more grey wagtail

a chance close encounter with the grey wagtail on a little stream running into the Lynher.

orange tip feeding

an orange tip butterfly feeding on May (April?) flowers. For the first time I noticed the dainty brown tips to the orange.

bitter vetch

a view reinforced by the appearance of bitter vetch in the hedgerows.

more than one

there were lots of swallows around today at Beals Mill, so I think we can officially announce that summer is in.

thrush party

these look like song thrushes but they may be a family party of mistle thrushes. Song thrushes look brown, and mistle thrushes look greyer.

pink wood anenomes

this photo shows just how pink the white wood anenome can be.