Butterflies and Dragonflies

Yesterday's collection of Butterflies and dragonflies

Peacock Butterfly

Female Demoiselle

Male Common Hawker close up

Male Demoiselle

Gold ringed Dragonfly

Female Common Hawker

Common Darter

Female Vagrant Darter

Mixed bag

A mixed bag of subjects taken between Relubus and the Mill pond

Common Hawker

Small White

Painted Lady

Speckled Wood

Gold ringed Dragonfly

Male Demoiselle

Female Demoiselle

Peacock Butterfly

And last but not least a low fling buzzard over the Mill Pool !

Hayle River Valley

It was disappointingly overcast and windy today but the high air temperature down in the Hayle river valley still produced a few interesting subjects

This  Peacock butterfly spent best part of an hour trying to find its best angle to soak up what little penetrating heat that was available by direct sunlight while providing me with some colourful portraits

This female Common Hawker was out and about but spent much of its time parked up waiting for some sunshine and while doing so it provided me with a couple of nice close up portraits.

A pair of Moorhen had just successfully hatched their second brood of chicks and this little chap was taking refuge under raised lily pads while mother collected its lunch

Millpool Butterflies

The portfolio of colourful butterflies below have all been taken in the habitat surrounding the Millpool within the last couple of weeks.

THe magnificent Peacock butterfly is just one that is highly attracted to the visual colour and scent of the buddleia trees flowers in the area,

Heat seeking Red admiral are abundant and always on the lookout for good sun spots to bask from while turning their backs to wards the sun.

Painted Lady are also keen to soak up the warmth of the sun and seem to like open stoney ground to bask in

 Perhaps not so common at this location are the smaller but striking colours and wing pattern of the wall brown.

Another portrait image of the Peacock butterfly,  this time sunbathing on stoney ground

The local Buddleia trees are also popular with the Small Tortoiseshell butterfly with their gorgeous  orange,black and yellow wings with mosiac blue effect completing the detail.

The distinctive shape of the Comma's wing shape make it an east one to identify but this was the only one seen at this location