Off Bug Hunting

Sunshine, light winds, May, what's a boy to do?

Welp, this one went off bug hunting.

For these little beauties;

Pretty Bluebell

[and some sort of butterfly..??]

40 odd had been reported the day before. I got low twenties, but well over 40 of these;

Brimstone!

A few other things caught the lens.

Tiger Beetle

Xanthogramma citrofasciatum

Itsa bee!

Yup, definitely a bee

Er... Carder Bee?

Brown Silver-line

Strike a pose

Possible Bustard hybrid?!?

Ahem.

Right, more Pearl-bordered Goodness!

Sluuuuurp!

::milkshake sound::

"Argh! A cloud..."

Pearl-bordered Frits aren't the most helpful of butterflies [as you may have gathered by the paucity of wingspreads up there], but it was lovely to be up there without having to spend at least half my attention on avoiding Horseflies....

And on tha loveliest of thoughts, I shall

Be Seeing You...