Great and Little Egrets, also Elephant Hawk Moth Caterpillar

   
Photos from Crombie Country Park, Montrose Basin (Lurgies), East Haven and Olive's garden. I had forgot to save this post when part finished and took the huff when it disappeared last week.

Click the links below for UHD videos, some very close, but the Egrets were 180 metres distant across the South Esk.

Great White Egret      Great + Little Egrets      Common Sandpiper      Goosander + Canada Goose

Ruff amongst geese      Elephant Hawk Moth caterpillar      Honey Bee      Common Banded Hoverfly

Red Admiral      House Sparrows only 30% of the flock      Common Drone Fly      Small White

Hedgehog facing down a cat in my garden

Painted Lady

Common Darter Dragonfly male

Globetail Hoverfly

I see an old man's face in this Pansy, it's not a mirror!

Small White

Immature Starling moulting

Large White (worn)

Common banded Hoverfly

Great Egret with smaller Little Egret

Another 4 Little Egrets were just out of frame

Elephant Hawk Moth caterpillar, found walking around my lawn!

Common Gull

Bar-tailed Godwit

Common Carder Bee

Primrose Blacklet Cheilosia antiqua

Common Wasp

Common Globetail

Woodpigeon

Moorhen

House Sparrows

Red Admiral