Quite a few Hornet were milling around the woods.
30 May, 2009
King's Wood, Heath & Reach
Unexpectedly, a basking dragonfly turned out to be a Downy Emerald.
Quite a few Hornet were milling around the woods.
Quite a few Hornet were milling around the woods.
29 May, 2009
A grave situation
Vandyke cemetary, on the east side of Leighton Buzzard, has small areas of habitat in amidst the mown sections. This was my first Small Copper of the year ! A few days ealier, and my only Holly Blue for the county so far this year was observed, though not photographed.
25 May, 2009
Sandhouse Lane NR, 23rd - 25th May
A hot and sunny bank holiday weekend !
It was nice to catch up with the Downy Emerald once again.
We are in the midst of a huge Painted Lady invasion.
A pair of Dingy Skipper 'in cop'
A new, ocassionally day-flying moth for me - Treble Bar
I liked the blokeh on this image of Green Hairstreak.
The male Common Blue seems to have limitless energy chasing rivals away - this one, however, takes a break
A Small Heath basking in the glorious sunshine.
Another day flying moth - Burnet Companion.
It was nice to catch up with the Downy Emerald once again.
We are in the midst of a huge Painted Lady invasion.
A pair of Dingy Skipper 'in cop'
A new, ocassionally day-flying moth for me - Treble Bar
I liked the blokeh on this image of Green Hairstreak.
The male Common Blue seems to have limitless energy chasing rivals away - this one, however, takes a break
A Small Heath basking in the glorious sunshine.
Another day flying moth - Burnet Companion.
14 May, 2009
10 May, 2009
Oxfordshire
A Four-spotted Chaser basks in the sun at Whitecross Green Wood.
Corizus hyoscyami is a Rhopalid bug which smells of cinnamen. It is usually found on sandy soils and is spreading northwards.
A male Orange Tip nectaring on Cuckoo Flower at Piddington Hill NR
Corizus hyoscyami is a Rhopalid bug which smells of cinnamen. It is usually found on sandy soils and is spreading northwards.
A male Orange Tip nectaring on Cuckoo Flower at Piddington Hill NR
09 May, 2009
Potton Wood
A pleasant morning at Potton Wood this morning to 'twitch' an orchid - Early Purple Orchid.
A Green-veined White on Cuckoo Flower
A Green-veined White on Cuckoo Flower
05 May, 2009
Wood White - 05/05/09
Nine species of Butterfly at a location in Buckinghamshire, one of which was new to me - a few Wood White were either constantly moving in the sun, or sitting still in the gloom making photography a challenge !
Another chance to see Grizzled Skipper.
Herb Robert Geranium robertianum
A female Minotaur Beetle (Typhaeus typhoeus) on the heath at Cooper's Hill NR, Ampthill in Bedfordshire. It is one of about sixty species of dung beetle found in the UK.
Another chance to see Grizzled Skipper.
Herb Robert Geranium robertianum
A female Minotaur Beetle (Typhaeus typhoeus) on the heath at Cooper's Hill NR, Ampthill in Bedfordshire. It is one of about sixty species of dung beetle found in the UK.
04 May, 2009
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