The aptly named Monarch.
Do their numbers seem to be stable? I ask because I’ve read about significant habitat loss in their wintering grounds in Mexico ![]()
Listed as endangered. Still seen in my area (Southern Ontario), but they’ve disappeared from many areas.
Habitat loss is a problem here too. People are being encouraged to plant “pollinator gardens” or milkweed
Looks like a poplar hawkmoth
5 or 6 Rissos Dolphins this evening. Saw them from the house so nipped down to the coast for a few (distant) pics
Saw a few of these Marbled White, yesterday on the golf course (part of South Downs National Park).
Can’t recall seeing them before (not my pic)
Not sure what these are but they a) live on nettles and b) are black & spiky so I took a picture and went on my way
Mrs husky tells me they are either peacock or small tortoiseshell butterfly caterpillars - v. nice to see ![]()
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Not the best of pics, but tonight, for the first time in a number of years I have hedgehogs back in the garden. Hooray! I’ll be picking up some kitten food tomorrow.
Lovely. Alas the only hogs I see these days are roadkill ![]()
Unfortunately, same as that ![]()
Up until 5-6 years ago we were getting up to five at a time and multiple visits per night, brilliant. Noisy wee buggers and a lot faster than you would think.
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