Emergence
Honey Bee
St Marks fly
Behind Bars
Dung Fly
Space Hopper
Bee at rest
Hover fly taking a drink of nectar.
Cadis Fly
Mating Orange Tips
Not today
Marsh Fritillary
Fuzzy
Mullein caterpillar
Marbled White
Five spot burnett moth.
Emerald Damselfly
Soldier Beetle
Thick Legged Beetle
EmergenceA five spot burnet moth drying out after emerging from its cocoon.
Honey BeeA honeybee in the late summer sunshine.
St Marks flyA fly that hatches around St marks day , hence the name. Fairly common but normally seen floating around with their legs dangling. A cold damp day saw lots resting up and gave an opportunity for some photos
Behind BarsA common blue damselfly resting on a fence wire. Three shots stacked.
Dung FlyA dung fly enjoying a bit of nectar.
Space HopperA immature azure damselfly holding onto a dandelion seed head. Thought it looked a lot like it was riding a space hopper. Taken with 100mm Macro lens and benro tripod
Bee at restA bee resting upon a fence post.
Hover fly taking a drink of nectar.This was a waiting game for this shot. There were a few hoverflies around but were very wary. So I choose a flower to sit patiently by and waited for the hoverfly to come to me. 100mm macro and benro tripod. The flower is devils bit scabious.
Cadis FlyCadis fly laying eggs onto a reed stem. Taken with a 100mm macro lens, mounted on a benro tripod.
Mating Orange TipsOne of the early butterflies in the UK and one of my favourites. The flower is a Cuckcooflower, one of their favourite plants. Handheld shot with the 100mm macro lens.
Not todayThe male orange tip approaches the female but the female gives the sign that she’s not interested. Handheld shot with the 100mm macro lens.
Marsh Fritillary Resting on a raged robin flower.
FuzzyA bee (species unknown to me) enjoys some nectar from rag wort.
Mullein caterpillarA very bright caterpillar. One of about two hundred that were enjoying a feast on the mullein plant.
Marbled Whitea marbled white butterfly feeding on milk thistle
Five spot burnett moth.A very tatty five spot burnet moth. Doesn’t look like it has long left of its short life. Early morning find, so tripod and a ten shots taken for a stacked shot.
Emerald DamselflyA resting emerald damselfly.
Soldier BeetleOne of the more common beetles to be found in summer. With a slooping grass bank, i was able to position myself below the beetle and get a lovely blue sky behind.
Thick Legged BeetleOften found on ox eye daisies on warm days. More common in Southern England than Yorkshire but are likely moving further north as climate change occurs.
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