Kent - 29/04/09

Blue-tailed Damselfly at Dungeness.



A Common Lizard in a shelterd spot by a boardwalk



Hairy Dragonfly - a new one for me.



Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralison the shingle at Rye Harbour NR - a naturalised plant from the Mediterranean. Likes to grow in walls, paths and rock crevices.

Ahoy Skipper !

Ten species, in total, in the Bedfordshire brickpits on another fine day. On the Callows by Stewartby Lake a Dingy Skipper, three Grizzled Skipper and four Green Hairstreak were on show.







A Large Red Damselfly was on the wing - my first 'dragon' of the season.

Bedfordshire - 22/04/09

Another warm, sunny day with a slight breeze and my first Duke of Burgundy of the year.



A male Brimstone chases a female in a whirling dance. This shot almost froze the action at 1/1250sec. f5.6 ISO400.

Local Patch - 20/04/09

Peacock (2), Brimstone, Comma, Small-T (3) and GV White at Dunstable STW. At Grovebury Sandpit, Orange Tip, Small-T and Speckled Wood.

Lesser Celandine

Local Patch, 2nd April

Another fine day. At Dunstable STW there were five Small Tortoiseshell, two Peacock and one Brimstone. A Weasel darted out from a ditch - all too briefly.