Moths

Here are a few images of moths from both our garden (first eight) and out and about.

Star of the show from the garden so far a beautiful Elephant Hawk Moth.

A White Ermine

Pale Tussock

Pale Tussock

Common Swift

Heart & Dart

Another Heart & Dart

Rustic Shoulder-knot I think

From out and about Silver Ground Carpet

Silver Ground Carpet

Not sure about this Micro Moth

Cydia-ulicetana

Nettle Tap

 

Long-eared Owl

A great night with the LEO. It was around dusk when one of the owls showed up so most of these shots have a high ISO setting so are rather noisy.

It literally flew right in front of me in beautiful evening light.

It caught what looks like a Vole and came straight toward me.

Checking me out

I was about to put the camera away when it landed in a bush not far away.

 

Kibblesworth

I had another look around Bowes Valley Nature Reserve a couple of days ago. There were a few more Dragons around this time.

Four-spotted Chaser

Broad-bodied Chaser

A newly emerged Black-tailed Skimmer

Mating Azure Damselfly

Two’s company three’s a crowd

Newly emerged Damselfly

My first Large Skipper of the year

My first Dingy Skipper of the year

Small Heath

Green-veined White

One from the trap in the garden the other night Clouded Bordered Brindle

The next four are from out and about this one is Silver-ground Carpet

A Wave moth but not sure which

Common Carpet moth

Garden Grass Veneer (I think)

It took loads of shots before I got one of this small Hoverfly in focus (it was only about 5mm long) 

 

Burdon Moor

I had a walk around Burdon Moor the other day in dry but windy conditions. The wind was champion for the Swifts but it proved difficult to get pictures of them. The apparently resident Stonechat pair have now had chicks, which is great.

Swift

Young Stonechat

This is what it thought of having its picture taken

Male Stonechat

Female Stonechat

Another young one

Goldfinch

Meadow Pipit

Crow with a full crop