Barton Butterflies

Once again, nothing was staying still for very long in a busy breeze.  I saw two Blues and many whites and Meadow Browns.  From top:  Green-Veined White; Essex Skipper (black tips to antennae); and Small Skipper (orange underside tips to antennae).

Pinnacle Hill Revisited

From the top:  Painted Lady; Mullein Moth Caterpillar; Green-Veined White; Bee Wolf Wasp carrying prey; Gatekeeper with red mites and a Chalkhill Blue at Therfield Heath.

Pinnacle Hill

We met Richard Revels at this hill overlooking Sandy, where he showed us the Beowulf Wasp, which  paralyses its prey and buries them in holes where it lays its eggs.  The larvae feed on the stored food. The butterfly is a Small Copper.

Midge & Bug Go To Wimpole

We took the girls to Wimpole Hall today.  They saw day-old baby pigs, played on straw bales and bought some play-putty. 

In the Heatwave

With Miles and Jane and Ann to Barton Conservation Area and then to Gamlingay Wood.  Silver-Washed Fritillaries not landing much, most Meadow Browns very worn, quite a few Ringlets, the odd Gatekeeper and Speckled Wood, but no Blues or Arguses.

Moonrise Over Flatland

We went to the golf course to see the moon rise.  It seemed clearer than Tuesday night but the moon was still very red.

Gone Marbled Whites

We went up to the wood this evening to see how the Marbled Whites were getting on, but saw only one, plus a few Meadow Browns and this still-tidy Ringlet.