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| Cow Parsley |
Had a walk round the park looking for insects as it was such a warm day, there are quite s few flowers too.
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| Hawthorn |
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| European Larch |
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| European Larch |
Although I have seen a Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) in the garden, this was the first one I have photographed this year.
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| Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) |
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| Hoverfly |
I have got to brush up on my skills in naming many of the hoverflies we have in the UK.
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| Meadow buttercup |
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| Dandelion seed-head |
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| Ribwort Plantain |
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| Mistle Thrush |
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| Garden gate |
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| Chiffchaff |
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| Chiffchaff |
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| Willow seeds |
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| Moorhen |
Noted the pond has quite a few tadpoles swimming about in the water.
There are just a few Ducklings on the pond.
There was sad news last week, after all attempts to save the Male Swan it died at the vets . There has not been any updates on the reason why it died. The female swan is still on the eggs and hopefully they will hatch soon.
(photo taken back in Jan 2018)
One of the last insects to come across was this Nomada bee, I have just noted them this year after spotting a few in the garden. Very small but the yellow stripes on it's abdomen catch your eye.
With over 850 species, the genus Nomada is one of the largest genera in the family Apidae, and the largest genus of cleptoparasitic "cuckoo bees". They occur worldwide, and use many different types of bees as hosts, primarily the genus Andrena.
(LINK)
Sat sunning on the path was a small White Butterfly.
A super post Amanda showing just what you can see in a local park if you take the time to look. Lovely images - the first is particularly stunning :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a shame about the swan :(
I know what you mean about hoverflies! I have to re-learn common species every year and there are so many of them! Not easy even with that super field guide we use!
ps it didn't rain so I could have left the moth trap out last night!!