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A beautiful brown butterfly sits on a blooming oregano.

A Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in Scotland, UK

Red squirrel on the snow taken in Kyiv, Ukraine, in winter

A horizontal shot of a cute squirrel near a piece of wood in the forest

Essex skipper or European skipper butterfly - Thymelicus lineola sucks with its trunk nectar from a Carthusian pink blossom - Dianthus carthusianorum

Young Squirrel sits on tree in summer. Beautiful and red-haired young squirrel sits on a tree branch in summer. Eurasian red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris.

$The red squirrel or Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus common throughout Eurasia. The red squirrel is an arboreal, primarily herbivorous rodent. \nIn Great Britain, Ireland, and in Italy numbers have decreased drastically in recent years. This decline is associated with the introduction by humans of the eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) from North America. However, the population in Scotland is stabilising due to conservation efforts, awareness and the increasing population of the pine marten, a European predator that selectively controls grey squirrels.\nDistribution:\nRed squirrels occupy boreal, coniferous woods in northern Europe and Siberia, preferring Scots pine, Norway spruce and Siberian pine. In western and southern Europe they are found in broad-leaved woods where the mixture of tree and shrub species provides a better year round source of food. In most of the British Isles and in Italy, broad-leaved woodlands are now less suitable due to the better competitive feeding strategy of introduced grey squirrels (source Wikipedia). \n\nIn the Netherlands this Species is quite common in Forests and Parks.$

Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) on a Dianthus carthusianorum (Carthusian Pink).

A closeup of the meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) on a purple flower

Close-up of Potato plants in bloom against dark background. White and yellow flowers of Solanum tuberosum

adult Green belly bug of the species Diceraeus melacanthus

Beautiful butterfly portrait resting on green leaves in Autumn

$The large copper (Lycaena dispar) is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n$

A closeup of a red squirrel in a forest surrounded by greenery with a blurry background

A small squirrel peeks out from behind a branch

Cute red squirrel standing in front of flowering scilla

The chickweed (Stellaria media) blooming in a meadow

This butterfly is widely distributed throughout southern areas wherever there are oak trees; even a solitary tree may support a colony. It is frequently overlooked as adults remain largely in the canopy where the main adult food source is honeydew; they fly more commonly in the evening of a warm summer's day. They are only driven down to seek fluid and nectar during prolonged drought.

$Very variable, short to medium, generally hairless, stoloniferous perennial; stems ascending to erect, round. Basal leaves few, linear, untoothed and unstalked. Flowers blue, rarely white, 12-20mm long, pendent bells in lax, branched panicles, occasionally a simple raceme; flowers erect in bud; calyx teethe linear, usually reflexed. Capsule pendent.\nHabitat: Dry grassy areas, grassy hills and banks, commons, heaths, downs, rocky ground and fixed sand dunes, on acid or calcareous soils.\nFlowering Season: July-September.\nDistribution: Throughout Europe, except for parts of the extreme north.\n\nThe Picture is made along a small River in the Eifel (Germany) in halfway August 2021.$

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