Archive images - September 2023
	Red Kite, Astral Lake, 29 September 2023.
	Common Darter dragonflies mating on the path round Astral Lake, 29 September 2023.
	Box Moth, Alwins Field garden, 27 September 2023. This species has recently arrived in Britain and its larvae lay waste to Box trees and hedges.
	Cross Spiders, Alwins Field garden, 25 September 2023. The male on the left seemed to be trying to mate with the female.
	Froglet (baby Common Frog), Alwins Field garden, 24 September 2023.
	Harlequin Ladybird, Alwins Field, 24 September 2023.
	Chiffchaff, All Saints church, Leighton Buzzard, 21 September 2023.
	Comma butterfly, Linslade Woods, 15 September 2023.
	Red Admiral butterfly, feeding on Brambles in Linslade Woods, 15 September 2023.
	Roesel's Bush-cricket, Linslade Woods, 15 September 2023. This is a short-winged male and he's stridulating by rubbing his wings together to attract females.
	Ivy Bee collecting pollen from Ivy flowers, Grand Union Canal near The Globe Inn, Linslade, 15 September 2023.
	Buff-tailed Bumblebee (queen), Alwins Field, 12 September 2023.
	Ant Woodlouse, Alwins Field, 12 September 2023. These are tiny creatures that live in ants' nests.
	Chocolate Mining Bee (female), Alwins Field, 11 September 2023. An unusual second brood - these bees are usually around early in the Spring and pollinate the apple trees.
	Jumping Spider with its head raised so you can see its amazing eyes, Alwins Field, 11 September 2023. It actually has eight eyes: four small ones on top of the head and a row of four looking forward, of which the middle two are huge compared to the size of the creature.
	Speckled Wood butterfly, Linslade Woods, 9 September 2023.
	Migrant Hawker dragonfly, Astral Lake, 6 September 2023.
	Cormorant, Astral Lake, 6 September 2023.
	Small Heath butterfly, Astral Park, 6 September 2023.
	Long-winged Conehead, Astral Park, 6 September 2023. This is a species of Bush-cricket.
	Wasp Spider, Astral Park, 6 September 2023. This is a female - the male is small and inconspicuous.
	Little Egret, Astral Lake, 1 September 2023. This species is a fairly recent coloniser. It used to be found only on the continent and very rarely in Britain.
	Woodpigeon at Astral Lake, 1 September 2023.
	Canada Goose, Astral Lake, 1 September 2023. As you would expect this is not a native species, having been introduced into Britain over a hundred years ago and then escaped from collections.

Return to archive page ¦ Return to home page