a dog's life in the Tamar valley, Cornwall, PL17

We occasionally see a flash of brown and yellow through the trees and hedges in the garden as a sparrowhawk swoops down on a sparrow or g...

the artful poser

A souther hawker dragonfly. These dragonflies are very territorial, and will often hover around an intruder, providing a rare opportunity...

Another caterpillar, this time of the elephant hawk moth, trying to find a safe place in the grass and leaves. When disturbed this enormou...

This is the caterpillar of the pale tussock moth (see link for earlier post showing the moth). The colours are striking and serve to war...

On Penny's Piece this morning