The late May bank holiday proved to be an outlier on the Bell curve, as it was mainly warm and dry. We'll take that, I think.
A pootle around the garden with my camera set to macro mode proved fruitful.
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| Tree Wasps basking on a window sill |
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| A hoverfly, Rhingia campestris |
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| Cocksfoot Moth |
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| A hoverfly, we're still ruminating over ID |
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| Stocky Mason Wasp, Ancistrocerus oviventris |
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| A hoverfly, Leucozona lucorum |
In fact, the weather was so insect-friendly, it brought on a trip to the Stenness hills where I was shown my first damselfly of the year.
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| Large Red Damselfly |
Towards evening, the front door step was the location for another homely wildlife encounter. I just hope it wipes its feet properly.
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| Flat-backed Millipede |
Your first Damselfly must have been a very happy moment for you.
ReplyDeleteThere is a subtle and slight easing of tension in the muscles, a heartfelt sigh of relief and a banishing of all thoughts of the barren times since last September. You may have heard my whoop of joy, wherever you were.
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