waiting for the call in Linkinhorne

two images from a walk around the tiny hamlet of Linkinhorne yesterday evening, where things have been very sensibly arranged for parishioners both past and present. This is the church of St Melor, another of the less well known Breton/Cornish saints (usually said and written as Mylor).

things we saw today - heath fritillary

and cowwheat, with its funny bearded upper lip, and best of all, the rare heath fritillary which feeds on it, out very early this year, especially for our visitor Carletta.

things we saw today - orchids

five species of orchid, marsh orchid (above), both types of butterfly orchid (just emerging), heath spotted orchid (below) and early purple orchid.

 

things we saw today - May fly

the family name for Mayflies is ephemeroptera, which seems very poetic; I am not sure which species but possibly it is what fishermen call a pond olive.

robin feeding

young robin with characteristic mottled plumage being fed on the ground by a parent. The parent hops into the air to put the seed (in this case, they are usually insectivorous) into the gaping beak.

three things blue

 

 wild aquilegia (columbine )

newly emerged damsel fly warming up in the sun

 

common dor beetle underside showing iridescent metallic blue