basking

White Admiral butterfly Limenitis camilla with outstretched wings.  This butterfly is a velvety brown with distinctive white markings, crossed with deep brown-black veins.

Brown hairstreak Thecla betulae with wings folded, female flying behind, adult in foreground resting on a leaf

Peacock butterfly Aglais io lifecycle with host plant nettle Urtica dioica

Peacock butterfly Aglais io cut to white

Smooth snake Coronella austriaca

Slow worm Anguis fragilis

Smooth snake Coronella austriaca

Common lizard Lacerta vivipara in field with grasses buttercup and orchids

Grass snake Natrix natrix

Grass snake Natrix natrix on pile of dead autumn leaves

Grass snake Natrix natrix

Sand lizard Lacerta agilis