Peacock Butterfly on Grass
Comma Butterfly sunbathing.
Queen Buff-tailed Bee on Blossom.
Dark Edged Beefly
An hour on #Darlandbanks this afternoon, Peacock, Comma and Brimstone Butterflies lots of Queen Buff-tailed Bees and Dark edged Bee-fies. #kentnature @kentwildlife.bsky.social
Foggyish dog walk this morning #darlandbanks 2 Blackcaps and 2 Chiffchaffs singing along with Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin, Dunnock, Stock Dove, Starling with Buzzard heard but not seen and the lovely whine of Med Gulls... #kentnature #kentbirding
A pair of mating Small Blue Butterflies on a Grass stem with the sun behind.
Back to a lovely warm Summer evening with mating Small Blues #Butterflies #DarlandBanks @kentwildlife.bsky.social
@ukbutterflies.bsky.social
Adonis Blue.
Chalkhill Blue.
Small Blue.
Common Blue.
Apparently it's #BlueMonday today, so four Blues from sunnier times #DarlandBanks @kentwildlife.bsky.social #Butterflies @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Pink and blue sky of Sunrise with foreground undergrowth covered in Traveller's Joy.
Dawn on #Darlandbanks this morning with a Robin singing in the new year accompanied by a Song Thrush, Blackbird and the raucous calls of Crows and Gulls.
Adonis Blue against a Green background.
Back to May for a close encounter with an Adonis Blue. #Darlandbanks @savebutterflies.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social #Butterflies
Dog walk tonight, watching Swifts over #darlandbanks, when a Hobby appeared chasing down one particular bird, unbelievable manoeuvring from both birds, went on for about 5 mins until they disappeared beyond the houses. #kentbirding #kentnature
Hornet Hoverfly, Volucella zonaria, on a Blackthorn branch between 2 sloes.
Volucella zonaria, Hornet Hoverfly, between 2 Sloes. #Hoverflies #darlandbanks #Insects #ukwildlife
Chalkhill Blue.
Green Veined White.
Marbled White.
Large Cabbage White.
A hour and a half between the showers yesterday on
@kentwildlife.bsky.social #darlandbanks resulted in 15 species of Butterfly. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #kentnature
50+ Swifts over @kentwildlife.bsky.social #darlandbanks this morning. #kentbirding
Marbled White Butterfly roosting on a Grass stem.
Marbled White roosting. #wildwebswednesday #darlandbanks #kentnature
Early morning dog walk, 30+ Swifts and an accompanying Sparrowhawk and Hobby, high over #darlandbanks.
Marbled White Butterfly feeding on Knapweed.
Marbled White on Knapweed. #wildwebswednesday #darlandbanks #kentnature
Common Blue Butterfly on Yellow Rattle.
Green Hairstreak Butterfly.
Cinnamon Bug on a blade of grass.
Mint Moth sideways view on a leaf.
An hour on @kentwildlife.bsky.social #DarlandBanks yesterday Common Blue, Green Hairstreak, Cinnamon Bug and Mint Moth. #kentnature
Wind changes from the North to West and Swifts appear above @kentwildlife.bsky.social #Darlandbanks 20 yesterday evening 25ish this evening #kentbirding
This Kestrel was high up just as the sun was setting, making the feathers shine.. #ukbirding #kentnature #darlandbanks
Common Blue Butterfly.
Small Blue Butterfly.
Male Adonis Blue Butterfly.
Female Adonis Blue Butterfly.
An hour after work on the @kentwildlife.bsky.social #darlandbanks was a bit Blue with Common, Small and star of the show Adonis. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #ukbutterflies #kentnature
3 Honey Bees at the entrance of a hole in a tree.
Don't think the birds will be nesting in that hole this year... #kentnature #darlandbanks #bees #ukwildlife
Speckled Woos Butterfly on Green leaves.
Green Hairstreak on a plant close to the ground.
Small Blue on green plant among tall green grasses.
Common Blue on green leaf.
An hour before work yesterday on @kentwildlife.bsky.social #Darlandbanks 7 Species of Butterfly including Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak and 1st Small Blue and Common Blue of the year.. #kentnature
Green Long-horn Moths high up flying around an Oak Tree.
Found some, what i think are Green Long-horn Moths lekking? #teammoth #Darlandbanks #kentnature
2 very small Man Orchids just beginning to sprout.
A couple of baby Man Orchids. #wildflowerhour #Darlandbanks #kentnature
Ivy Broomrape.
Ivy Broomrape poking through the undergrowth.. #wildflowerhour #darlandbanks #kentnature
3 Whitethroats, 1 Lesser Whitethroat 3 Chiffchaffs and 4 Blackcaps concludes the voting for the dogwalk Warblers this evening on @kentwildlife.bsky.social #Darlandbanks #ukbirding
Blue Tit perched on a Blackthorn surrounded by Blossom.
A Blue Tit in the Blossom. #Darlandbanks #ukwildlife #kentnature
