out of the nest

and into the firing line, a juvenile blackbird looking rather stunned and lost.

butterfly meadow, Cornwall

lesser butterfly orchid on left, greater butterfly orchid on right (see earlier pages and below for differences). The meadows are now full of cat's ear and rattle.



the middle picture is lesser butterfly orchid, and the bottom picture is the greater butterfly orchid.

dipper on Tamar

dippers are difficult to capture in flight because they are quick and direct. Just for once everything worked out for this photo, with the dark watery background for contrast. There is a nest very near to where this picture was taken so the parents were flying backwards (so to speak) and forwards.

Kit Hill quarry

It was a very still day.

And please note you can get a guided tour to see the heath fritillary in June (16/06) (see previous post with excellent pictures)

Kit Hill early bird

I think this is a pipit, but I am not sure which type (tree or meadow), or it could be a lark. As it chose to pose on a tree above the misty Sherwell Valley and it is singing its heart out I think it must be a tree pipit.

cornwall lanes No 329

the foxgloves seem very early this year, and provide a natural counter balance to Kit Hill