Wednesday, August 05, 2009

A Plethora of Dragons and Butterflies


I have not seen many butterflies this year so it was a lovely surprise to go for a short walk in the Forest on Monday and find so many Butterflies and dragonflies flitting around enjoying a sunny afternoon.

Butterflies

Brimstone
Small White
Meadow Brown
Painted Lady
Peacock
Large Skipper
Common Blue
Silver washed Fritillary

Dragonflies

Keeled Skimmer Male
Common Darter on Fleabane
Keeled Skimmer Female
Common Hawker
Southern Hawker