Swallows

Once again, a coffee and scone at Harperley Nursery and Gift Shop watching the Swallows hawk over the small lake, it’s a great way to spend an hour or two. 

Swallow.

Sometimes there’s a Heron too.

Work

 First time in ages that I have had my camera at work. As I only took my 300 mm lens all the images were taken with that. As always when I show insects if I have any identification wrong, please don’t hesitate to correct me.

Ruby-tailed Cuckoo Wasp.

I didn’t see its legs but I think this could be a Pill Millipede.

Patchwork Leafcutter Bee.

Helophilus pendulus Hoverfly.

Helophilus hybridus Hoverfly.

Zebra Spider.

A second Zebra Spider.

Grasshopper.

A second Grasshopper.

Willow Flea Beetle.

Pea Leaf Weevil?

Common Red Ant.

Another Common Red Ant.

Tortricidae Sp. of Moth.

Green Lacewing.

The Dagger or Dance Fly.

The Forest of Dean part eight

 The final part of our holiday to the Forest of Dean and I have combined two days into one Blog. The first day saw my wife and I visit Symonds Yat where I took loads of photos of the view on my phone but only a few with the camera and they consisted of a couple of distant Peregrines and a Buzzard. The second day started at New Fancy Viewpoint in the hope of seeing Peregrines and Goshawk we didn’t see either. Then it was on to NT Westbury Court Gardens and finally Soudley Ponds.

A distant Peregrine at Symonds Yat.

A second distant Peregrine.

A distant Buzzard.

Chiffchaff from New Fancy Viewpoint.

A couple of Crossbill from the same place.

Emperor Dragonfly from Westbury Court.

These fish at Westbury Court must be used to being hand fed as they came to the surface the moment anyone walked by.

Bumblebee coming into land.

 Aphids being farmed by Ants for their honeydew.

Green Dock Beetle.

Red Kite above a café that we stopped at to have a coffee.

Red-eyed Damselfly at Soudley Ponds.

Large Red Damselfly with bait.

Pond Skater also with bait.

If you don’t look too closely these images of a young Pied Wagtail catching Damselflies look quite sharp.

Female Mandarin.

Male Mandarin.

Pied Wagtail.

Female Emperor laying eggs.

The same female only this time eating on the wing.