Back to my usual haunts this lunchtime.
I may as well change the title of this blog to 'Common Darter portraits' for the duration of August, September and probably October. I can't help it if they're very photogenic and cooperative.
Will I ever get the definitive Common Darter shot? Don't think so.
Common Darter
Painted Lady - the first I've seen for a while. Numbers of butterflies are still well down, after all the rain
Migrant Hawker
Small Red-eyed Damselfly. Again, lots of these on the swimming pool today
Lots of Verbena in the memorial garden, though not nearly enough insects on it
photos taken with
Canon EOS 30D,
EF 300mm f/4L IS USM
Water Mint and Purple Loosestrife
Peacock
Bee on Marigold
One of those Volucella hoverflies which seem to be in fashion these days
Gatekeeper
Waterlilies
Small Red-eyed Damselflies
Common Darter
Painted Lady - the first I've seen for a while. Numbers of butterflies are still well down, after all the rain
Migrant Hawker
Small Red-eyed Damselfly. Again, lots of these on the swimming pool today
Lots of Verbena in the memorial garden, though not nearly enough insects on it
Red-eyed (background) and Small Red-eyed (foreground) Damselflies
Red-eyed
Small Red-eyed
Common Darter
female Emperor ovipositing
female Brown Hawker resting between bouts of egg-laying
Manx Loghtan sheep
(zoomed-in)
Emperor
Small Red-eyed Damselfly
Comparison between Small Red-eyed (left) and Red-eyed Damselflies
Red Admiral
Peacock
Migrant Hawker
Common Blue Damselfly
Bumblebees
