Marbled White and Ringlet

July-August 2016.
I noticed  a few Marbled White in the roadside verge close to home and spent a few evenings with my macro lens and tripod trying to photograph them ,( getting a few funny looks from passing vehicles, but I'm way past worrying about that sort of thing these days). This is a really good little spot with plenty of wild flowers and a few other species present including Ringlet.

Upside down Marbled White

Marbled White

Marbled White resting on a pupa od a Burnet Moth

Marbled White

Marbled White

Marbled White

Marbled White side on

Ringlet

Ringlet

Armstrong Wood

9th August.
A morning roaming around the meadows at the Cornwall Wildlife Trust reserve near Launceston looking for Silver Washed Fritillary and hopefully Purple Hairstreak (which I've seen here before), one or two of the former were on the wing but never settling and no sign of the Hairstreaks, but never mind as I spent some time with a mating pair of Bloody Nosed Beetles! (I'm easily pleased.)

Armstrong Wood

Mating Bloody Nosed Beetles

This Golden Ringed Dragonfly was patrolling the pathway.

Buff Tailed Bumblebee on Bramble Flower taken at Crowdy on the same day

Butterflies

A few photos of some of the commoner Butterflies taken at my home recently.

Gatekeeper

Painted Lady

Peacock, lots of these beauties around

Another Peacock

Silver Washed Fritillary, don't get many of these .

Small Tortoishell

Large White

Red Admiral

Comma

Buzzard

Our field was cut and the local Buzzards were on the lookout for any small rodents , for this one I managed to creep into my hide and get a few photos.

Buzzard on the lookout