Drumboe Woods, today - ancient riverside deciduous woodland.
Wet and overcast.
Life can sometimes get tricky in this game. An unknown insect on a previously unseen plant. It looks like a Shield Bug on Sanicle. Bug about 1 cm. long.
This is the 14-spot ladybird. This is as close as it would let me approach without it scuttling over to the other side of the blade of grass. About 4 mm long. And as I' ve said before, if I see a nice hanging spider, then you will, too.
Not everybody's cup of tea because if its invasive nature, but you can't deny that the Rhododendron has some visual appeal.
Two trees in flower: Holly on the left and Horse Chestnut on the right. The rich scent of the Chestnut was almost overwhelming.
Holly trees are usually either male or female, and their flowers follow that pattern. The Holly flowers on the left are apperently hermaphrodites, showing characters of both sexes.
