'England's Green and Pleasant Land'
At the moment, not quite, as you can observe from the photo below. The Maize crop growing on the hillside looks darker, but the grassland is brown and not productive at all.
This is what 30 degrees celsius plus temperatures cause over a short period of time.
The sheep have the best idea. Hide under any available tree or bush.
There are numerous immature Goldfinch flying around now, along with their parents.
This Whitethroat below looks rather bedraggled after rearing young.
A good specimen of a Large White butterfly.
It chose a nice setting for a photograph.
I don't get to see Small Copper butterflies very often and this one has been around a bit now.
Autumn fruits beginning to show.
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| Sloe Fruit |
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| Blackberries |
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| Gatekeeper Butterfly |
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| Meadow Brown |
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| Red Admiral |
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| Peacock |
Quite a good number of Norfolk Hawker dragonflies again this year.
The unmistakable call of a Corn Bunting.
Hei Roy! Siellä on kuumaa! Toivottavast ilma viilenee siellä vähän. Ihanat valokuvat!
ReplyDeleteHei Anne. Olen iloinen, että teillä on vaihteeksi lämmintä säätä. 😎
DeleteC'est l'Andalousie.... Comme chez moi...
ReplyDeleteÇa ne ressemble pas à ça d'habitude, Biche. 😃
DeleteExcellent photos. Here it is also very dry, I was birding this morning early in the morning. I think the wader imigration is beginning. Greets
ReplyDeleteThanks Caroline. yes i have seen a few waders at a distance.
DeleteHi Roy, fantastic images of all the birds and stunning dragonflies in flight!! Also beautiful landscape and lovely butterflies
ReplyDeleteRegards Maria
Hi Maria.Thanks.for your kind comments. The land normally looks much better than that, but this weather is burning everything up at the moment.
DeleteAt least no-one can complain about a rubbish summer again! Just too hot instead. :-) It's parched here too which means few wildflowers. Not many butterflies at the moment either. Your photos are lovely of the birds and butterflies.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mandy. We always complain about the weather. It fits with the nationality.😎
DeleteHi Roy, excellent photos of the birds and dragonflies. Have a nice day !
ReplyDeleteThanks Caroline.
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