So I was sitting up the garden chatting to Dad after work and spied this colourful little chap making it's way across the lawn.
Used Google Lens to identify him as a Garden Tiger Moth, not very usual but can be found in the UK.
Gently used a piece of veneer to pick him up and deposit him under the plants to prevent the pesky birds making a tasty morsel out of him.
I'm guessing the long white hairs are some sort of defence mechanism but either way I wasn't prepared to take a chance and leave him out in the open. The birds, especially magpies, are quite prolific around my way and they are nuisance enough without encouraging them to feed on the smaller wildlife.
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