Meadow & Butterflies

Elstow Brook at Cardington was dredged last year which destroyed most of the brookside meadow. There has been no lasting damage to the grasslands which has recovered really well but dragonfly numbers have been severely reduced. There have been a lot a of Butterflies.

Field Scabious

Marbled White on Teasal

Marbled White, Bumble & Teasal

Teasal

Gatekeeper

Resplendent Marbled White

Large Skipper on Bramble

Green Veined White on Bramble

Marbled White on Ox-eye Daisey

Great Spotted Woodpecker

We get the occasional visit from a Great Spotted Woodpecker and in the last few days a male has been feeding from the peanut feeder and passing on the food to a Juvenile. This is a first for our garden and very gratifying, the birds are very flighty so getting a decent capture impossible. These images were captured through are kitchen window and serve primarily as decent record shots.

Male Great Spotted Woodpecker

Male Great Spotted Woodpecker (right) and Juvenile

Common Darter & Black Tailed Skimmer

Still a lot of Female Black Tailed Skimmers on the 100 acre Bedford.

 Found my 1st Common Darters of the Year at Roxton Run-off Pond

Barns & Sheds

Nesting, nestlings, adults, clouds & rain.

Wood Pigeon Nest with Central Heating

Barn Swallows

Big Sky

House Sparrow

Goldfinch

Storm

100 Acre Midweek Walk

Some images from today :

Juvenile Starlings

The antics of Juvenile Starlings are a joy to behold, had about 75 around the feeders today, monopolising the entire area.

Another couple of images taken in my Cardington garden today

Large Skipper & Wild Yellow Iris

Found at Fenlake Meadows Nature Reserve

Wednesday Round-up

Just some images captured before and after work.

Juvenile Robin

Juvenile Robin

Juvenile Blackbird

Juvenile Blackbird

Female Broad-bodied Chaser

Squabs

Head & Tail

Trouble