The Sun-Blasted [??] North...

Everybody knows that the further North you go, the colder it gets.

 

[Ok, unless you're an upside-down Ozzie type ;) ]

And yet it was all hot and sunny up on the Taw/Torridge. The wind was blowing [it does that, there], but woo..

Anyways, while cooing over a Great Winged Terror was the priority [and it was nicely on show when we rocked up, which is always appreciated!], there were a few other fascinating lifeforms about.

I managed to miss the super-sexy Long-horned Bees [drat!] despite being right there. Twice. But I did find the odd thing. [I should put it on record that Murphy, S - finder of bees - found the grasshopper in the last post, btw]

Such as - and I'm quite fond of both the animal and the photo - this;

Five-spot Burnet Moth

There is also the commoner Six-spot Burnet [extra spot at wing tip]*, and both occur at the Nose [I've put photos up in the past if you care to archive dive for them], but well, that's nice to see.

[[I should add that it's not a proper rare rare thing or anything, to still the rolling of eye of those who know stuff about moths]] 

Let's hit the montage;

Snipe Fly,

on my notebook

Scarce Chaser

Common Blue,

very well-worn

Azure Damselfly

Blue-tailed Damselfly

Broad Centurion

Woo!

Yikes..!

These occur at the Nose now and then, but I've never even got close to photographing one before :D

Moss Carder Bee[?]

Stock Dove porn....

I suppose I should say that,

I was there for this.

Much more exciting in flight

The whole Taw-Torridge is a lovely area, as you may recall from past posts [the Danube Affair for starters!].

Shame it's so zoggin' far away [and petrol is so ridiculously profiteered at the mo'....]

But I will be back.

And of course also

Be Seeing You...

[[* Also the Narrow-bordered Five-spot, which is commoner nationally, but not in the SW, and which this wasn't.]]