Commonplace beauty

[swee'pea99]

It's barely over an inch all told, so I very nearly missed this, just lying on the ground as I walked the hound thru' the woods...

No big deal, I guess, but a miracle of colour in the tiniest of canvases...

 

[Beebo]

It's a wing feather from a jay.
Quite common to see them in hat decorations

 

[biggs682]

well spotted

 

[Ajay]

I'm a soil zoologist, I get paid to look at the most amazing beautiful creatures!
Snapped this gorgeous lil fella yesterday.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

well spotted

Yet well striped as well.

 

[Paulus]

On my non cycle ride walk yesterday alongside the Grand Union Canal- I was fascinated by these--Banded Demoiselle, Damsel Flies