Great Tit Fledgling

Take in the Garden.

I've watching these snowdrops on my way to and from work and had to photograph them.

Common Darters at Woodwalton Fen

Woodwalton Fen 10-11 July 2010

#1 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea

#Common Darter Sympertum striolatum

Last weekend (10-11 July) I took a trip around Woodwalton Fen and I was pleased to see that the Common Darters had arrived I also got a good shot of a Southern Hawker.

Woodwalton Meadow Sat 26 June 2010

I took a trip out to Woodwalton Meadow this morning and it was very rewarding:

#1 and 2. Large Skipper Butterfly.

#3 and 4. Marbled White Butterfly.

#5. Ringlet Butterfly.

#6. Pyramid Orchid.

#7. Funnel web with spider inside, I'm not very well up on spiders but I think it is a Daddy-Long-Legs Spider, as they make this type of Silk Trap and retreat inside it.

Sunday 20 June 2010.

My wife and I took a walk along the River Great Ouse from Houghton Mill towards St Ives, the weather was very good, it is a fantastic place to see Banded Demoiselle's and we weren't disappointed.

#1 Female Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens)

#2 Male Banded Demoiselle

Woodwalton Meadow

#1 Large Skipper Butterfly

#2 Common Blue Butterfly

#3 Common Blue Butterfly

#4 Pyramid Orchid

#5 Pyramid Orchid

#6 Bee Orchid

Woodwalton Meadow is a small meadow in the village of Woodwalton Cambridgeshire, for such a small site it has a very diverse collection of both insects and flowers.

Another trip to Woodwalton Fen

#1 Four-spot Chaser

#2 Scarce Chaser

#3 Scarce Chaser

#4 Soldier Beetle

#5 Speckled Wood

#6 Red Admiral

All images were taken near the entrance I spent about two hours mid afternoon there was so much going on and so much to see.

I seem to have spent a lot of time here lately but it is a very interesting place at this time of the year. here a just of the things that I saw during my walk around the fen.