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A female African Lion - taken at Blair Drummond Safari ParkBig cats are some of the most successful predators on the pla...
02/09/2026

A female African Lion - taken at Blair Drummond Safari Park
Big cats are some of the most successful predators on the planet, and the African lion has to be the king of them all. Or perhaps we should say queen, as in lion family groups (or prides) females do most of the hunting. The lion is the only cat to form close-knit, long-term social groups of this kind and young are often raised communally, suckling from a number of different females.






🦋The Dark Green Fritillary is the most widespread fritillary found in the British Isles and is a pleasure to see as it f...
01/09/2026

🦋The Dark Green Fritillary is the most widespread fritillary found in the British Isles and is a pleasure to see as it flies powerfully over its grassland habitats, frequently stopping to nectar on Thistles and Knapweed. It gets its name from the green hue found on the underside of the hindwings, which are peppered with large silver spots. This butterfly can be found throughout the British Isles, although it is less common in central and eastern England. Outside of central Scotland and southern England, it is most frequently found in coastal areas and is the only fritillary found in Orkney and the Outer Hebrides. Despite its powerful flight, it is somewhat surprising that this species is not particularly mobile, staying within its breeding grounds.

Information Courtesy of UK Butterflies website


Stonechats are robin sized birds. Males have striking black heads with white around the side of their neck, orange-red b...
31/08/2026

Stonechats are robin sized birds. Males have striking black heads with white around the side of their neck, orange-red breasts and a mottled brown back. Females lack the male's black head, but have brown backs and an orange tinge to their chests. Birds are frequently seen flicking their wings while perched, often doing so on the tops of low bushes. As its name suggests, birds utter a sharp loud call that sound like two stones being tapped together. They breed in western and southern parts of the UK, but disperse more widely in winter.

Information Courtesy: RSPB


Amur or Siberian Tiger -taken at Blair Drummond Safari ParkTiger, tiger burning bright! This is possibly one of the most...
30/08/2026

Amur or Siberian Tiger -taken at Blair Drummond Safari Park

Tiger, tiger burning bright! This is possibly one of the most recognisable of all the big cats. But despite their bright orange, black and white stripes, a tiger’s markings are actually designed to blend in and provide camouflage against the light and shade of the forest, so they can creep up really close to their prey.
The Amur or Siberian tiger is a rare sub-species found in the Russian Far East and in certain areas of China. It’s the largest and heaviest living cat in the world, measuring about 10 feet long and weighing as much as three grown men!
You can spot an Amur tiger by its slightly lighter coat, which is longer and thicker around the neck and paws to protect it from the cold Russian climate.
Unfortunately, these beautiful animals are poached for their fur and body parts which are often then used in the traditional alternative ‘medicine’ market. Commercial trade of tiger parts is prohibited by international law, however it still occurs illegally. Logging in Russia has also resulted in a huge loss of tiger habitat.


Moorhens:-Moorhens are blackish with a red and yellow beak and long, green legs. Seen closer-up, they have a dark brown ...
30/08/2026

Moorhens:-
Moorhens are blackish with a red and yellow beak and long, green legs. Seen closer-up, they have a dark brown back and wings and a more bluish-black belly, with white stripes on the flanks.

Information Courtesy: RSPB Scotland


A Common House Fly on a Japanese Anemone - A great Diving Beetle - Seven-Spot Ladybird which is your favourite (see eac...
29/08/2026

A Common House Fly on a Japanese Anemone - A great Diving Beetle - Seven-Spot Ladybird which is your favourite (see each photo for a fun fact on each one)

Look closely at the world around you; even the smallest 'mini beasts' have a massive role to play in keeping our ecosystem alive. ✨🌿"


Red Kites:- This magnificently graceful bird of prey is unmistakable with its reddish-brown body, angled wings and deepl...
28/08/2026

Red Kites:- This magnificently graceful bird of prey is unmistakable with its reddish-brown body, angled wings and deeply forked tail.

The RSPB is celebrating the "remarkable" comeback of the Red Kite, a bird which had almost become extinct in Britain.
For more than 400 years the bird of prey was killed as vermin and by the 1960s there were just 20 pairs.
But the organisation's 2011 Big Garden Birdwatch survey recorded as many as 2,000 breeding pairs, an increase of over 130% since last year.
Its return began in the 1990s with re-introductions in several areas.
At the turn of the 20th century it was extinct in England and Scotland with just a handful of breeding pairs in the Welsh valleys.
The Welsh birds began to expand slowly in the 1980s with legal protection, reduced persecution and efforts of conservationists, but remained very vulnerable.

Information Courtesy: RSPB



The siskin is a small, lively finch, which is smaller than a greenfinch. It has a distinctly forked tail and a long narr...
26/08/2026

The siskin is a small, lively finch, which is smaller than a greenfinch. It has a distinctly forked tail and a long narrow bill. The male has a streaky yellow-green body and a black crown and bib. There are yellow patches in the wings and tail. It is mainly a resident breeder from southern England to northern Scotland, but is most numerous in Scotland and Wales. Many breeding birds are residents; in winter birds arrive here also from Europe.

Information Courtesy: RSPB


The emerald damselfly is a medium-sized damselfly that lives among lush vegetation around the edges of ponds, lakes, dit...
25/08/2026

The emerald damselfly is a medium-sized damselfly that lives among lush vegetation around the edges of ponds, lakes, ditches and canals. When perched, emerald damselflies have a habit of holding their wings half-open, rather than closed along the length of their body like other damselflies. The last species of damselfly to emerge in the UK each year, they are on the wing from the end of June to September.

Mostly juvenile Blue T**s:- A colourful mix of blue, yellow, white and green makes the blue tit one of our most attracti...
24/08/2026

Mostly juvenile Blue T**s:- A colourful mix of blue, yellow, white and green makes the blue tit one of our most attractive and most recognisable garden visitors. In winter, family flocks join up with other t**s as they search for food. A garden with four or five blue t**s at a feeder at any one time may be feeding 20 or more.

Information Courtesy: RSPB



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