Fishing Osprey, RW

Female hovering just seconds before catching a small Roach.

Dawn Osprey with fish, RW

This male caught a small Roach at 6.30am.

Osprey, RW

Male 03 with a decent Rainbow.

Yellow Wagtails and Longhorn, RW

A group of 10 feeding among a herd of Longhorn cattle.

Ruff among Coot, RW

Black-headed Gull, RW

I don't normally waste pixels on Bhg's but the water colour and reflections were pretty nice.

North Arm, RW

Juv Dunlin, RW

Ruffs, RW

Various photos showing juvenile, ad males, wing moult and a ringed male.

Yellow-legged Gull, RW

Juvenile Purple Sandpiper, RW

Another casualty of the fierce northerly wind.

Sabine's Gull, RW, 21st August

This lovely adult stayed in the north arm for 35 minutes before departing east.

Eyebrook

Oak Bush-cricket, RW

Found on the bathroom ceiling.

Gasteruption jaculator, RW

A small parasitic Hymenoptera, who's larvae live in the nests of solitary bees. It appeared to be feeling for vibrations inside the wood with its antennae

Brown Hawker, RW

When you see Brown Hawkers flying around you often forget about the stunning electric blue on their bodies. Click on photos for bigger image.

Brown Hawkers ovipositing, RW

A very common but stunning dragon.

No ordinary wheat field, Rutland

Whilst driving past this wheat field yesterday evening, i noticed an odd shape sticking up out of the wheat. A quick scan revealed the odd shape to be 3 pairs of Fallow Deer antlers. I sat for the next 3 hours watching and wishing that it would stay light for the whole of the night.

Fallow Deer, Rutland

The deer obviously felt safe and invisible whilst sitting down in the wheat field. However, i don't think it had crossed their minds that their entire head wear was sticking up above the wheat. They might as well have waved a white flag.

Buff-tip moth, Rutland.

A master of disguise.

Chocolate-tip

Black Arches

Brown Hawker ovipositing, RW

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