Song Thrush

Song Thrush, originally uploaded by Little Brown Job.

The warm sunshine today seems to have got all the local wildlife moving, the meadow was positively heaving with butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies. First though a Song Thrush from early this morning before I grudgingly headed off to work.

Feral Pigeon

Feral Pigeon, originally uploaded by Little Brown Job.

This is a first for the garden, a Feral Pigeon and this one looks more or less the same as the Rock Dove they're all descended from. I don't normally give these a second glance in the town or city centre but they do look stunning. Maybe they are escaping to the suburbs, tired of being urban Peregrine fodder.

Azure Damselfly

Azure Damselfly, originally uploaded by Little Brown Job.

Azure Damselfly down at the meadow, one day I'll be able to tell the difference from Common Blue without consulting this excellent page:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/natureuk/2012/06/knowing-your-damselflies---an.shtml

Broad Bodied Chasers

Broad Bodied Chasers, originally uploaded by Little Brown Job.

Female Broad Bodied Chaser dragonflies down at the meadow.

Red & Black Froghopper

Red & Black Froghopper, originally uploaded by Little Brown Job.

Red & Black Froghopper down at the meadow last weekend.

Plastic Caterpillar

Caterpillar, originally uploaded by Little Brown Job.

It's actually real but I've no idea what it is?

Scorpion Fly

Scorpion Fly, originally uploaded by Little Brown Job.

Scorpion Fly down at the meadow.

Female Broad Bodied Chaser

Female Broad Bodied Chaser, originally uploaded by Little Brown Job.

Another shot of the female Broad Bodied Chaser down at the meadow last week.

Broad Bodied Chaser

Broad Bodied Chaser, originally uploaded by Little Brown Job.

Today I spent my lunchtime watching this pair of female Broad Bodied Chaser dragonflies in the meadow :-)

Juvenile Dunnock

Juvenile Dunnock, originally uploaded by Little Brown Job.

Young Dunnock in the garden last weekend.

Female Orange Tip

Female Orange Tip, originally uploaded by Little Brown Job.

Something else I don't normally see at the meadow, normally it's Meadow Browns, Peacocks and Speckled Woods.

Burnet Moth Caterpillar

Burnet Moth Caterpillar, originally uploaded by Little Brown Job.

Burnet Moth caterpillar at the meadow yesterday, it's the first time I've seen them, they are normally emerging as black and red moths by the time I catch up with them.