In the Garden

Common Buzzard 

Could be Ganoderma of some sort maybe

It could be, I think it is a bit deformed as it has grown at ground level. It seems to have spread over the ground in an odd shape.

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It's certainly striking, whatever it is Snappy

Unusual colours Snappy, pretty looking.

SnappyMac said:

According to Google a Grey Dagger moth caterpillar ?

Could also be a Dark Dagger SM ...

www.wildlifeinsight.com/.../

Can't find one with that pale blue top stripe though?

Thanks Wendy. Always find them tricky to identify, this site shows the Grey Dagger: butterfly-conservation.org/.../grey-dagger

Never found the caterpillar but did have the moth in a trap once! Would have liked to rear a caterpillar like yours on to pupation and emerging, very interesting!