Llangors Lake meadow walk.
20th June 2018
Now that the weather has settled down and as we approach the longest day my focus, (excuse the pun), has switched from birds to insects, you have to vary your interests to suit the time of year or you will have a very lean time of it. Damselflies are on the wing in numbers, principally Common Blue, Blue Tailed, Azure and Large Red, and as bonus Susan and I have also seen,
Scarce Blue Tailed.
and Variable Damselfly.
We have also seen a few early Dragonflies, notably huge numbers of Four Spotted Chasers,
and also Hairy Dragonfly.
It is a lovely experience to watch a meadow for a few minutes and see how, when the sun comes out, these insects rise up and take to the wing. As we walked through the meadows surrounding Llangors Lake on a humid day this week.
Common Spotted Orchids were in evidence,
and also the much rarer Flowering Rush.
Some of the Nettles were covered in Peacock Butterfly caterpillars,
and two Large Skipper Butterflies were flying.
We look forward to the coming months as more insects will fly in the hopefully fine weather.
Scarce Blue Tailed.
and Variable Damselfly.
We have also seen a few early Dragonflies, notably huge numbers of Four Spotted Chasers,
and also Hairy Dragonfly.
It is a lovely experience to watch a meadow for a few minutes and see how, when the sun comes out, these insects rise up and take to the wing. As we walked through the meadows surrounding Llangors Lake on a humid day this week.
Common Spotted Orchids were in evidence,
and also the much rarer Flowering Rush.
Some of the Nettles were covered in Peacock Butterfly caterpillars,
and two Large Skipper Butterflies were flying.
We look forward to the coming months as more insects will fly in the hopefully fine weather.