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Newly hatched red damselfly drying out. |
Dragonfly, taken at the pond in East wood, Broughton. |
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Hoverfly on Buddleja.
My dad says that hoverflies should really be tiny UFOs. This one looks like it has goggles on. |
Ladybird and wolf spider sitting together on a nettle leaf. I saw several other pairs that day, all sitting very still, but just touching. They seemed to be sunbathing. |
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Winter quarters.
Ladybird resting in a mallow seed case. |
Mating ladybirds. |
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Painted lady on Buddleja.
2003 saw masses of these ladybirds in the UK. |
Peacock butterfly on nettles.
This peacock seems unusually bright against the green of the nettles. |
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