I needed a few days away from Social Media including #Mastodon but am back now with an image of this beautiful butterfly.
I’ve never gone out intentionally to photograph #butterflies but I’ve been so happy to see so many about on my walks along the river here in #Aberdeen.
So now I’ve got something else I can try to photo and it’s a fun new challenge.
I hope you enjoy the colours and details on this Small Tortoiseshell despite it being a simple “point-and-shoot” photo with no thought for composition!
A sunny day visit to Neidpath Castle, Peebles, built by Sir William de Haya (d.c.1390) c14th century, it was held by the family until the 17th century.
The castle was visited by Mary, Queen of Scots c1563 and by her son James VI in 1587 and me several times 1980-2020's.
Early this morning, I went to a village a half-dozen kilometers from my town with the goal of walking back home and maybe photographing a bird or three on the way. Barely 10 minutes along, on a deserted path along a lake (great crested grebe nest!), I noticed something hopping towards me in the distance.
Amazingly, this European hare approached to within 15 meters or so before making a right into the forest!
Here's another shot of the European hare I saw yesterday (my girlfriend calls them "scary bunnies" due to their large size and frankly giant eyes), taken just a few seconds before the ones I posted last night.
A short encounter, but when I've seen hares on previous occasions, they've never stuck around long enough to get the camera turned on (...at best, I'd notice them hopping away). This one seemed really curious!
These fascinating creatures are often seen diving into the water to catch their food. The plunge can begin from up heights of even 65 ft in the air. Gulf Islands National Seashore FL.
I'm sharing this photo I took of two black bears playing for #SilentSunday because that's what I was when I came across them while hiking...I kept perfectly silent and still as they wrestled like I wasn't even there. I'm still not sure if they even saw me. Eventually they curled up for a nap behind a bush.