Ladybirds

 Spotted these after a visit to the Quaker cemetery in the town. 

And another big one...

 A big male Tegenaria/Eratigena 

House spiders are abroad

 And they're looking for lurve. 

A little moth and a big spider

 Couple of visitors the other day, first an Orange Swift which I photographed with a new macro light set up I got from SRB.

A couple of days later there appeared a small brown moth which I got IDed as Light Brown Apple Moth

Then in the evening my daughter spotted a spider near the back door. It had been a very hot day, 30°C plus, and this chap had managed to find himself a drink.

Some mono shots

 Seeing as Deviant Art has gone belly up I have downloaded some older black and white photos before I lose them. 

Moths

 Some moths I've spotted over the last few years.

Silver Y, Magpie moth, Willow Beauty,  Footman, Juniper Carpet 

Sawfly Summer

 Spotted these caterpillars on the birch in my garden in June. Turns out they're a species of Sawfly which are related to bees and wasps (Hymenoptera)

When alarmed they assume a defensive posture where they all hold their bodies in an outward curl.

Very cool.

Species is Pristiphora testacea

Phone shots

Bramble flowers

Usually the flowers of bramble (Blackberry) are white, but often I see ones with a pink or purplish tinge, like these.

Buttercup

 Growing amongst Wood Avens 

Some wild flower spots

 Taken while out on a walk.

High altitude clouds

 Looking straight up on a walk to the shop.

The thin whispy clouds are Cirrocumulus. There's also some irridesence visible where the sun shows in the shot.

Cirrus clouds

 Couple of shots of these high, thin wispy clouds.

May's Flower

 A spot of Hawthorn blossom in a Privet hedge.

Cowslips

 These were found growing in a verge by the side of a footpath near a main road. I'm used to seeing them growing in the wild!

The name Cowslip is said to derive from Cow's slop because it is often found growing near cow dung.

Wildflower Spots

 Spotted while walking the dog. 

Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum) and Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) 

Phone shots

Fluffy clouds

 Nice clusters of cumulus clouds against a hot blue sky

Spring Stars

 Lesser Celandine in mono, taken with my phone.

Spring doing its thing

 

A few phone shots taken in April '22

Sunset Approaches

 A shot over the fields, stood under a maple.

A very early sunset

 While watching TV yesterday afternoon I noticed the sky seemed to turn pink and the walls of the living room took on a weird tinge. I had to go outside to have a look. The sky was turning from pink to orange, like a sunset, yet it wasn't even 3.30!