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| This month's images - August 2025 | ||
 Common Frog, out in the evening, Alwins Field, 25 August 2025. |
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 Hoverfly (Xylota segnis), Linslade (Old) Woods, 25 August 2025. |
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 Parasitic wasp/ichneumon of the Pimplinae genus, Linslade (Old) Woods, 25 August 2025. |
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 7-spot Ladybird, Linslade Woods, 25 August 2025. |
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 Square-headed Wasp (Ectemnius cephalotes), Linslade (Old) Woods, 25 August 2025. She makes her nest by burrowing into old logs. |
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 Yellow Dung Fly, Linslade (Old) Woods, 25 August 2025. |
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 Rosehips, Linslade Woods, 23 August 2025. |
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 Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp (Cerceris rybyensis), Linslade Woods, 23 August 2025. |
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 Green-veined White butterfly, Linslade Woods, 23 August 2025. |
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 Spangle Gall, caused by a tiny wasp and found on the underside of Oak leaves; Linslade Woods, 23 August 2025. |
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 Spangle Gall, caused by a tiny wasp and found on the underside of Oak leaves; Linslade Woods, 21 August 2025. |
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 Rhopalid Bug (Stictopleurus punctatanervosus) at the GST Bug Lab, Tiddenfoot WP, 19 August 2025. She is laying her eggs on Yarrow. |
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 Common Blue Damselflies in the mating "wheel", Tiddenfoot WP, 19 August 2025. |
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 Red-eyed Damselfly (male) at Tiddenfoot WP, 19 August 2025. |
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 Little Egret, Astral Lake, 17 August 2025. |
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 Common Grass Veneer moth, Heath Meadow, 15 August 2025. |
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 Predatory wasp (Astata boops), Rushmere CP, 14 August 2025. This wasp preys on shield bugs. |
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 Broad Headed Bug (Alydus calcaratus), Rushmere CP, 14 August 2025. |
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 Holly Blue butterfly, Parsons Close, 12 August 2025. |
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 Oak Knopper Gall with acorns, Linslade Woods, 11 August 2025. These galls are caused by the egg of a tiny wasp. |
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 Female Blue-tailed damselfly, Alwins Field, 11 August 2025. Some female Blue-tailed damselflies do not have blue tails and this is one of them. |
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 Hoverfly (Xanthogramma pedissequum), Alwins Field, 9 August 2025. |
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 Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Ouzel Valley, 6 August 2025. |
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 Marsh Woundwort (Stachys palustris), Ouzel Valley, 6 August 2025. |
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 Banded Demoiselle, River Ouzel, Linslade, 6 August 2025. She is laying her eggs into the floating weeds. |
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 Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum), All Saints, Leighton Buzzard, 2 August 2025. They used to be called Sloe Bug but it was a mistake because they don't really prefer Sloes, but they are hairy. |
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 Hoverfly (Eupeodes luniger), All Saints, Leighton Buzzard, 2 August 2025. |
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 Speckled Wood butterfly, All Saints churchyard, Leighton Buzzard, 2 August 2025. |
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 Southern Hawker dragonfly resting in our garden, Alwins Field, 1 August 2025. She had just been laying her eggs in our pond. |
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 Common Darter dragonfly, Alwins Field, 1 August 2025. |
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