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Insects, and the small edge of things

Butterflies, dragonflies, bees and the odd orchid. Close work, usually early, while everything is still cold enough to sit still.

Long-jawed orb weaver on a stem
Common darter resting on a sun-bleached branch
Meadow seedheads in black and white
Black-tailed skimmer on a lone reed
Wolf spider in pine needles
Wood Ant on tree bark
Hoverfly hovering in the dark
Sand Lizard in heathland undergrowth
Shieldbug in hogweed seedheads
Hummingbird hawk-moth in flight
Male common blue on knapweed
Speckled Wood butterfly on moss
Small copper on a bramble leaf
Common green grasshopper on grass stems
Common blue on a bleached grass seedhead
Female broad-bodied chaser dipping to lay eggs
Holly blue poised on a rhododendron petal
Darter dragonfly camouflaged on a mossy stump
Red ants on a fern tip
Leafcutter bee on fleabane
Red ants gathered on a fern
Common green grasshopper on a leaf
Orb weaver and dew on bramble
Common darter on a dead seedhead
Long-jawed orb weaver on silk
Honey bee on a spike of melilot
Harlequin ladybird on a wet fern
Red-eyed damselflies massing on floating pondweed
Long-jawed orb weaver in its web
Common lizard among soft summer foliage
Blue damselfly and honeybee on cow parsley flowers
Dance fly perched on a buttercup petal
Marsh orchid alone in a dew-lit meadow
Painted Lady butterfly on bramble blossom
Damselfly on waterside vegetation

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