Plenty to see in Dunnet Forest today

[astroman]

Had a short walk in Dunnet forest this afternoon - it seemed that we saw something interesting with every corner turned. The list includes
- a Roe Deer
- a rare Speckled Wood butterfly
- a variety of bumblebees
and a few that I got decent photos of below:

Green Veined White Butterfly
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj138/astroman_caithness/GreenVeinedWhiteButterflyonCuckoofl.jpg

Newts
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj138/astroman_caithness/PondNewts.jpg

[wifie]

Fabulous butterfly pic!

[Tugmistress]

Brilliant shots astroman, what sort of newts are they?

[astroman]

Brilliant shots astroman, what sort of newts are they?

Not sure. I've sent a photo to Mary Legg with the same question. If I get a positive ID I'll let you know.


Update: Info now received from Mary - they are Palmate Newts.

[Boozeburglar]

Don't know what answer you will get but I found both Palmate and Smooth/Common in Caithness, and definitely Palmate in the ponds there, and all over the moors in the peat banks.

Lovely pics, reminds me of my almost daily jaunt down through the forest before they spoiled it.

:)

[North Light]

Love the butterfly shot astroman.