Canonmacrolens

19/08/2019

Around Corsica, these guys are king. You lie down, they bring their mates, chew you in to pieces and carry you off. You leave food out, they bring their mates, chew it in to pieces and carry it off... you get the picture. Their turf, their terms.

16/08/2019

Corsican dragonfly - not sure what species...sunbathing in the morning.

09/08/2019

Praying mantis - found wild (and super scary) in the lawn in Tuscany. Glad they don't live in the UK!

09/08/2019

A grasshopper for you... hiding in, well, grass.

07/08/2019

Italian Wall Lizard (Podarcis siculus) about to disappear down a hole. These are so quick off the mark and frightened of everything that I'm quite pleased with this photo. Usually I manage to snap a disappearing tale...

06/08/2019

Scorpion all riled up! This Italian scorpion (Euscorpious italicus) has a sting that's meant to be as mild as a wasp sting...but I am not trying it out.

05/08/2019

Vanessa cardui

Apparently we're expecting to be 'knee deep' in these Vanessa cardui in the UK. This one is in Orichella National Park in Tuscany.

13/07/2019

My favourite UK butterfly: the peacock (Inarchis io), there's just something about those blue eyespots. Taken with our EF 35-80 modified for macro lens in the garden on a Buddleia feeding.

22/04/2019

15/04/2019

Kangaroo Paw flower (Anigozanthos
spp.) snapped in bloom at the Eden project.

13/04/2019

Orange tip butterfly (male) Anthocharis cardamines. One of the first of the season. The underside of the wings appear green, but it's an optical illusion made up of yellow and black scales.

05/01/2019

Hedgehog snuffling around (Erinaceus europaeus)