Norfolk part two.

 A visit to Hickling Broad was a must while we were in Norfolk for Swallowtail Butterfly. We were over the moon to see at least three as a Swallowtail is a first for me. There were loads of Southern Hawker and Brown Hawker flying around but only the former stayed still for any length of time. As well as loads of Dragonflies I have never seen as many Gatekeeper Butterflies in one place. When we got back to the cottage we went for a walk and I found some other photo opportunities’.

Swallowtail Butterfly.

Painted Lady.

Gatekeeper.

Wall Butterfly.

Southern Hawker.

Ruddy Darter.

I’m going for Common Darter.

Black-tailed Skimmer with what looks like a Horse Fly for lunch.

Shieldbug Digger Wasp with lunch.

Mining Bee.

Anthocomus rufus Beetle.

Dock Bug, we found a few along a lane near to the cottage.

Box Bug nymph.

There were also quite a few Crickets along the lane.

Horse Fly.

Harvestman.

A farmer was cutting his field with a combined harvester and before it got chewed to bits this Brown Hare did a runner 

Then stopped to have a look around. It’s only a shame I had the wrong settings and lens on the camera.

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.