Dragon goes Wild

Category: Dragon Goes Wild

  • Butterflies

    I decided to see how many different butterflies I could spot and identify today – on just a short stretch of wild flowers on the roadside, I spotted these three…. And a few more that flew off before I could get a photo of them! This butterfly refused to open its wings further out, so I’m…

  • Natural Spring

    I live in an area full of natural springs – some suddenly appear in the middle of the road if we’ve had a particularly wet spell of weather, there’s one that will potentially be developed into a stream to provide water for a new allotment site, and there’s even some in gardens that have been developed into…

  • Roe Deer Family

    We do get some unusual wildlife around here, considering how close we are to the city centre. Last night I looked out of the window and spotted a badger running along the road, there’s at least one family of foxes, and of course the local Buzzards and Peregrine Falcons. But one thing most people would never expected…

  • Bee Moth

    Another day, another moth…. And another one that didn’t seem to appear in my moth identification book! This moth was less than an inch in length, and was sitting on the front wall today. It almost blended in perfectly with the stonework. After looking at various different photos on websites to try and identify it, I…

  • A Feast for a Blackbird

    Blackbirds have always loved our garden – one year we even had a Blackbird nest. This year we’ve let the Berberis grow berries instead of cutting it back,  and it appears to be a Blackbird’s favourite food! They don’t find it easy to perch on the bendy branches, and of course the tastiest berries are always on…

  • Mackerel Sky

    Mackerel sky and mare’s tails make tall ships carry low sails That’s not actually a weather saying I’d heard of before, but apparently both types of cloud can develop before a storm, hence the shops using low sails. Mackerel Sky relates to altocumulus clouds, getting its name from the likeness of the cloud formation to the…

  • 31 days wild?

    I know #30dayswild officially ended yesterday, but who says wild has to stick to just 30 days? 😉 The weather just doesn’t seem to be able to decide if it wants to be dry or wet today – after another shower had passed over, I spotted the smallest hint of a rainbow over the hill:…

  • What do you see?

    What do you see?

    I thought I’d finish off #30dayswild with a little challenge for you – what do you see when you look at the photo below? I reckon some of you said you saw the hill, some maybe noticed the white cottage in the distance, and some others might have spotted the bee on the flower…. but did…

  • Micro Moths (updated)

    Micro Moths (updated)

    I spotted the tiniest of moths sitting on the kitchen door – it really was small, and surprisingly had really intricate details on its wings. After taking the photo, we caught it and released it outside, but since then I’ve been flicking through the Moth identification books and websites to try and work out what it actually was….…

  • Mottled Moth

    Mottled Moth

    Before I start, I will apologise for the slightly blurry photos – they were taken in poor light in the garden, and I didn’t want to use the flash in case it disturbed the moth! It’d chosen an unusual place to rest for the day; inside a large unused plant pot. The moth is a particularly…