Images from around…

…the area while I have been out and about during the past few weeks.

Long-eared Owl

Kestrel

Jackdaw feeding its large chick

Willow Warbler

Dipper

I’m not an angler is this a Trout?

My first Lizard of the year

Longhorn Beetle

Silver Y Moth

Straw Dot

Shaded-broad Bar

I think this is a Crab Spider

Mating Flesh Flies

Some say Spotted others say Tiger Cranefly

Ichneumon Fly?

Grasshopper

Ladybird Lava

Robin’s Pincushion Gall

Oak Apple Wasp Gall

 

Just a few…

…butterflies from around the area.

Dark Green Fritillary

White-letter Hairstreak

A very worn White-letter Hairstreak

Mating Ringlets

Small Tortoiseshell. I presume this is pre-mating thing as the male kept flicking the female with its antenna. I did manage to get some video of this but the camera work leaves a lot to be desired.

Small Skipper

Small Skipper

I thought at first this was a Gatekeeper because of the double spots but it’s a Meadow Brown

Another Meadow Brown

Comma

A different Comma

Small White

Green-veined White

 

Garden Moths

Over the past few weeks I have had the moth trap out in the garden. I don’t think I have had anything rare or special but it is always a delight to open it and find out what‘s inside. This is just a small selection of the moths that have been in the trap.

Light Emerald

Peppered Moth

Dark Arches

Heart & Dart

Straw Dot

Common Rustic

I think these two are both Common Rustic

By far the most species of moth I have had in the trap have been Large Yellow Underwing

Large Yellow Underwing

Double Square-spot

Small Dusty Wave



Willow Beauty