Garden Goldcrest today #isleofman #birds #nature 🇮🇲

Hardly been out with the camera so far this year 🌧🌧🌧 The sun came out today for a bit though 😃📸 and I'm off to a start with my #ladybirdyearlist 🐞 1️⃣ Propylea quatourdecimpunctata (14 spot ladybird) #ukladybirds #ukwildlife #macrophotography

Narcissus 'Arctic Bells' just about standing up to the rain in #mylittlegarden #SundayYellow #Bloomscrolling

Hellebore x hybridus (Ashwood Evolution Group) Neon shades. #mylittlegarden #fridayflowers #bloomscrolling

The first of the Iris in #mylittlegarden #TuesdayBlue #Bloomscrolling

My #SixOnSaturday this week comes from Gran Canaria where the sun is shining and the flowers are blooming 🌵🌺☀️

Here are some stunning #BirdsOfPrey for you all to enjoy today from my collection #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography

#AtlanticPuffins have to rank very highly as one of my favourite birds to photograph, so here are a few for you all #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography

A Buzzing Spider (Anyphaena accentuata) found in some local woods just after dark 🔦. #omsystemuk #macrophotography #ukspiders

Frosty garden view this morning #mylittlegarden #winter

Early morning Fox with catch #Hessen #Germany @chrisgpackham.bsky.social

A resting dew-laden damselfly taken early on a cool summer morning. #Macrophotography #odonata #damselfly #ukwildlife

A pair of Robber Flies. This shot of a mating pair was taken back in August in Norfolk, UK. @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social #robberfly #ukwildlife #omsystem #Norfolkwildlife #macrophotography

Blue flowers are so pretty - this is Salvia uliginosa, the bog sage #TuesdayBlue

Nature's gold ##SundayYellow #Autumn #leaves

I ran out of time this week, so it's a collage for #SixonSaturday Clockwise - Cotinus 'Golden Lady' leaves, hoverfly, hydrangea turning pink, Geranium 'Anne Thomson', Verbena bonariensis, orange begonia still going strong #mylittlegarden

A little late in the day, but here's some #SundayYellow Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers' I think.... #bloomscrolling

Leaf cutter bee on purple sage (Megachile) Summer morning in a neighbor’s garden in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood #macro #photography #native #bees #plants #flowers #nature #art #gardens #gardening #bloomscrolling #pollinators #macroPhotography #eastcoastkin #animalarttues #chicago

My #flowersonfriday come from a visit to Bluebell Cottage Gardens last weekend. Love this colour 🩷🌸🩷 #bloomscrolling

Mason bee parasitic wasp (Leucospis affinis) on goldenrod flowers at the Izaak Walton nature preserve yesterday visiting Homewood, Illinois #macroMonday #eastcoastkin #macro #photography #macroPhotography #wasps #native #insects #nature #flowers #goldenrod #wildflowers #chicago #izzakWalton #art

It's always a delight to visit Bluebell Cottage Gardens but also a little sad that yesterday was the last day of opening until spring 2026. Beautiful trees for sale in the nursery for the first time this year. Ginkgo and Crab Apples looking splendid.

Osprey at St John's, Isle of Man 🇮🇲

Here's a new rose from the #DunhamMasseyNT Rose Garden - Rosa 'Bordure Abricot' complete with a few light frosty sparkles #Bloomscrolling #RoseWednesday

A gorgeous day for a wander around #DunhamMassey yesterday #TuesdayBlue #Bloomscrolling #Butterfly

The colours are seasonal if not the flowers #FlowersOnFriday #Bloomscrolling 🍂🧡

Fading echinacea blooms, crab apples, a last rose and the scent of actaea. Autumnal vibes in #mylittlegarden this morning 🍂🕸️🍁 #Bloomscrolling #MondayMood

Common Carder Bee in The Garden Jungle making the most of the flowering plants #thegardenjungle #commoncarderbee #bee #garden

