Archive images - July 2024
	Cinnabar Moth larva, Stockgrove CP, 29 July 2024. These larvae eat Ragwort, of which there is plenty near the Stockgrove cafe.
	Peacock butterfly, Stockgrove CP, 29 July 2024.
	Terrapin (possibly a Yellow-bellied Slider from the USA), Stockgrove Lake, 29 July 2024. These creatures were bought during the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" craze and when they got too big were released into the wild, where they can be a problem.
	A Thick-headed Fly (Conops quadrifasciatus) in All Saints Leighton Buzzard churchyard, 24 July 2024.
	Common Mallow in flower in All Saints LB churchyard, 24 July 2024.
	Comma butterfly, Linslade Woods, 23 July 2024.
	Female Oak Bush Cricket nymph, found in the lid of a bird-feeder, Alwins Field, 22 July 2024.
	Jersey Tiger moth, Alwins Field, 19 July 2024.
	Common Darter dragonfly, Alwins Field, 19 July 2024.
	Broad Centurion, a small, shiny fly, at astral Park Orchard, 18 July 2024.
	Six-spot Burnet Moth at Astral Park Orchard, 18 July 2024.
	Small Skipper butterfly showing you how long his tongue (proboscis) is, Astral Park Orchard, 18 July 2024.
	Common Red Soldier Beetle covered in pollen, Linslade Woods, 17 July 2024.
	Speckled Wood butterfly in Linslade Woods, 17 July 2024.
	Mushrooms (species unknown) surprisingly found in Linslade Woods, 17 July 2024.
	Greenfinch, Alwins Field, 15 July 2024.
	Common Lizard, Rammamere Heath, 14 July 2024.
	Nurseryweb Spider (Pisaura mirabilis), Kings Wood, 14 July 2024.
	White-legged Damselfly, Kings Wood, 14 July 2024.
	Large Skipper butterfly, Linslade Woods, 12 July 2024.
	A Southern Hawker dragonfly having emerged from its larval shell and about to take its first flight, Alwins Field, 11 July 2024.
	This is a fully-grown caterpillar (larva) of a Vapourer Moth found in our hedge, Alwins Field, 10 July 2024.
	A Small Ermine Moth that came indoors in the night, Alwins Field, 7 July 2024. There are several species: this is most likely the Apple Ermine Moth.
	Male House Sparrow, Alwins Field, 5 July 2024.
	Young Starling, Alwins Field, 5 July 2024.
	Mullein Moth larva, Linslade Community Garden, 4 July 2024.
	Hairy Shieldbug in the Linslade Community Garden, 4 July 2024.

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