High Batts Nature Reserve, Lower Ure Valley, North Yorkshire
 _SUE5679.jpegLarge Skipper - the first I’ve seen this year! |
 _SUE5661.jpegMale Common Darter - first of the year. |
 _SUE5659.jpegCommon Darter - male! |
 _SUE5644.jpegBanded Demoiselle - male. I was struck by the striking pose adopted by this beautiful male! Getting home to find I’d caught a reflection too, was the icing on the cake! |
 _SUE5642.jpegBanded Demoiselle - male. |
 _SUE5632.jpegBanded Demoiselle - female - stunning metallic colours! |
 _SUE5617.jpegFour-spotted Chaser - starting to look over-mature! |
 _SUE5609.jpegFemale Banded Demoiselle |
 _SUE5395.jpegMale Four-spotted Chaser - so named for the four dark spots across each pair of wings. |
 _SUE5387.jpegMale Four-spotted Chaser |
 _SUE5372.jpegBrimstone butterfly on Red Campion |
 _SUE5312.jpegFlag Iris with an unidentified bug! |
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