The Forest of Dean part five

 Some more images from our holiday.

I think I said in an earlier Blog that we saw loads of these Dor Beetles both alive and dead.

Harlequin Ladybird.

Helophilus pendulus Hoverfly.

Marmalade Hoverfly.

Zebra Spider.

Dark Bush-cricket.

Garden Bumblebee.

Moth Sp. pupa?

Female Mandarin with chicks.

One of the chicks trying to catch a fly.

The rest of the images, including this Buzzard being mobbed, were taken from the patio of the cottage.

Kestrel.

A short sequence of a Swallow hawking for flies.

Cinnabar Moth.

German Wasp.

Back to work again

I take my camera to work most days and there is nearly always something to capture.

Grey Wagtail

A well camouflaged spider

Common Darter

Add caption with lunch

Large White butterfly

Spider with what looks like an egg sack

Painted Lady



Ringlet

Crambidae species?

Shaded Broad bar

Shaded Broad bar

Harvestman?

Fly

Ancylis badiana?

Leaf Hopper?

Cinnabar Moth

Hoverfly

Cinnabar Moth

The Swallows have three possibly four young and the adults are feeding them well.

 

Quarrying

I had a trip out last week to two County Durham quarries looking for butterflies and moths.

Glanville Fritillary. County Durham is a strange place to find one of these butterflies.

Marbled White



Northern Brown Argus

Brown Argus

Meadow Brown

Common Blue ménage a tois

Six-spot and Five-spot Burnet Moths

Five-spot Burnet

Any help with this one please

Lattice Heath

Cinnabar Moth

Chimney Sweeper

Not sure what this insect is can anyone any help with identification please?