I find the camouflage ability of animals fascinating and it seems that they often know exactly where to sit to blend into their surroundings. This moth, an early spanner (Biston strataria) I saw only when I was right on top of it looking for lichens on the bark.
I am Coby Koops, naturephotographer, born and raised in Drenthe, the Netherlands, and that's where I make most of my pictures. My slogan is "where looking becomes seeing". If you can do that, you can be surprised about things which you might have overlooked before.. Read more…