24 June 2022 - Hollingworth Lake

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Speckled Wood, Large Skipper, Harlequin Ladybird, Caloptilia syringella mines

More hot sunny weather and more insect photos; some are the same species as the last couple of days, but with more obliging poses.  A Speckled Wood rested on a leaf by the bridge where the stream runs under the road, and a little further on, a Large Skipper played ball in the low vegetation by the path.  Nearby, a red-and-black spotted Harlequin Ladybird was also on view.

Not much to report again on the bird front again.  Near the Beach Hotel there are a couple of Lilac bushes by the path, and these are festooned with the larval mines of Caloptilia syringella.

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

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

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

Caloptilia Syringella Mines, 1/640 sec, f/7.1, 400 mm, ISO 500 (view full size image)