First of the year
In the middle of a busy day, I sneaked an hour up at the Community Orchard in Cleeve Prior, where there was no dragon activity at any of the ponds, but the strips of long grass and wild flowers between … Continued
Shooting through
Marbled Whites have been out at Cleeve Prior Community Orchard for a few days now, but today was the first time I managed to get one on camera. As with many fresh male insects they’re engaged on a near-frantic hunt … Continued
Marbled White
Tilly’s field has finally produced a reasonable number of butterflies, including about half a dozen Marbled Whites. Because of this year’s dearth of wild flowers, though, there’s quite steep competition for food among all the nectar-feeding insects, and the black … Continued
Marbled White
One of the big advantages of having a garden that looks more like an overgrown field than a tended area is that meadow butterflies are wont to wander into it. For the past ten days we’ve had Meadow Browns and … Continued
Marbled White
I said a few days ago that I thought gardens were going to be especially important for nectar-feeding insects this summer, because the lack of rainfall has left many wild places bare of flowers. I think my point was proved … Continued
Home to roost
R and I went to Cardiff today, to have lunch with L and G, and also with H and S, who happened to be staying with them for the weekend. We had a thoroughly good time – enhanced for me … Continued