Friday, 14 August 2020

Green Sandpiper and Common Darter Dragonfly


Back to birds, albeit not many as an injury is restricting things!  
Descriptions below most photos from various places.

Common Darter Dragonfly male, click here for UHD video  

Painted Lady Butterfly, click here for HD video  

An accidental slow motion of the Green Sandpiper, click here (it's 640 by 480)



Green Sandpiper at Murton, Buddy's Loch, 13/8/2020




What seems to be a very late start for what must be a second attempt at breeding this year for two House Martins, they're building this nest on the remains of an old one which fell down some years ago. They don't seem to mind whether the nest is on the sunny side of the houses in my street, this like my other photographed one is shaded until evening. The second attempt in the other nest should see young peering out this coming week



They started on 11/8/2020 and a look just now on 14/8/2020 suggests they could be on eggs, although the nest isn't quite complete



The first Common Darter Dragonfly I've seen this year, this and a few others were at Murton on Thursday, only one female seen (P1000)



Photos from my P1000, yes I'm pleased with them






Maiden Pink at Murton, as requested by Olive



Still quite a number of adult Sand Martins feeding young in the wall site at Murton, the wooden nest structures appear abandoned by the reserve despite a fund-raising event some years ago



Udea lutealis, photo in a shady edge of a path, Murton



Painted Lady in my front garden, others below, some from a DSLR, others my P1000







Painted Lady underwing



Painted Lady upperwing



Red Admiral upperwing



Red Admiral underwing



Red Admiral

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