Adonis, the bluest of blues
Spectacular beneath the jealous sky

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Really enjoyed the walk around Stafford road open space and Ickenham marsh yesterday 17th August and huge thanks to Nick and Pete for generously sharing their knowledge, showing us around and helping me get my eye in on the Brown Hairstreak, i had the best day 👍🏻

Silver-washed Fritillary
Bricket Wood Common
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Purple Emperors on their favourite sap run high in the oak beside dog pond at Heartwood Forest. It's been a great season for them here that's for sure.
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Juniper Shieldbug on Juniper.
Usually see them on Lawsons Cyprus in the garden but have a nice protected population of Juniper locally so had a quick look and bingo

We are on L this week in my photographic alphabet of the spring..
Lent lily
Leucophthalma
Little gull
Luckless Shrew

My first cuckoo of spring seen but not heard obvs.
Nomada leucophthalma female sneaking up on an Andrena clarkella nest

Incoming !!
St. Albans Abbey
Herts

A nice male Stonechat sitting on an electric fence recharging after a circuit or two around the cow pasture.
Shockingly beautiful, turning every negative into a postive
(All puns intended)

I was pleased the Yellow Browed Warbler was still at Verulamium park, St. Albans i was beginning to feel guilty that this little sprite had flown all this way, 3000 + km or so and i hadn't made time to go and say hello.
Luckily when i finally got there it came and found me.