Showing posts with label Meadow Brown Butterfly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Meadow Brown Butterfly. Show all posts

Sunday, 17 August 2008

Cornwall holiday post 3 (other)

Welcome to the last post about our holiday in Cornwall. During the week I noted many different types of animal. The week was packed with walks and cycle rides, which gave me the opportunity to take pictures of things which I haven't seen at home. While our garden provides great undergrowth and wilderness, it doesn't have many flowers which attract bees and butterflies. Cornwall did have this, and I took some pictures of several types of Butterfly.

Top left: Speckled Wood, Top Right: Red Admiral, Bottom Left: Meadow Brown, Bottom Right: Gatekeeper


Some other interesting creatures were also seen in Cornwall that week. See below. The Dragonfly must have been injured by a swallow or something because it landed on the drive and stayed there for a bit. My uncle picked it up carefully and it sat on his finger. Eventually, after I got some pictures of it, we put it on some grass in a field. The beetle in the picture was just in the road when we saw it. The fungus was seen on an uprooted tree which I walked past. Finally, the dog belongs to the farmer who owns the cottage. They aren't very wild but they were lovely dogs. There was another one too, and they were very friendly.
Top left: Bloody Nosed Beetle, Top Right: Common Hawker Dragonfly, Bottom left: Hairy Stereum Fungus, Bottom Right: Kimmy the dog



Overall, I had a great time in Cornwall, and the wildlife made it that much better.