Thursday, 2 July 2026

Terns, Dolphins and Butterflies

I'll come back to this post, I've run out of time just now   




Common Tern, South Esk estuary, Montrose


Sitting on a security camera, very apt


One of perhaps five Bottlenose Dolphins near Scurdie Ness, they swam downstream as the tide turned and started to rise


Common Blue Butterfly


Whitethroat. I only got one decent photo of this bird as it hopped around dense brambles, made worse as people walked by. Also a council worker arrived to spray giant hogweed which was in amongst the brambles. I know it's important to get rid of the hogweed but it would create a lot of disturbance to the Whitethroat and Linnets. Therein is the dilemma?


Lapwing juvenile, Lurgies


Meadow Brown Butterfly on the path at the Lurgies


Painted Lady Butterfly


Ringlet Butterfly


Giant House Spider - Eratigena species, there are three variants which can only be separated by their reproductive organs....


Seen in my garden while trying to photograph my Swifts, with an 800mm lens. That meant I had to photograph these caterpillars from 5 metres away. No idea so far to an ID


Unknown moth species, photo from my phone

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