Work

 Once again, I’ve had my camera at work and I always say to myself, because there are so many of them, “don’t take pictures of Common Green Shieldbugs” however when I see them, I can’t help myself and take pictures anyway.  

Common Green Shieldbug.

Kidney-spot ladybird a first for me.

7-spot Ladybird.

Sphaerophoria interrupta Hoverfly.

Ichneumon Wasp.

Another from the Ichneumonid family of Wasp.

Larva of a 22-spot Ladybird.

Lacewing.

Coenosia genus of Fly.

This Robin was quite happy to sit and pose for me while I took its photograph with a 90mm macro lens. 

Burdon Moor

 At the end of last month my wife and I had a walk around Burdon Moor as Whinchats had been seen. There was a family group of Stonechats flying around and as one bird was silhouetted against the sky it wasn’t until I got the images on the computer that I realised I had photographed a Whinchat.

Whinchat.

Stonechat.

Kestrel. 

Kibblesworth

 A few images from Bowes Valley Nature Reserve (Kibblesworth Brick Works) toward the end of last month. For all the weather was dry and bright while we were there, there weren’t many dragonflies around which was a bit of a disappointment but other things made up for it.

Southern Hawker.

Small Red-eyed Damselfly.

Male Common Darter.

Female Common Darter.

Emerald Damselfly.

Common Green Shieldbug.

Hairy Shieldbug.

Final instar Bronze Shieldbug.

Birch Catkin Bugs.

Alder Leaf Beetle.

Common Blue Butterfly.

Robin’s Pincushion Gall.

Sphaerophoria Sp. Hoverfly.