Common Blue butterfly (Forest of Dean)

It must be a female, with that gorgeous colouring. And today happens to be a wonderful day, no rain, yippeeeeeeee! Can it mean we are into the late summer, I hope so?

Gatekeeper butterfly

I refuse to comment on the weather; its raining! This is the Gatekeeper in its beautiful colours, there are plenty of them. In fact, its easy to trip over them, if they weren't so tiny!

Greenfinch (Cannop Ponds feeding centre)

Ah, what shall I do with this lot? Eat it!!!!!!!!!!!!

Small Copper butterfly (Wild Lydney)

Well, I have waited a year for this species, the Small Copper. Its not quite there, the photograph, not me, though I guess that you think that way.

Yellow-billed Kite

It was RAINING all day. Don't you get upset, I know that I am. It has come outside for a moment, there is a sunburst, but I think it wont last very long. You could live with at least three months of sunshine, that would be lovely!