This month's images - September 2021
	An Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae) on Ivy flowers near the Globe Inn, 24 September 2021.
	For comparison with the Ivy Bee, this is a Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) on Ivy near the Globe Inn, 24 September 2021.
	Brimstone butterfly, Alwins Field Allotments, 24 September 2021.
	A Four-spotted Orbweb spider (Araneus quadratus) near the River Ouzel, Linslade, 24 September 2021.
	An adult male Vapourer Moth (Orgyia antiqua) on a house window at night, Alwins Field, 22 September 2021. A caterpillar is shown earlier this month.
	Spangle Galls on the underside of an Oak leaf, Linslade Woods, 20 September 2021. Each gall contains the larva of a tiny wasp.
	Speckled Wood butterfly, Linslade Woods, 20 September 2021.
	Water Mint in flower near the pond in Linslade Woods, 20 September 2021.
	Female Green Woodpecker visiting our garden for a drink and snack of ants, Alwins Field, 17 September 2021.
	Migrant Hawker dragonfly, Tiddenfoot WP, 16 September 2021.
	Willow Emerald damselflies mated and with the female attempting to lay eggs, Tiddenfoot WP, 16 September 2021. The video of this scene includes two loud "barks" from a nearby Reeves' Muntjac deer.
	A juvenile Peregrine Falcon perched near the top of the spire of All Saints church, Leighton Buzzard, 9 September 2021.
	Greenfinch chick in the Rowan tree in our garden, Alwins Field, 7 September 2021.
	This strange creature is a caterpillar of the Vapourer Moth, seen on a Pear tree in our garden, Alwins Field, 7 September 2021.
	Peacock butterfly, Alwins Field, 7 September 2021.
	Red Admiral butterfly, Alwins Field, 7 September 2021.
	Common Lizard, Rammamere Heath, 5 September 2021.
	Mandarin Duck, Stockgrove Lake, 5 September 2021.
	Common Field Grasshopper, Alwins Field garden, 5 September 2021.
	Common Darter dragonfly by our garden pond, Alwins Field, 3 September 2021.
	A Blackbird looking very scraggy in our garden, Alwins Field, 3 September 2021.

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