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Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus)

Eurasian Goshawk, photographed in Moray, Scotland 2023

Speckled wood butterfly on a leaf in Gosforth Park Nature Reserve.

Suffolk Antlion (Euroleon nostras), adult on spruce needles.

Daytime side view close-up of an adult female Eurasian Sparrow hawk, standing still in shallow water in a forest in autumn, the sparrow is reflected in the water almost like in a mirror

$Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus canorus) close up of head of juvenile\n\nEccles-on-Sea, Norfolk June$

$L Man 29-34cm, Female 35-41cm, WS 58-65cm and 67-80cm.\nAlong with Common Buzzard most numerous raptor in Europe.\nBreeds in forests, also near human settlements; sometimes in dense parts of large parks or gardens. Nest in tree, often 6-12m up in spruce, newly built each year. Secretive near nest, often evades notice.\nFood small birds. Hunts with surprise attack and fast flight, often low among trees, bushes and buildings. Will even pursuit small birds on foot under and trough bushes.\nResident in large parts of Europe, but Fenno-Scandian breeders largely migrate to Continental Europe.\n\nThis is a common Species in the Netherlands.$

The Locally Endangered Bicolored Shrew (Crocidura leucodon) in it's Natural Habitat

The Speckled Wood occurs in woodland, gardens and hedgerows. Butterflies often perch in sunny spots, spiralling into the air to chase each other.

One tiny, newly born house mouse, less than three centimetres long, out in the open for the first time.

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris), male

Eurasian sparrowhawk reflected in the water

Young spotted flycatcher waiting for a parent with food .This individual was photographed in the town of Radawa.

Butterfly Marsh Fritillary. Euphydryas aurinia.

Various green types of grass and plants with leaves and seeds

$The small blue (Cupido minimus) is a Palearctic butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Despite its common name, it is not particularly blue. The male has some bluish suffusion at the base of its upper wings but is mostly dark brown like the female. The species can live in colonies of up to several hundred and in its caterpillar stage is cannibalistic.\nDescription:\nSmall blue males are dark brown with a scattering of bright blue scales that speckle their wings. Females lack this blue speckling. Both males and females exhibit the characteristic silver underside with black spots. The male has a bluish tint at the base of its wings similar to the upper side. Their wingspan can fall anywhere from 16-27mm, but males tend to be the smaller sex.\nHabitat:\nC. minimus live in calcareous grasslands, abandoned quarries, railway and embankments and woodland edges and clearings.\nFood plants:\nRecorded larval food plants are Oxytropis campestris, Astragalus alpinus, Lotus corniculatus, Anthyllis vulneraria, Melilotus, Coronilla, Medicago, Anthyllis vulneraria, Astragalus glycyphyllos and Astragalus cicer. \nIn the UK, small blues lay their eggs, live, and feed exclusively on the kidney vetch. While females obtain all of their nutrients from plants, males will extract salts and minerals from carrion, dung, and mud puddles. \nFlying season:\nThe adult small blue has a lifespan of about three months. In the southern United Kingdom, there are two broods a summer. One is in June, and the other in August with the second brood being smaller. However, in the northern part of the United Kingdom, only the June brood is present. The small blue is diurnal, and often lives in colonies. While most colonies consist of a few dozen individuals, colonies of several hundred have been recorded. \nDistribution:\nC. minimus is found troughout Europe (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a long weekend in the Eifel (Germany) in June 2019.$

Upland Sandpiper (bartramia longicauda) standing in some tall grass

European green woodpecker mirrored in the water

Acrocephalus palustris. The nest of the Marsh Warbler in nature. Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). Russia, the Ryazan region (Ryazanskaya oblast), the Pronsky District, Denisovo.

Reed warbler in a reedbed in Gosforth Park Nature Reserve.

An image of a Speckled Wood butterfly resting on a leaf in sunlight.

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