Sunday, 9 August 2009

Ooh, all sorts!


Ditch near Grocontinental - a stronghold for water voles

Heavy water vole grazing in the ditch - click to enlarge and see the angle of the cut-off stalks

Large latrine in the ditch, indicating a breeding female
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Photographs below are from the Country Park:

Meadow grasshopper

Common Blue

Small Copper

Painted Lady

The shocked expression of a vole as I fall backwards off my camping stool
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4 comments:

  1. Quillers10 August 2009 at 02:15

    Lovely pictures, Kate! That vole does look rather shocked.

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  2. Kate10 August 2009 at 02:18

    I've no doubt I was wearing a similar expression myself, Sally!

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  3. kath10 August 2009 at 13:20

    I'm so glad you didn't land on the poor thing. Love the butterfly photos as well.

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  4. Kate10 August 2009 at 13:53

    I've seen so few butterflies generally, but on the reserves and on land which is pesticide-free (eg Fordhall Farm) there are lots.

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