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09 May, 2009

Potton Wood

A pleasant morning at Potton Wood this morning to 'twitch' an orchid - Early Purple Orchid.

Early Purple Orchid

A Green-veined White on Cuckoo Flower

Green-veined White

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 !

Wood White

Another chance to see Grizzled Skipper.

Grizzled Skipper

Herb Robert Geranium robertianum

Herb Robert

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.

Minotaur Beetle

04 May, 2009

Brown Hare - 04/05/09

Rain and cloud meant few insects today.

A Brown Hare stops and stares.

Brown Hare

29 April, 2009

Kent - 29/04/09

Blue-tailed Damselfly at Dungeness.

Blue-tailed Damselfly

A Common Lizard in a shelterd spot by a boardwalk

Common Lizard

Hairy Dragonfly - a new one for me.

Hairy Dragonfly

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.

Ivy-leaved Toadflax

24 April, 2009

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.

Dingy Skipper

Grizzled Skipper

Green Hairstreak

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

Large Red Damselfly

22 April, 2009

Bedfordshire - 22/04/09

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

Duke of Burgundy

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

Brimstone

20 April, 2009

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.

Orange Tip