Hairy dragonfly Brachytron pratense
While at Strumpshaw Fen I finally managed to photograph a Hairy dragonfly Brachytron pratense.
Azure blue damselfly eating a mosquito
While at Strumpshaw Fen I came across this azure blue damselfly, chomping down on a mosquito.
Cardinal Beetle and mosquito
The nettle beds at Strumpshaw Fen where especially fruitful. This cardinal beetle, the red headed species Pyrochroa serraticornis, posed on the nettles for a bit, though the wind made shots a bit more tricky! The mosquitoes were eating us alive, but i did get a nice shot of one!
Swallowtail butterflies at Strumpshaw Fen
Last weekend I popped up to Strumpshaw Fen for a couple of days. One of the target species was the swallowtail butterfly. I didn’t manage a good top down angle photo of one with undamaged wings though sadly. One of those with a damsged wing however sat on the floor ignoring everyone photographing it so…
Scarce chaser at Strumpshaw fen
Last weekend I spent a couple of days at Strumpshaw Fen RSPB reserve enjoying the invertebrates there. One of them was the scarce chaser dragonfly, Libellula fulva. One was tolerant enough for my 35mm wide angle to be used. Though a bit awkwardly angled for the ‘traditional’ top down shot, as was this maturing male.
Young pheasant
Here is a quick post of a young pheasant close up.
Willow emerald damselfly at Strumpshaw Fen
Last weekend I had a trip up to Norfolk, which included a visit to Strumpshaw Fen. I had heard that willow emeralds (Lestes viridis) were present and went to have a look. As I crossed thr railway I ran into Dick who runs Rare bird alert and was the person who reported them the previous…