13th May |
Quick trip to Drumboe Woods again.
Dull with some heavy rain. Two Green-veined whites seen. 1 male, 1 female. |
Two images of another, larger (c. 12mm long ) Bibio. Male on the left, female on the right. These fly with their long rear legs dangling downwards. Bibio hortulanus.
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The flowers of the Broom are fully open, now. Quite spectacular.
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This Geum was flowering down by the riverside. It looks like the hybrid between Water Avens and Herb Bennet. Flower about 15 mm across. |
The flower-heads of the Lesser Trefoil are very small - about 6mm across. This is the first I've seen this year. |
Another classic Hoverfly. This Cheilosia variabilis was basking - in the absence of sun - on a Creeping Buttercup leaf. 15 mm long. |
And here's a better picture of the golden-winged flies. Someone must know what these are. They appear to inhabit many flowers, grasses and sedges, so I presume they're rather common. Around 6 mm long. |
And lastly for the moment, opened flowers of the Thyme-leaved Speedwell. The flower is about 4 mm across. |