My garden's hedgehog.

 I have been putting out hedgehog food for about a week now, with it all gone by morning. Last night I managed to capture what looks like the smaller of last year's pair, on a short video. Shot through the kitchen window so not brilliant. 

                                                Hedgehog. Photo. John Elliott. click to view.

 

                                               Azure Damselflies. Mating Pair. Photo. John Elliott. Click to enlarge.

The second species to emerge this year from my garden pond, and common over most of the country. The male is bright blue, the female tightly in his grasp, greeny.

Azure Damselflies. Photo. John Elliott.

 

 

Large Red Damselfly.

 

The first damselflies have emerged from my newly replanted garden pond, several Large Red Damselflies, including this pair laying eggs. Only the male is red, the female being greenish. The Large Red is distinguished by its black legs, The Small Red, apart from being smaller, has yellowish legs.

Ovipositing Large Red Damselflies. Photo. John Elliott. Click to enlarge.

 

The male damselfly clutches the female tightly during the egg laying process to guard her from other males.
 

Green Carpet Moth.

Green Carpet Moth. Photo. John Eliott. Click to enlarge.

Not all moths are drab, some can vie with the butterflies.

 Captured last night, the Green Carpet moth lives up to its name when newly emerged, but the colouration quickly turns to white.