My todo list for today is so long I think I'll put it off and have another cuppa. Happy Sunday 🌱 🌼🌿 #SundayYellow

Juvenile Peregrine Falcon, 2025, Isle of Man 🇮🇲

A beautiful iris from my visit to The Laundry Garden back in May #MagentaMonday #bloomscrolling #gardenvisiting

My #sixonsaturday for 28th August: Achillea 'Terracotta', Anemone 'Frilly Knickers', Calamintha Nepeta 'Blue Cloud' Eryngium 'Victory Blue', Sedum 'Matrona', Zinnia 'Orange Something' A proper update on #mylittlegarden next week. Have a great weekend.

A first for me! Clouded Yellow Butterflies today on the #isleofman 🇮🇲 #rarity

My #sixonsaturday for 23rd August: Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll', Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm', Erysimum 'Pastel Patchwork', Hydrangea Groundbreaker Greeny, Malus 'Golden Hornet', Aster Veilchenkonigin #mylittlegarden #bloomscrolling

Another last minute #sixonsaturday but better late than never. Clockwise from top left: Sedum matrona, a welcome little viola in a crack in the paving, Lavender 'Hidcote', Begonia 'Somesort', Anemone 'who knows' and Aster 'Mönch'. Happy Saturday 🌸

Closeup of a female Stonechat, taken at Black Hill, South Shropshire #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography #canon #photography

A male Willow Emerald Damselfly - a relatively new coloniser of the UK. This is the first specimen I've found in east Worcestershire. #insects #invertebrates #Odonata #damselfly #WillowEmeraldDamselfly #ChalcolestesViridis #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #MacroPhotography #StingsNWings #SmallWonders

Hummingbird Hawk moth today, Isle of Man 🇮🇲

After a week of trauma with an elderly relative in law, here's my last minute #SixOnSaturday #mylittlegarden Clockwise from top left - Rosa 'Ballerina', Rosa 'Handel', Penstemon 'Garnet', Echinacea 'Rubinstern', Agastache 'Blue Fortune' and Anemone 'Frilly Knickers

Summer pinks for a rainy day #magentamonday #Mondayvibes #bloomscrolling

August has arrived and I can see the end of summer on the horizon. My #SixonSaturday clockwise from top left - Erigeron 'Lavender Lady', Digitalis, Malus 'Golden Hornet', Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll', Geranium 'Anne Thomson', Calamintha 'Blue Cloud' #mylittlegarden #bloomscrolling

Swarzmilan (Black Kite) Hessen # Germany 🇩🇪

A Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow from my recent trip to Northern Sweden. Resting on a cloudy day, they normally rarely stop flying when it is sunny.

Circle border in #mylittlegarden (yes I know it's a grand name for a small space, but it is a circle!) The central water bowl has been very popular in the drought #TuesdayBlue #gardenersworld #GardeningX

In the August edition of #CheshireLifeMagazine, I visit Diane Lloyd, a flower farmer in Tarporley. Just look at these gorgeous blooms 💕 #SundayVibes #bloomscrolling

I was tempted not to post any sort of #SixonSaturday this week but, in a feeble attempt to join in, clockwise from top left: Geranium Rozanne, Achillea 'Terracotta', Echinacea pallida, Rosa 'Tottering By Gently', Cosmos 'Cherry Chocolate'and Echinacea 'Rubinstern' .#mylittlegarden

A mystery egg I found in my garden a few weeks ago hatched and grew into this amazing Puss Moth (Cerura vinula) caterpillar😃. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @omsystem.bsky.social #ukwildlife #teammoth

Lovely close up of a Hoverfly taken in The Garden Jungle, so many insects flying around it’s hard to pick one. Taken with a Sigma 105mm 2.8 Macro #thegardenjungle #hoverfly #insect #garden

A female White-faced Darter dragonfly seen in Northern Sweden in a boggy area. The only dragonfly I saw on the trip.

Astrantia baking in the sun in #mylittlegarden ##MagentaMonday #Bloomscrolling