*Banded Demoiselle A banded demoiselle basking in the sun on the riverbank
Colour Co-ordinated Lunch I saw this golden ringed dragonfly fly over carrying something in its mouth. On closer investigation I saw that it was eating a wasp.
Small Tortoiseshell Butterflies A courting pair of small tortoiseshell butterflies
Ladybirds Harlequin ladybirds gathering together ready for hibernation.
*Hoverfly on Flower A hoverfly on a thistle flower.
*Dewy Morning A spiders web taken early morning with the dew still on it.
*Peacock Butterfly A peacock butterfly in a barley field.
*Painted Lady A painted lady taken from a low angle. I liked the way that the mottled leaf looked almost like the pattern on the underside of the butterfly.
Raindrops A queen wasp cleaning itself after a sharp storm.
Beetle This beetle was situated in the centre of a dog rose. It is so covered in pollen that identifying it is difficult
A Dance Fly in the early morning sun
Emperor Dragonfly This female dragonfly was laying eggs in the damp grass on the edge of a pond.
*Early morning dew Spider in early morning dew
The caterpillar of a peacock butterfly covered in dew
*Four Spotted Chaser
*Honeybee
Blue Tailed Damselfly
Peacock Butterfly at Alners Gorse nature reserve
Silver washed fritillary This is a colour mutant. They are usually more orange.
Common blue at Alners Gorse
Silver Washed Fritillary
Brimstone Butterfly
Hornet Mimic Hoverfly I was quite excited to see this. Apparently they are not seen very often.