Archive images - May 2023
	Broad-bodied Chaser dragonfly, Alwins Field garden, 25 May 2023. The dragonfly has emerged from the pond. It has broken its way out of its larval shell and its wings are being pumped up in order to fly.
	Speckled Wood butterfly, Linslade Woods, 23 May 2023.
	Nomada bee, Linslade Woods, 23 May 2023. This is Fabricius' Nomad Bee (Nomada fabriciana) and it is a cuckoo bee, the female laying eggs in the nests of other bees.
	Male Azure Damselfly, Linslade Woods, 22 May 2023. There were several Azure Damselflies hunting and basking in the sunny spots, but they will return to ponds to breed.
	Soldier Beetle (Cantharis fusca), Alwins Field, 18 May 2023.
	Lady's Smock in flower, Tiddenfoot WP, 16 May 2023.
	Common Blue damselfly (female), Tiddenfoot WP, 16 May 2023.
	Blue-tailed damselfly, Tiddenfoot WP, 16 May 2023.
	14-spot Ladybird, Linslade Woods, 10 May 2023. This is a very small ladybird - only 3mm long.
	A Dance Fly (Empis tesselata), Linslade Woods, 10 May 2023. This is a male and is predatory.
	A flower of Herb Bennet, Linslade Woods, 10 May 2023, complete with a small brown beetle.
	Buttercup and Dandelion flowers crawling with Raspberry beetles eating the pollen, Linslade Woods, 10 May 2023.
	Red Dead-nettle, Linslade Woods, 10 May 2023.
	Tawny Mining bee on the roof of the Bee Hotel, Alwins Field allotments, 9 May 2023.
	White Bluebell flowers, Linslade Woods, 8 May 2023. There are always a few of these every year.
	Holly Blue butterfly, Linslade Woods, 4 May 2023. This one is a female as it has broad dark bands on the front edge of the forewing; the male's are much narrower.
	Red-headed Cardinal beetle, Linslade Woods, 4 May 2023. This one was on the metal gate at the Alwins Field entrance.
	Close-up of a Large Red Damselfly, Alwins Field garden, 1 May 2023.
	Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis) larva in Alwins Field garden, 3 May 2023. This species of moth arrived in UK in 2008 and is now ranked as the top garden pest in Britain.

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