A proud wildlife watcher
Dara shares his different way of looking at the world and a different way of ‘being’.
Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
Dara shares his different way of looking at the world and a different way of ‘being’.
The angel's wings fungus grows in overlapping clusters in the coniferous woods of Scotland and north England. Its funnel-like, white caps have no stems.
The jay is a colourful member of the crow family, with brilliant blue wing patches. It is famous for searching out acorns in autumnal woodlands and parks, often storing them for the winter ahead…
The stock dove looks very much like the woodpigeon, but without the white neck and wing patches. It can be spotted in woodlands and parks, and on farmland in winter, but rarely visits our gardens…
Look out for the swallow performing great aerial feats as it catches its insect-prey on the wing. You may also see it perching on a wire, or roosting in a reedbed, as it makes its way back to…
This bog-loving butterfly is mostly found in the north of the UK, where it takes to the wing in summer.
It’s easy to identify this distinctive skate from the black and yellow marbled eye spots on each wing.
This black and grey solitary bee takes to the wing in spring, when it can be seen buzzing around burrows in open ground.
The Keeled skimmer is a dragonfly of heaths and commons with shallow pools. It has a skittish and weak flight, and is on the wing in summer and early autumn.
The gatekeeper is on the wing in summer on grasslands, in woodlands and along hedgerows. Look out for the large, distinctive eyespot with two 'pupils' on each forewing.
The angle shades can be well-hidden among the leaf litter - its pinky-brown markings and scalloped wings giving it the perfect camouflage. It is on the wing in gardens, woods and hedgerows from…