Over the moon today! Spotted a first for me. My first swallows. I only managed to photograph one as the other 3 I counted wouldn't stay still for long enough! Also had a very close encounter with a large grass snake today. Unfortunately it was such a close encounter that it was too close for my lens!

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great harwood lancashire

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01z2vn8/live on 6.1.14

Lovely to see this chiffchaff on a dull day here in Suffolk

Bee feeding on wild clover in the garden

Taken at RSPB Minsmere

A Brimstone butterfly pretending he is a leaf

Springwatch on 6.11.14

The Perils of Parenthood

Feeding time

Part of the BBC's Springwatch, Manchester event.

Chaffinch Singing

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Same Dragonfly

great harwood lancashire

Jay having a bath in the Kenwyn river, Truro, Cornwall.

Fox

Sometimes time is sort and the local park is the best option! doesnt fail to provide loads of shots each and every time

Springwatch on 6.11.14

Leaving the apple tree in the garden.

I just know them as being early blue flowers, but there's some debate:

www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Scilla

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chionodoxa

H took these.

I do like Mr Packham!

In Essex

Spotted off Blakeney Point - a BBC film crew. A relative newcomer to Norfolk, often seen at Pensthorpe in spring (but not after this year apparently).

..... nah! you've got me wrong. Wasn't nowhere near them!!

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01z2vf4/live

I think

Barn owl resting from hunting