We visited Paxton Pits today on a beautiful warm Autumnal day partly because I wanted to see if there were more dragonflies and damselflies around than on our survey morning on Saturday when it was cold and wet or whether the season was over early. There were Migrant Hawkers, Ruddy Darters, Common Blue Damsels. I had my 140mm insect snapping lens so birds were a bit distant but good to record Little Egret, Great Egret, Kingfisher, Cormorant with Pike plus Ferruginous ducks and Black-headed Gulls pirating the Cormorant. On the macro side - Eyed Hawmoth Caterpillar, a pair of mating moths and Shieldbug. Spent a bit of time at the Hornets nest but need longer lens and flash system.
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Are you sure that is not a poplar hawk moth caterpillar rather than the eyed? Nice selection of photos.
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