Herring Gull © Harry Mole 2017
I don’t know who was more surprised when I opened the window of the loft bedroom today, me or the herring gull (Larus argentatus) fledgling. I love herring gulls,
Herring gull fledgling
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The Brown & The Yellow
Not in the garden
Meadow Brown © Harry Mole 2017
I spent the weekend camping at Chiddingly in East Sussex. It was beautiful with blue skies at temperatures well into the 30s. There were Meadow Browns (Maniola jurtina) everywhere.
Silver Studded Blues
Not in the garden
Silver studded blue © Harry Mole 2017
I was really keen to see and photograph Silver-studded blues (Plebejus argus) – they’re a rare butterfly in UK with just a few colonies on some specific heathland and coastal sites, mostly in Southern England.
The Very Hungry Sawfly Larva
in the garden
Sawfly larva © Harry Mole 2017
Found this chap while gardening today. I thought it was a caterpillar, but apparently it’s a sawfly larva, although I haven’t managed to ID it properly.
Sawfly larva © Harry Mole 2017
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