Paul

Soon be time to deposit the fruit of their labour no doubt.. Paul.

A mason bee, and a leaf cutter bee in the garden this afternoon: Paul.

My resident Neriene montana with a bit of interest surrounding her... Paul.

Well done John - a place I've not been to, but seen a fair photos of - and this is a good as any. Congrats. Paul.

Rare bird - chough. Rare bird - Roller Oh well, lol...

Bdellidae. Snout Mite. Feasting on an elongate springtail. Up there with my current favourite insect just now. Nature is so brutal isn't it? Got a photobomb from a Arachnida ( Acari - Mites ) - Oribatida in the last one too ! Paul.

What a peculiar attire she wears! Lovely shots and video Geoff. Paul.

Beautiful bird of prey - well captured. Paul.

Nice to see the black-tailed godwits too Geoff - all good captures. Paul.

Puffins are dare I say it? Cute Paul.

Amazing lifer for you, you must be choughed (chuffed - see what I did there?) Paul.

I don't think I have either Geoff - it looks almost alien compared to the ones I normally see. Paul.

Thank you Geoff Paul.

You are correct. They are the big ugly ones! Paul.

Flesh flies look similar to house flies, but are typically larger and have bright red eyes. Adult flesh flies are light gray in color and have a distinctive checkerboard pattern on top of their abdomen. They have three black stripes running down their thorax. Paul.

4 more from today - the first of a face-away hoverfly - obviously playing second fiddle... And a Mirinae of some kind, sucking the guts out of its prey (that small lump of a victim) until it has had it's nibble... Paul.

I think this is the Neriene montana, will edit if I'm wrong. Paul.

Thanks Geoff - I had a willing subject that cared enough not to move much! Paul.

When I watch what flies around the leaves of the bushes, I just see small winged things as well as bees, flies, etc., but when seen individually and close up, there are so many different species! It is remarkable what nature has. Paul.

This is the common froghopper, Philaenus spumarius. It was standing on the stem of a rose, just beneath the bud, and I was able to gently break the flower away from the plant and that allowed me to use the petals as the background as it moved around. It was around 9.30pm when I took these, which probably explains why it didn't bounce off into the garden and gave me the chance to nail a good few shots from various angles, by turning the rose around to get the shots. Paul.

Thanks Geoff. I didn't expect to see the cucumber spider - the last one I found here was years ago. I should consider myself a little bit lucky I suppose. Paul.

8 out of 10 of my photos are not in focus! Paul.

Araneidae family of spiders, the green orb is hard to find because they blend in so damn well... Paul.

You got some Geoff - great news that! Hopefully you'll see more soon. The stink bug is I think a forest bug (or red-legged shield bug). You did well to get 3 flies in one shot without them flying away! Paul.

I had the green lacewings too, they are wonderfully fragile. Paul.