Is this a FAIRY in the woods? Dog-walker snapped picture - and was stunned to see winged figure following her pet Sarah Hembry was strolling with her pet when she took the startling image
Ms Hembry said she was stunned when she looked back at the picture
But experts say the picture is actually the flash reflecting off a mayfly
By Amanda Williams for MailOnline
Published: 06:04 EST, 28 May 2015 | Updated: 11:17 EST, 28 May 2015
A woman has been left baffled after snapping what appears to be a fairy calmly following her dog as they walk through the woods.
Sarah Hembry was out on a stroll with her pet Stink - a 14-year-old Irish wolf hound mixed lurcher - when she took the image in Radstock, Somerset.
Ms Hembry said she was stunned when she looked back at the picture only for it to look like a magical sprite is floating behind the animal in the woodland.
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A woman has been left baffled after snapping what appears to be a fairy calmly following her dog as they walk through the woods in Somerset
A woman has been left baffled after snapping what appears to be a fairy calmly following her dog as they walk through the woods in Somerset
She said she did not digitally alter the image, and added: 'I've never seen anything like this before.
'It's made a beautiful picture.'
Ms Hembry was walking her dog through the Waterside Valley when she captured the creature on camera.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3100664/Is-FAIRY-woods-Dog-walker-snapped-picture-stunned-winged-figure-following-pet.html#ixzz3bRjIxTdSGardening expert, Sam Ross, the author of website Get Seedy, said the photograph was likely a Mayfly in flight.
Mayflies have very short lives with some species living for less than five minutes, while others survive for just a couple of days.
There are about 2,500 species of Mayfly across the world, with the most species in North America.
Ms Hembry said: 'I was just puzzled as to what it could be in the picture when I saw it. It brought a smile to my face. I think it's very interesting.'
Ms Hembry was walking her dog through the Waterside Valley when she captured the creature on camera and said it is not digitally altered
Ms Hembry was walking her dog through the Waterside Valley when she captured the creature on camera and said it is not digitally altered
Magical: Another 'fairy spottter' Lisa Wildgoose captured this image which appears to show a tiny winged creature (bottom left) hovering close to a drooping bluebell
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