Nature & wildlife pictures

Had a very young, lost little visitor at the site today.

Moved him back into the hedgerow next to the burn away from the house.

   

   

Red admiral on orange buddleia. Thanks JJB for the cuttings   .

   

Red admiral on orange buddleia. Thanks JJB for the cuttings   .

So pleased they survived, its parent bush wasn't too happy here this year, I blame P's pruning technique, i.e. hack and slash

We had a couple of visits at the plot today when we got back after lunch.
Fallow bucks

   

Beautiful! Both to look at and on the plate

These two spent over an hour eating the leaves from my fruit trees and bushes yesterday evening, but they also did a lot of hooning around just like a pair of unattached young bucks without a care or responsibility in the world! It made for very etertaining video.  Can I load videos on here?
Tonight I confess I chased them off  

   

   

Courting slow worms in the polytunnel this afternoon

   

First adder I’ve seen this year. Very pleased to see him. He didn’t feel the same and left very quickly with a very impolite hiss.

   

Beautiful! Lovely dark one

Found this little newt at the house today.