Robert Thompson / Jewel beetle (Anthaxia hungarica) on aster flower, South of Casteil, French Pyrenees, France. May

Robert Thompson / Herald moth (Scoliopteryx libatrix) camouflaged in leaf litter, Gosford Forest Park, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. September

Robert Thompson / Great tiger moth (Arctia caja americana) Lac-Drolet, province, Quebec, Canada November

Robert Thompson / Scarlet elf cup fungus (Sarcoscypha coccinea) amongst Opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage (Chrysosplenium oppositifolium). Clare Glen, Tandragee, County Armagh. Northern Ireland. March.

Robert Thompson / Elephant hawk moth (Deilephila elpenor) portrait, Brackagh Moss National Nature Reserve, Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. April.

Robert Thompson / Garden tiger moth (Arctia caja) Killard Point NNR, Ballyhornan, County Down, Northern Ireland.July.

Robert Thompson / Large red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) Brackagh Moss NNR, Portadown, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. May.

Robert Thompson / Hawthorn berries (Crataegus monogyna) Brackagh Moss NNR, Portadown, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland.

Robert Thompson / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) flying to fuchsia flower, Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland.

Robert Thompson / Sawfly larvae (Nematus pavidus) defensive posture, Peatlands Park, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. September.

Robert Thompson / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) Peatlands Park, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, October.

Robert Thompson / Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) camouflaged and resting in leaf litter, Huntly Wood, Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, December.