14 August 2022 - Hollingworth Lake, Garden

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Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, Grey Wagtail, various insects

The juvenile Great Crested Grebe was still around this morning, and still close to the road just off the Wine Press.  From the hide, a Grey Heron posed nicely just to the left, and a Grey Wagtail dropped in briefly.

A few interesting insects were photographed;  a hoverfly sp. collecting pollen, a small yellow-and-black wasp and the moth Udea lutealis. 

Back home, I'd captured a couple of Agriphila tristella moths that had flown into the house last night during the warm evening, and when released in the garden, took some photos.

Juv Great Crested Grebe, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 640 (view full size image)

Grey Heron, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 400 (view full size image)

Grey Wagtail, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 250 (view full size image)

Hoverfly Sp, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 320 (view full size image)

Wasp Sp, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 800 (view full size image)

Udea Lutealis, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, 324 mm, ISO 800 (view full size image)

Agriphila Tristella, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 500 mm, ISO 640 (view full size image)

Agriphila Tristella , 1/500 sec, f/11.0, 500 mm, ISO 2000 (view full size image)