Alison Robertson spotted these particularly happy looking eggs on a birch tree near Caerlaverock Castle this morning! They are a clutch of shieldbug eggs, though it has not yet been determined which species of shieldbug laid them.

Alison tells us that “Each egg is about 1mm across.  They certainly brought a smile to my face and I thought other people might like to see them too“! 
Have a look at the fantastic array of shieldbugs on this link:  www.britishbugs.org.uk/gallery