A protest on the Glorious Twelfth about the extinction of Hen Harrier in England thanks to shooting estates!! So here is a photo of a beautiful male Hen Harrier for the glorious 12th!! Also thanks to the Isle of Man government for supplying the photo!
Here is a few photos of the recently discovered new colony of Chalkhill Blues at Bloody Oaks Quarry LRWT I took yesterday. I saw at least 6 Chalkhill Blues on site (4 males and two females) and mating was observed whilst I was there. Other butterfly highlights included a fly through Clouded Yellow , hundreds of Peacocks butterflies, one Brown Argus and three Small Copper butterflies.
Dark Red Helleborine at Bishop Middleham Quarry DWT#orchids#camera+ , a photo by davidearlgray on Flickr. Dark Red Helleborine at Bishop Middleham Quarry DWT
Marsh Helleborine on Holy Island, Northumberland#orchids#northumberland#camera+ , a photo by davidearlgray on Flickr. Marsh Helleborine on Holy Island, Northumberland
Lord Collingwood monument, Tynemouth #tynemouth #camera+ , a photo by davidearlgray on Flickr. Here is a few photos of my recent trip to the north-east!