It was a quiet time for birds a few weeks ago, but the weather was lovely and warm and perfect for other things to be on the wing. In particular the butterflies and dragonflies around Lapwing Lane Pool in Chelford. I had more than a dozen species of butterly and 3 or 4 species of dragonfly. They don't always make it easy for you to identify them though, and even harder is trying to get them to stop still where you'd like them to. That said, I had a great couple of hours stretching my patience.
One of my favourites, the Comma butterfly.
And with wings closed, resembling a leaf.
Small Copper. Very small and not easy to photograph.
Speckled Wood
Common Darter Dragonfly
