Showing posts with label Adder tongue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Adder tongue. Show all posts

Sunday, June 07, 2009

Dragonsand Damsels

With the recent wam weather , the dragons and damsels have been waking up. This is a male Beautiful Demoiselle. They really glitter in the sunshine and are so pretty as they fly along the streams.
This is a Broad bodied chaser and they are often found flying over forest ponds.
This Fourspotted chaser was newly emerged and drying his wings he was quite happy to sit on karens finger and pose.
here a pair of large red damselflies are mating.
It is rare to see an adder in the wild as they usually slither away before you see them. This one had been basking on the path and we disturbed him. We had some friends paying a brief visit from Canada and Paige heard the hiss , looked down and there he was. Having decided we weren't really a threat or something tasty to eat he posed for the cameras before slithering away.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Water Avens
Cuckoo plant also known as ladies Smock
Ribort Plantain

Green Winged Orchid


Red Clover

broad bodied Skimmer drying its wings after hatching

Hedge garlic

Hairy Buttercup

Speckled brown

Cowslip

Adders tongue fern