Well! I seemed to have crashed the Darter Party today! And nearly November!

North Berwick

Dodging the monsoons and winds after work today - spotted this Large Heath lunching on the old withered blackberries

A goldfinch keeps a close eye on a bee in Dad's back garden

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A stormy cloud leaves a rainbow behind and clears the early evening sky to a beautiful bright blue. Another lovely walk at Attingham Park in the early evening, and a perfect rainbow appeared just as we were leaving.

I would have been quite happy with just leaves - amazing colours, but this Canada goose wanted to play the challenge too :)r

Bombus lucorum (I think) feeding on Rhododendron.

as do I.

spotted in Mitcham Common

I have been watching these Barn Owls for years and some days are just mindblowing.

I found hundreds of baby spiders on our front gate this morning, what are they?

This robin is rehearsing for the return of Springwatch

Male Southern Hawker

At Pensthorpe nature reserve - home to Springwatch 2008.

Up close male Goosander showing his saw-bill

Heron in the Lake District

Not such an ugly duckling.

On Gun Knowe Loch, Tweedbank, Galashiels, Scottish Borders.

Colours of Autumn beginning to show

Male Southern Hawker