Dingy Skipper.

Tales of the Riverbank #fsprintmonday #wexmondays #waterwaysoftheNewForest #NewForest

‘BANDED DEMOISELLE ON CAMPION’
I thought that since the damselflies and dragonflies are all out, I should start taking some more photographs.
#fsprintmonday #sharemondays2024

Quaking Grass, Briza media #wildflowerhour

Male & Female Salad Burnet, Sanguisorba minor. #wildflowerhour

Kidney Vetch, Anthyllis vulneraria. #wildflowerhour #carrotsandpeas

Germander and Wood Speedwells. #wildflowerhour

Buttercups

Fly Orchid, I really enjoy photographing these in woodlands.

Lovely to see my Wood Anemone on this weeks cover 😊

Dandelions, on the Dorset downs.
#ShareMondays2024 #fsprintmonday #wexmondays

On the heath, Pale Dog Violets, Viola lactea. #wildflowerhour

On the Downs, Field Fleawort, Tephroseris integrifolia, Salad Burnet, Sanguisorba minor and Common Rock Rose, Helianthemum nummularium. #wildflowerhour

On the Downs, Burnt Orchids, Neotinea ustulata and Early Gentians, Gentianella anglica. #wildflowerhour

From the woods, Sweet Woodruff, Galium odoratum, Early Purple Orchid, Orchis mascula & Bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta. #wildflowerhour

This year our swift population will reduce by an estimated TEN THOUSAND breeding birds &/ the population will lose its ability to replenish itself by up to 15,000 chicks. The govt is ignoring #swifts plight despite a simple, urgent & essential solution backed by all experts.

One of the Sand Lizards I met this morning.

This aurora event is not over! If you missed it last night, get your coffee and snacks ready for round two tonight! 😃
This guide could help you get your first pics of the aurora. An easy read!
Charge those batteries and go go go!

Golden grasses.

a montage of Avocet rippled reflections

Chris Packham