Minotaur Beetle and Peacock

A peacock taken today at Maulden woods (a fantastic place for a walk on a spring day) and a female minotaur beetle at the Lodge on Friday. Unlike the male of Will's previous post, the female is clearly without the 3 horns.

Spring at last

A fantastic afternoon this Sunday at The Lodge - bees everywhere and a smattering of butterflies. At least 6 species of bumblebees out and about (lucorum, terrestris, lapidarius, pratorum, hypnorum and one type of cuckoo). A small tortoiseshell and red admiral were a welcome sight too.

Another comma

Another comma pic (this time it's upside-down though)!

Beasties at The Lodge

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A male (bottom picture) and female (top three pictures) Andrena bicolor.

A comma in the gardens.

An unidentified spider on the heath.

A comma at The Lodge

A comma sunning itself at The Lodge. There have been a couple at the same spot since the 27th of February (when the sun comes out) but it's taken until yesterday for it to sit still enough to photograph.