Here and there

Finally I have finished the painting of South Stack lighthouse..which was taken from one of my photos.

A very mixed bag......weather-wise today,but we managed to duck and dive the rain.
The images of the Med Gull were taken on the Wirral, one was of an adult moulting
and the other was of a first summer....I was very pleased to get the picture of the
Heron..as every time I tried to get near it...it decided to walk away from me, still perseverance paid off to a certain extent.On the other hand I did get some lovely views of the Redshanks...which just stood and posed for me.
Med Gull (adult moulting).

Med Gull (2nd summer).

Heron.

Redshanks.

I was just relaxing on a bench at IMF when I heard the sound of a Goldfinch..I just happened to look up and there was the Goldfinch in the nearby tree, singing its little heart out...not long afterwards the heavens opened again!
On walking back towards the car...the sun emerged again and I spotted a Meadow Brown sunning itself.
The Early Thorn was taken in the garden. Not a bad day!
Goldfinch.

Meadow Brown.

Early Thorn.

Out & About.

Six-spot Burnet Moth.

After a somewhat soggy morning the sun came out...and so did I. We headed for Moore Nature reserve.....mostly for a stroll, so it was really nice to spot some butterflies flitting by. There was also an abundance of caterpillers, which I later found out were Cinabar Moth caterpillers, very distinctive in colouring and they seemed to be everywhere...this is when I came across the Six-spot Burnet Moth, I thought this was unusal but apparently these moths are day fliers as well as night.
Comma Butterfly.

Comma Butterfly.

Cinabar Moth caterpiller.


Yet another washed out morning but a sunny late afternoon....spent at Inner Marsh farm. It was really relaxing and peaceful and I enjoyed taking these images of the Black-tailed Godwits still in their lovely summer plummage, a gorgeous rusty red colour as the evening sun winked on them.
Young brood.

Black-tailed Godwit.

Black-tailed Godwits.

Chasewater.

After a brilliant night mothing at Brandon Marsh.....which I thoroughly enjoyed (my first)Thanks to everyone there for making me feel so welcome...We headed to Chasewater in the morning, it is a beautiful place and one I would like to visit again, one for the list!

Garden Moths.

These are just some images of moths that we took from the garden...The Garden Tiger being quite scarce....a treat to capture.
Garden Tiger.

Barred Straw.

Peach Blossom.

Magpie.

Newark Air Museum.

On this particular day we were experiencing a spectacular thunderstorm....so we visited Newark Air museum in Lincolnshire......being a lover of aircraft, I was in my element! These were just a few of the images taken. I took the Wessex as my dear old Dad was a winchman on them....memories..I had a lovely time.
Lightning.

Buccaneer.

Mystre.

Wessex.