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Kitesurfers at Troon

Watersport in the high winds

Kitesurfers thoroughly enjoy these windy conditions and roaring waves. I hadn’t seen them jump so high before and moving so fast on the water.

Cinnibar Moth Caterpillar

Nature Spot

Cinnibar Moth caterpillars look like tiny hazard warning tapes sending a signal to birds that they’re not for eating. They don’t taste nice and contain poisons.

A real predator of the animal kingdom. This dragonfly is, indeed, quite common in the UK. I’ve heard it said that their faces look like a smiley clown but at the same time, they are quite vicous predators too. I saw one just drop unexpectedly to the ground and then saw it had taken hold of a sizeable spider, just like a hawk landing on its prey.

Mystery to me

Nature spot

I came across these black caterpillars a few days ago, all clustered together on a patch of nettles – not the most attractive organisms either. I didn’t know what they were – I mean which butterfly or moth species they belonged to.

More Wild Flowers

The colours out there are still amazing. Here’s a few wild growing flowers from my local area.

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Fishing Boats at Ayr

Artistic treatment of an old photograph

I was just thinking back to the first photograph I ever sold. You might find it hard to believe but this is the one.

Creatures of a Brief Season

Just a flutter of bright orange like a piece of confetti blowing across the moor, – the male Small Heath butterfly (above). They’re fairly widespread in the UK and, of course mostly found on heathland – not in suburban gardens. It’s quite a small butterfly, only just over half an inch from head to tail, and they always perch as shown…. with wings closed. That way you won’t see the bright orange across the upper surface of its wings until it starts to fly. The male, slighter more colourful than the female, commands its own territory, while the female tends to wander all over the place.

Culzean Castle, Ayrshire

Like many Ayrshire natives, I’m no stranger to the Culzean Estate. Last Sunday, I was going to see the ‘Forces in the Field’ event, but thought I’d get down early to have a wander. The lighting was so good I started with some shots of the castle. It’s not the type of photography I’m striving for, but when it’s there in front of you………

Poppies

We came across these poppies in Culzean Castle’s walled garden – a simply outstanding display. Culzean Castle and its extensive country park is one of our premier visitor attractions. If you come to Ayrshire, you’ve just got to go there.

Insect World – 6 June

Eventually I sit down at the edge of the pond, and let the damselflies drift along the bank towards me. They settle on the grasses or glide over the water, just there. It seems in part magical as these little slivers of jewellery waft around. Mostly Common Blues …. but some red ones too. At one time, they were called the ‘Devil’s darning needles’ – and the myth was that if perchance you were to lie and sleep beside the water, they would come and sew your eyelids up – a story to scare the kids.

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