Common Blue brightening a grey day at Ham Hill @savebutterflies.bsky.social @somersetwt.bsky.social #somersetbutterflies #yeovilcountrypark #ukbutterflies

Lyde Road end of the Yeovil Country Park Riverside Walk, Marbled White and Painted Lady, first one I've seen this year. I was going to crop them, but then I decided they looked nicer in situ. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @somersetwt.bsky.social #somersetbutterflies

Cerne Abbas this morning - Marbled White, Small Heath & Six-Spot Burnet, and a nice Syrphus rebesii, common but pretty. Also saw a Duke of Burgundy, my first, and almost got a photo when one of the dogs put it up @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

This photo says two things - 1) that's a pretty successful brood for the Blue Tits, and 2) I'm going to be buying a lot of fat balls! @somersetwt.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

The butterflies are beginnning to appear on the Riverside Walk. A good few Meadow Browns at the Lyde Road end, as well as this Marbled White and Red Admiral. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @somersetwt.bsky.social #butterflies #uknature #naturephotography

Greenfinch and Goldfinch briefly allowing one of the young Blue Tits some feeder time @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social

Early Bumblebee (I think) on the Geum, back garden yesterday @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

A morning of photo firsts on the Yeovil Riverside Walk - a Black (not Red)-Headed Cardinal Beetle, and a Reed Warbler trying to hide in the reeds. @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @britishbugs.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @somersetwt.bsky.social

I was photographing Greenfinches and Goldfinches and their newly-arrived young in the garden earlier, when this chap turned up. Haven't had a Woodpecker in the garden for ages. @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @somersetwt.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social

Azure Damselflies, including several variants of the less common female blue form @rspb.bsky.social Ham Wall the other day #damselflies

Orange Tip female, Small White, Peacock and Cinnabar at @rspb Ham Wall the other day #ukbutterflies @somersetwt.bsky.social

Pink Bluebell at #yeovilcountrypark Ninesprings @somersetwt #wildflowers #wildflowerphotography #bluebells #closeenoughphotography

Pollen Beetles, Byturus ochraceus, Ham Hill this morning - one of my favourite beasties @somersetwt.bsky.social @dandelionappre1.bsky.social #britishbeetles #britishbugs #britishinsects #yevilcountrypark #hamhill

Small White in the tree-lined avenue at Montacute Park this morning @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @treelinedlanes.bsky.social #ukbutterflies

Too cold and windy for butterflies on the Yeovil Riverside Walk this morning, but nice to see more Spring flowers emerging, Cuckoo Flower, Lesser Periwinkle, Wild Garlic, and particularly the Red Campion @somersetwt.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social #wildflowers

So I was sitting outside my sister's place doing a bit of dog-sitting, and happened to have my camera in my hand when this ran past, but not before it had stopped and looked at me... @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @nature.com #ukmammals #ukstoats #ukwildlife #stoatallywonderful

Yeovil Riverside Walk this morning, Common Carder & Tapered Drone Fly, Eristalis pertinax, strangely my 1st pic of one there @somersetwt.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #hoverflies #droneflies #bumblebees #ukinsects #ukbees #ukwildlife

Dotted and Dark-Edged Bee-Flies on the Yeovil Riverside Walk this morning, many others, as well as at least 4 singing Blackcaps, these being two of them @somersetwt.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social

Bluebells emerging at Ninesprings, Yeovil Country Park #wildflowers #springflowers #wildflowerphotography #springishere

One of several Speckled Wood on the Yetminster Mill Walk (saw a Brimstone and a Comma as well but they wouldn't sit still), plus a lovely tree-lined lane (technically a bridle path), and a carpet of Celandines @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @treelinedlanes.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

And it was all yellow. The verge opposite us this morning, taken with my trusty and still superb 30 year old Tamron 90mm macro lens @dandelionappre1.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @somersetwt.bsky.social #wildflowers #springflowers #wildflowerphotography #tamron90mm

Yellowhammer and Red Kite at Lenthay Common, Sherborne. I'd seen the Red Kite in the distance, but as we were heading back it came down low, right over my head @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #wildlifephotography #dorsetbirds #raptors

Small Tortoiseshell in the back field just now @europebutterfly.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @somersetwt.bsky.social

Wood anemones at #yeovilcountrypark #ninesprings #somerset this morning

First Peacock of the year in the garden, and only the second of any type after a Brimstone that flashed through last week @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

3 Greenfinches on today! One pair here for 6 weeks +, the other pair popped in last week, 🤞 the other male is around, and they'll stay too. Yes, feeders cleaned almost daily! @rspb.bsky.social @somersetwt.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social

Red Squirrel, Quarr Abbey, Isle of Wight. First one I've seen since I was last in Scotland over 20 years ago @nationaltrust.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @nature.org #redsquirrel #naturephotography #wildlifephotography

Redshank on the old salt pans, Newtown Creek nature reserve Isle of Wight, a very lovely place, plus Little Egret and Brent Geese @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #isleofwightnature

Long-Tailed Tit gathering nesting materials, Yeovil Country Park Riverside Walk @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #somersetwildlifetrust #yeovilcounteypark

Last minute trip to RSPB Radipole. Loads of Cetti's, including this shy female, very unshy Reed Bunting, nice Pochard, and one of a pair of very distant (for my little lens) and heathazey (in February!) Marsh Harriers. @rspbengland.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Charmouth east beach - embracing the grey skies @charmouthhcc.bsky.social #winterskies #winterbeaches #lowtide #blackandwhitelandscapes

Oystercatchers, Charmouth east beach @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @charmouthhcc.bsky.social #lowtide #winterbirds #waders

Signs of Winter's slow recession on the Yeovil Country Park Riverside Walk #snowdrops #newbuds #springiscoming #winterisstillhere

Redshank and Curlew came a little closer yesterday at Holes Bay, although not much! Downsized my lenses to a solitary but excellent 70-300 AFP a while back, but thinking of up sizing again! @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social #needanOM1

Black-Tailed Godwits silhouetted by the harsh winter sun, Holes Bay, Poole Harbour - embracing the challenging light! @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

Shelduck, Seaton Wetlands this afternoon #wildfowl #winterducks #wetlands #seatonwetlands #wildeastdevon #devonwildlifetrust #devonwt

Redwing, Lenthay Common, Sherborne this morning @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #winterbirds #sunnyday #wintermigrants

@yeovilcountrypark Ninesprings in the mist this morning #mistymorning

Detwittering like so many others. Still battling on with IG/Threads/FB, but maybe this is the place. So, testing it out with a photo from a trip to @nationaltrust.bsky.social Stourhead this afternoon. Does one hashtag on here? #landscapephotography