Hummingbird hawkmoth

.

Nectar specialist

with a convergent design

ultra-fast wingbeat.

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by Scooj

  • Seen on the hill overlooking Barcelona.

Opah

 

Searching the oceans

vermillion, scimitar fins,

moonfish so striking.

 

by Scooj

 

Monk parakeet

Screeching green flashes

fly from palm top to palm top

busy nestbuilding.

 

by Scooj

 

  • A native of Argentina, this parakeet is quite at home in Barcelona which boasts the largest European population. Probably not entirely welcome, but suitably exotic.

Adam’s rainbow

.

It doesn’t matter

where in the world I see one,

I remember him.

.

by Scooj

Barcelona

.

Planning our first day

DD and I on our hols

La Rambla to start.

.

by Scooj

  • DD=darling daughter in ‘Netmums’ speak

Axolotl

 

Neotenous newt

from Mexico. I had a

pet one called Wobert.

 

by Scooj

Message from Lanzarote

.

Text message from son

better than any postcard

that wouldn’t be sent.

.

by Scooj

Pine marten

 

Scottish invasion

most welcome advance southwards

recolonising.

 

by Scooj

  • On the news that pine martens have been filmed for the first time ever in Northumberland. It is thought that habitat improvements amongst other factors have aided the natural advance.

Dugong

 

Elegant sea cow

grazing sea grass. Benign beast;

habitat shrinking.

 

by Scooj

 

Dung beetle

 

Unremarkable

until seen rolling boulders

of animal poo.

 

by Scooj