Archive images - September 2024
	Garden Spider, Alwins Field, 26 September 2024. They are also known as Cross Spiders because of the pattern on the abdomen.
	Cranefly, Alwins Field, 26 September 2024. This is a male with a pointy end to its abdomen.
	Sloe berries, Sandhouse Lane NR, 19 September 2024.
	Ruddy Darter dragonfly, Sandhouse Lane NR, 19 September 2024.
	Willow Emerald damselfly, Sandhouse Lane NR, 19 September 2024.
	One of six Mandarins, this one a drake, at Stockgrove Lake, Rushmere CP, 17 September 2024.
	Rhodedendron Leafhopper, Rushmere CP, 17 September 2024. This is quite large for a leafhopper, but is still small at around 12mm.
	Comma butterfly, on a dead tree near Stockgrove Lake and showing the upper wing, Rushmere CP, 17 September 2024.
	Grey Heron, Grand Union Canal, Linslade, 16 September 2024.
	Red Admiral butterfly on Ivy by the canal towpath, Linslade, 16 September 2024.
	Woodlouse Spider (probably Dysdera crocata), Alwins Field, 15 September 2024. It is a predator of woodlice.
	Speckled Wood butterfly Linslade Woods, 12 September 2024.
	Green-veined White butterfly Linslade Woods, 12 September 2024. The green veins are on the underwing.
	Small White butterfly (aka Cabbage White), Alwins Field, 11 September 2024.
	7-spot Ladybird, Alwins Field, 11 September 2024.
	An Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae) getting stuck into Ivy flowers in our garden, Alwins Field, 8 September 2024.
	The underwing of a Comma butterfly, showing the mark that gives it the name "comma", Alwins Field, 8 September 2024.
	A Turnip Sawfly (Athalia rosae), Alwins Field, 3 September 2024. It has several other English names and can be a pest.
	An attractive small (4mm) spider (Nigma walckenaeri) that was living in our Ivy, Alwins Field, 3 September 2024.
	A slightly ragged Blue Tit in All Saints churchyard, Leighton Buzzard, 2 September 2024.
	Phil the Pheasant, apparently the new owner of All Saints churchyard, Leighton Buzzard, 2 September 2024.

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