My son's football training session turned into a wildlife photography opportunity yesterday morning. Luckily, the field lies next to Priory Meadow Nature Reserve in Penwortham, excellent for insects at this time of year...
Ben, 13/06/15, football training at Priory High School fields.
Large Skipper, 13/06/15, Priory Meadow Nature Reserve, Penwortham.
Black-tailed Skimmer, 13/06/15, Priory Meadow NR. First time I have ever seen one in Penwortham. Superb dragonflies.
Azure Damselflies, 13/06/15, Priory Meadow Nature Reserve. I've never seen such a huge gathering of this species: hundreds of them!
White-tailed Bumble Bee, 13/06/15, Priory Meadow NR.
Bombus ruderarius, 13/06/15, Priory Meadow NR.
Sawfly, 13/06/15, Priory Meadow NR. Difficult to see which species of sawfly due to all the pollen!
Common Water Boatman, 13/06/15, Priory Meadow NR. The ponds here are teeming with life.
Great Diving Beetle Larva, 13/06/15, Priory Meadow NR. Got a nasty nip from one of these once.
And just about anything can turn up in Penwortham on Gala day...
Lobster. A ready-cooked one, wearing sunglasses. 13/06/15, Liverpool Road, Penwortham.
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