Whitethroats and Linnets - This Week Elsewhere

This week I went to a location adjacent to the site of the ancient Hill Fort Maiden Castle. I knew that if I went along a pathway with brambles and small trees either side I would likely find a Common Whitethroat or two. More than one pair nest there each year.

The first shot is a Common Whitethroat getting airborne from a wire fence. The second and third is the same bird on the fence.

In a small Hawthorn Tree another Whitethroat was singing away with its extensive calls including the rasping sound.

In the same area, male and female Linnets were flying about and calling regularly.

This Week Elsewhere

A Little Egret that was tossing a freshwater shrimp made for a good exercise in catching the moment.

Green-veined White Butterfly

Male Brimstone Butterfly

Speckled Wood Butterfly in excellent condition.

The Cowslips are well out now.

Greater Stitchwort caught in the semi shaded area.

A White Bluebell for want of a better description. 

 A not so blue Bluebell. 

A rather hurried shot of the first Holly Blue butterfly I have seen this year.

Orange Tip Butterfly on a Herb Robert flower.

A Woodland Walk

One of my favourite local places to visit from a Nature Photography point of view is the woodland and hillside of Cerne Abbas, Dorset, which is only a few miles from where I live.

The 14th Century Kettle Bridge which is a Listed Building, which provides access to the woodland and the Hillside. 

As a lad from Somerset I have always liked to see Apple Blossom.

A flower that can be found throughout Dorset fields and roadways.

Red Campion.

My first chance this year to observe and photograph the Orange Tip butterfly.

Unfortunately I didn't have the correct lens with me and had to make the best of a bad job.

The butterfly is pitched on a Herb Robert flower.

Common Bluebell.

Cowslip

A sound heard quite regularly now is the Chiffchaff. 

This one was directly above me and was playing Hide and seek.

A female Brimstone butterfly below was observed laying her eggs at various locations.

The Evergreen Fern

I could hear this Wren along a pathway and eventually caught sight of it for a moment.

This Speckled Wood butterfly looked like it had just emerged and was warming up in the sunshine.

Two habitat images of the relevant Orange Tip. 

The Oxlip was a little worn and was starting to look old.

Primrose

Speedwell (Bird's eye)