverfly on grass, poised for flight

Pelican

A Pelican in London Zoo

Garden Spider

Araneus diadematus, or, as it is more commonly known, the European garden spider, can be easily identified by the white cross on its abdomen.

Painted Lady IV

Macro shot of a Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly, from above, feeding on a thistle. Painted lady butterflies migrate from North Africa to the UK in summer. In some years,they can be seen in huge numbers. This picture was taken in 2009, near Ombersley, Worcester in a filed which was literally swarming with them.