Ingoe

 Went to see a cracking Turtle Dove at Ingoe at the beginning of the month. Many thanks to the villages for being so helpful with the location of the bird, it was a pleasure to be there.

Turtle Dove.

Spotted Flycatcher.

Song Thrush.

Work

 A few images taken over a couple of days at work this month.

One of at least three Tawny Owl chicks that were sending Jays ballistic. This was one of two I managed to get pictures of but, as I said, I heard at least three altogether and I also saw the adult bird flying off.

A second chick. I was taking pictures of insects so I had a 105mm macro lens on the camera when I got these images of the Owls so wrong lens and all the wrong settings on the camera.

One of three Puss Moth Caterpillars. In this image it has what look like red streamers at the rear.

In this image they have gone.

A second Puss Moth Caterpillar.

A close up.

The next few image are of the instar of the Common Green Shieldbug.

Click Beetle.

Pupa of a Harlequin Ladybird.

Ichneumon Wasp.

Mating Snipe Flies.

Cranefly.

Ringlet Butterfly.

Durham Dales

 Short-eared Owls (at least five seen) and supporting cast up on the Durham Moors at the beginning of the month. Thanks to Michael (who I saw at work) for the info.

Short-eared Owl, one of four photographed.

One of the only flight shots I got.

A very distant and big crop of a light-coloured Owl

Female Black Grouse.

Black Grouse chick.

There were a few Brown Hare around.

Redshank.