What we could have seen yesterday if the sun had shone

It was sunny again today so I went out with the dogs with no little anticipation of seeing all the butterflies and bees we missed on yesterday's sodden nature walk. Well, this is what we could have seen. There's a little bit of information for each photograph but I'll let the images speak for themselves. I'm thinking of doing another walk next Sunday, 2nd August and if the sun shines there's a good chance of seeing all these and perhaps more. Post a message up and we'll see if there's much interest.

The Fritillary didn't disappoint. It's the same butterfly that I first spotted the other day - the chunk missing from the wing tells me that. This pic shows the length of the butterfly tongue.

The Comma. This image helps explain why it's called the Comma - on the underside of the wing close to the body on the right as we look at it is a white mark - just like the punctuation mark.

(Left and right) the Meadow Brown. Plenty of these still about. It's probably the most common butterfly .











(Left) the Green-veined White. Plenty of the Whites about. Often seen dancing in two and threes.

(Below) Large White. This one's caterpillars eat your cabbages...




(Above)

The Gatekeeper.

My Collins Gem guide to insects says this is a Flesh Fly. Look at the size of those feet!










I have to do some work - the day job. That means no posting of the bumblebee pics in this blog. Maybe later.