A Collection of Nature Images From This Week

With the extreme hot weather we have experienced recently there has been a good chance to increase a variety of nature images for the Blog. Temperatures of at least 30 c have been experienced.

A good start was the Marbled White Butterfly that showed very well.

Large Skipper

Holly Blue

Meadow Brown

St John's Wort

Norfolk Hawker

Scarce Chaser

Small Heath

Hummingbird Hawk Moth

A sign that it is incredibly hot at the moment was this female Blackbird that continued to regularly open its beak which indicates the conditions.

This Wren was making quite a lot of noise amongst the undergrowth. I think there may have been some territorial dispute going on.

Bindweed Flower

Dog Rose

More Norfolk Hawker images.

Red Admiral

The Peacock Butterfly below spent most of its time taking minerals from the stone path.

A Dragon Shoot

Today I went on a Dragonfly shoot around part of the Radipole Nature Reserve in Weymouth.

The sun was shining with a clear blue sky and the temperature was around 17 C.

Fortunately I found more species than I thoght I would.

A Male Scarce Chaser Dragonfly.

A Female Black-tailed Skimmer Dragonfly.

A female Emperor Dragonfly ovipositing.

A Norfolk Hawker Dragonfly.

A Male Banded Demoiselle. 

A Buff-tailed Bumblebee feeding on a Buddleia flower.