Common Kingfisher
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Common Loon prepping for flight. Landing gear down, propulsion engaged, and we have lift off. I was so excited because I’ve never seen a Common Loon so far from the ocean (over 100 miles).
Common Moorhens were fairly common but less common than their cousins the American Coots, which were widespread and present in large numbers.
Common Blue - Polyommatus Icarus
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Wikipedia: The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but migrates from areas where rivers freeze in winter.
This sparrow-sized bird has the typical short-tailed, large-headed kingfisher profile; it has blue upperparts, orange underparts and a long bill. It feeds mainly on fish, caught by diving, and has special visual adaptations to enable it to see prey under water. The glossy white eggs are laid in a nest at the end of a burrow in a riverbank.
Conservation status: Least Concern
Nice to see these on the river - haven't had any decent shots of these recently so I was quite chuffed to get these
First sight for me and hard to photograph as I don/t have the right equipment but happy to see this cutie enjoying summer! :)
Wikipedia: Cirrochroa tyche, the common yeoman, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in forested areas of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia.
The wings of the common yeoman are tawny orange with black distal margin on the upperside. There are black post-discal spots on the hindwing. Both wings have a silvery white transverse band.
Taken at Tucklesholme Nature Reserve
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Priestcliffe Lees, Derbyshire. This butterfly had settled down on a grass seed head as evening approached. I managed to move a couple of distracting grass stems without disturbing the butterfly. The sun then came out from behind a bank of cloud and roused the butterfly from its rest. a I was fortunate to get a few images of its outstretched wings before it flew away. I struggled to get the whole butterfly in focus unfortunately!