Well this challenge is right up my street, many thanks to Anne of Slow Shutter Speed for hosting “Wildlife close to Home” for this week. Those who drop by regularly won’t be surprised by my first image. I just love bumblebees, and it is great to see them enjoying the flowers in the garden.
This summer and autumn we had a lot more shieldbugs in the garden than other years. I think these guys look pretty comical.
Butterflies bring more colour to the garden.
And finally another favourite – this time a slightly larger animal and a rarer visitor to the garden, but always a joy to see – the Irish hare.
Murtagh's Meadow 
This is a delightful collection of images – I love seeing the hare 🙂
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Thank you so much Anne. Thanks for a great challenge
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Oh, your hare is fantastic.
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Thank you so much
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Well your hare is gorgeous Karina and you’ve proven the beauty of your garden’s insect visitors beyond question! I especially loved your little green-veined white.
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Thank you Tina, always special to see a hare in the garden
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Beautiful images! Wonderful to attract insects. Fabulous!
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Thank you Amy
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I love the focus you have given to insect life: and that wonderful hare, who has posed so prettily. In my own post, I completely forgot the omni-present rabbits.
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Sometimes we forget the things we see all the time 🙂
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But rather less, these days 😦
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I love bumble bees too. Your butterflies are wonderful and the hare is a pretty guy – I never get that close to them here! A beautiful post – insect life is precious and to be able to help growing.
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The hares are shy, the photo was actually taken through a window.
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Well done!
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Thank you
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Great photos, all. Well done.
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Thank you John. Glad you liked them
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Always a pleasure to see life in the garden, it gives the whole a feeling of balance. I love that you see Irish hares, aren’t they in decline?
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The population seems stable now, but numbers are a lot less than they were hundred years ago. We love to see them around
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I always love your bees, as you know 🙂 But all of these shots are great! The hare looks a bit stern, as if he disapproves of your camera?
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I think it may have🙂 thank you
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Fabulous picture of the hare xx
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Thank you
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