Lizard sculpture at Tout Quarry, Portland
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Wildlife

Here are assorted wildlife snaps (mostly butterflies) that I have taken when out and about. Instead of leaving the pictures sitting on my hard disk, they now have their own page. I'll add to this page whenever I've got some good new shots. I don't make any claims that these are rare or unusual animals, just that I liked the look of them at the time!

Click on any of the pictures below for fullsize version....

South Coast, September 03

Small brown-spotted orange butterfly resting on the track. Underside of small blue butterfly resting on a piece of grass. View of steep chalk cliffs dropping down into the sea, with the grassy path skirting the cliff top.
Small orange butterfly Small blue butterfly The habitat!
Close up of butterfly with brown wings, dotted with small yellow spots. View of chalk cliffs in the sun, above grass and gorse rolling down to the sea. Two blue and yellow dragonflies attached to each other, hanging off a twig.
Speckled Wood butterfly More habitat! Mating dragonflies
Dragonfly with blue, yellow and brown stripes along its tail, resting on a leaf. Butterfly with closed wings sitting on a blackberry. Apart from its antenna and legs, it looks exactly like a brown leaf. Close up of butterfly with vivid gold and brown spotted orange wings, sitting on a leaf.
Dragonfly Comma butterfly, well camouflaged... ...and opened out
Close up of butterfly with vivid blue wings, and striped antenna, sitting on a blade of grass. Black and orange butterfly perched on some small stones. Snake with distinctive black and white pattern moving out of long grass onto path.
Common Blue butterfly Painted Lady butterfly Adder on path...
Snake with distinctive black and white pattern turning back into the long grass. Front view of bird of prey, with orange and brown feathers, standing on a fence post staring at the camera. Front view of bird of prey, with orange and brown feathers, standing on a fence post staring at the camera.
moving back into grass... Kestrel on post
Close up of butterfly, dark red body with four large distinctive spots of blue, white and black.
Peacock butterfly
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