A walk around Kibblesworth brick works a while ago (July, where has the time gone).
Just before we left for Kibblesworth this Sparrowhawk
visited the garden (taken through double glazing).
Emperor Dragonfly.
Female Emperor laying eggs.
A Red-eyed Damselfly came close to her.
Black-tailed Skimmer.
Common Darter.
Emerald Damselfly.
Mating Blue-tailed Damselfly.
Small Copper Butterfly.
Alder Moth Caterpillar.
Volucella pellucens Hoverfly hovering.
A recent trip to Clara Vale didn’t produce Kingfisher but there was still some canny birds there. I didn’t go into the hide at Far Pastures but instead I had a walk up the lane a couple of birds stood out.
Chiffchaff from the hide at Clara.
This Mistle Thrush looked up and
this is what it saw a Sparrowhawk.
It then carried on doing what it had been doing.
My first Orange Tip butterfly of the season.
Yellowhammer.
Buzzard.
Crows were constantly dive bombing it.
Long-tailed Tit.
Chiffchaff in the reserve.
Blue Tit.
Female Blackcap.
My first Green-veined White Butterfly of the season.
Red Kite at Far Pastures.
Female Blackcap.
Male Blackcap.
A few images from Derwent Reservoir a couple of weeks ago.
Peregrine.
A couple of distant Osprey
One with a fish.
Buzzard.
A Sparrowhawk flew over the hide.
Canada Geese.
Mallards.
