Thursday 23 July 2009

some nice shots of today

Our Japanese Anemone's are in full swing and are bringing in hundreds of hoverflys which is quite stunning.

Here's some shots I took this morning.


Pitched
Hoverfly

Japanese Anemone and Hoverfly
Hoverfly's on Japanese Anemone's

Hydrangea
Pink! (Hydrangea)

Japanese Anemone
Japanese Anemone

Lily and Hoverfly
Lily and Hoverfly

Feeding Station
Feeding Station

Clematis and Hoverfly
Clematis and Hoverfly

Tortoiseshell
Painted Lady Butterfly (Thanks to Steve for the correction!)

4 comments:

  1. Just superb yet again Matt on this post and the previous!!
    Jayne

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  2. Stunning photos Matt.What a lot of hoverflies you must have.My Anemones are barely in bud but thats the northern climate for you
    Sheila

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  3. Great photos, Matt.

    I'm pretty sure that's a Painted Lady butterfly.

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  4. gosh Steve I think youre right! Thanks for the correction!! we have so many I thought it must be the more common species!

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