Archive images - April 2023
	Nomad Bee (Nomada flava), Alwins Field garden, 29 April 2023. Nomad bees are cuckoos of mining bees. This one came out of the nest area of Andrena scotica in our garden, where its larva will have been devoured by the Nomad bee larva.
	Large Red Damselfly (not long emerged from the pond so it's not very red yet), Alwins Field garden, 29 April 2023.
	Female Blackbird with nesting material, Alwins Field garden, 27 April 2023.
	Common Malachite beetle (Malachius bipustulatus) in Alwins Field allotments, 23 April 2023.
	A lot more Bluebells are in flower now in Linslade Woods. 20 April 2023.
	Peacock butterfly in Linslade Woods, 20 April 2023.
	A Speckled Wood butterfly in All Saints churchyard, Leighton Buzzard. 20 April 2023.
	A few Bluebells are in flower in Linslade Woods - many more to come. 18 April 2023.
	Blackthorn blossom appears before the leaves, Linslade Woods, 18 April 2023.
	Close-up of the male Pheasant in the churchyard, All Saints, Leighton Buzzard, 8 April 2023.
	The female Pheasant in All Saints churchyard is more shy than the male and relies on camouflage, 8 April 2023.
	Common Carder Bee feeding on Ground Ivy flowers in Linslade Woods, 7 April 2023.
	Mute Swan on her nest with eggs, Grand Union Canal at Old Linslade, 7 April 2023.
	Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica), just emerged in our garden, Alwins Field, 5 April 2023.
	Cowslips, Linslade Woods, 5 April 2023.
	Chiffchaff at Astral Park, 4 April 2023.
	Coltsfoot in flower at Astral Park, 4 April 2023.
	Strings of Toadspawn in a culvert at Astral Park, 4 April 2023. Frogspawn appears in clumps, toadspawn in strings.
	Scarlet Tiger Moth larva, footpath near Albany Road/Morrisons, Leighton Buzzard, 4 April 2023. Three of these caterpillars had come out of hibernation to complete their growth eating Green Alkanet leaves before pupating.
	Bee-fly, Alwins Field, 3 April 2023.

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