Archive images - May 2024
	This is Phil the Pheasant looking very pleased with himself after chasing off another male in All Saints, Leighton Buzzard churchyard, 25 May 2024.
	This is one of Phil's two "wives" in All Saints churchyard, 25 May 2024.
	Ants tending Aphids, All Saints churchyard, 25 May 2024.
	Southern Hawker dragonfly, Alwins Field, 23 May 2024. This was the first of this species to emerge from our pond this year and had not flown at this point.
	Plant Bug (Miris striatus) on the old railway track near Grovebury, 23 May 2024. It eats aphids.
	Four-spotted Chaser dragonfly on the pond in Linslade Woods, 20 May 2024.
	Brimstone butterfly Linslade Woods, 20 May 2024. This is a female; she looks white when she flies but has a touch of green. The male is very yellow - hence the species name.
	Peacock butterfly feeding on a Guelder Rose in King's Wood, Heath and Reach, 17 May 2024.
	White-legged Damselfly, King's Wood, 17 May 2024.
	Reeve's Muntjac Deer, Tiddenfoot WP, 13 May 2024.
	Common Blue Damselfly, Tiddenfoot WP, 13 May 2024.
	Common Click Beetle, Sandhouse Lane NR, 12 May 2024.
	A young Starling, not long fledged, Alwins Field, 12 May 2024.
	Goldfinch eating Forget-me-not seeds, Alwins Field, 9 May 2024.
	Female Banded Demoiselle, Ouzel Valley, 9 May 2024.
	Mason Bee investigating our bee hotel, Alwins Field, 7 May 2024.
	Holly Blue butterfly, Alwins Field, 7 May 2024. This butterfly was eating bird poo. Lovely.
	Meadow Saxifrage in flower at St Mary's, Old Linslade, 5 May 2024. These flowers can often be found in old churchyards but quite rarely in the countryside where they used to be common.
	Mute Swan on nest, Old Linslade, 5 May 2024.
	Green Shieldbug, All Saints, Leighton Buzzard, 4 May 2024.
	24-spot Ladybird, All Saints, Leighton Buzzard, 4 May 2024. This is a very small ladybird and is quite hairy.
	Broad-bodied Chaser dragonfly, Alwins Field, 2 May 2024. He has just emerged from his larval case after living in the pond for two years. He has yet to fly.
	Orange Ladybird, Alwins Field, 1 May 2024.

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