Some pictures I took recently

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splish

soupdragon wrote: »

Splish - are you using a macro lens or a diopter?
Great detail in those shots.

Thanks soupdragon, no I use a bridge camera, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V.

splish

Eristalis intricarius


Scaeva pyrastri


Syritta pipiens

soupdragon

splish wrote: »

Thanks soupdragon, no I use a bridge camera, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V.

Really, well that's me even more impressed then. Some great shots there.

keps

Reflections....
This morning - Lucan Demesne

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so many butterflies the other day-blue ones were fascinated with my blue shoelaces but I couldn't get a single pic of them.So flittery
Must have been hundreds of butterflies in about half hour walk down beside the beach on a flowery meadow
this is only pic worth showing.
makes me appreciate all the great butterfly pics here thats for sure
i.d. unknown

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I suppose this wasn't a bad one

tiny tiny thing, must have been only 3/4 of an inch wingspan

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The first is, I think, a Common Blue and the second a well worn Small Blue.

Bonedigger

Jazlyn Incalculable Yo-yo wrote: »

The first is, I think, a Common Blue and the second a well worn Small Blue.

Yeah,you're right Jazlyn Incalculable Yo-yo and both look like females too.

keps

Not sure what this is
Today- Lucan Demesne

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Blackbird.

keps

I am guessing that this might be a treecreeper?
today : Lucan Demesne

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That's a young Robin.

keps

Jazlyn Incalculable Yo-yo wrote: »

That's a young Robin.

Mmmm not doing so well am I?

Maybe on a surer footing here??-today Lucan Demesne

A dipper



and a Grey Wagtail( maybe even young)



Songthrush

keps

Bonedigger

The first Small Tortoiseshell I've seen in my garden this year:

KJ

My first ever photo of a Swallow

I know nothing of types of butterfly or moths but here is one.

splish

KJ wrote: »

I know nothing of types of butterfly or moths but here is one.

Its a Speckled Wood.

thyme

Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle.

keps

'Baby' Robin belting it out:)
Or maybe looking for Mammy?

thyme

Three new Swallow's nests in the shed in the last week, and here's two of them collecting the mud.

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splish

Sheep's-bit Jasione montana

spookwoman

Banded Demoiselle Damselfly by Spookwoman, on Flickr

Eyepatch

Bumblebees' nest in the grass

The burnt grass is more or less the "landing pad". All that's visible of the nest is the small black hole, which is the entrance.



There was quite an amount of traffic in and out within the space of a couple of minutes. I've put the lawn-mower over this nest a few times without realisizing what is there.

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splish

Self-heal Prunella vulgaris

couerdelion

Hoverfly - marmalade fly (I think!)