Feast
It being a warmer and brighter day than we’ve had recently, I decided to go to Croome to see if there were any dragons still about. Almost as soon as I reached the lake I saw a male Migrant Hawker … Continued
Red Admiral
I almost titled this ‘Autumnal’, but then thought Nooooo!!! Not yet! I was as busy as a very busy thing today, but treated myself to an hour in the fresh air at Grove Hill in the middle of the afternoon. … Continued
Silver-spotted Skipper
You would not, of course want to be looking around at the scenery if you were driving yourself along the M40; but if you’re ever a passenger in a car going south through what’s known as the Stokenchurch Gap, the … Continued
Persistence
I was rummaging around in the long grass in Tilly’s field, looking for a grasshopper to photograph, when I inadvertently disturbed this Common Blue. He flew into the middle of the field and settled on this grass stalk, where he … Continued
Common Blue
Many butterflies are enjoying a bumper year in 2019, and I can truly say that for some species such as the Gatekeeper I have never seen so many in one season. But in our neck of the woods at least, … Continued
Holly Blue
It was another sad day in our little corner of the Shire: one of our neighbours died a couple of weeks ago, and today R and I went to his funeral. I hope it was a comfort to his close … Continued
Golden hour
I was walking around the village late this afternoon, dodging rain showers, and as I made my way home through a wheat field the sun came out, and a little cloud of Meadow Brown butterflies left the hedgerow and settled … Continued
