June 2022

2^nd - Lovely colour of Foxglove - still waiting for the Honeysuckle to bloom.

2^nd - A colourful and a less colourful garden fly.

2^nd - Yellow rattle.

2^nd - Today's poppy.

2^nd - More Aquilegia....

2^nd - Bee looking for nectar. Northern Marsh Orchid.

2^nd - Anyone for Hostas? Still have some Mistletoe.

2^nd - Aphids on Snakeshead fritillary seed head. Something is growing on the leaf.

2^nd - Mayfly on Apple tree - also some caterpillars! Will they stay off the Strawberries?

3^rd - Lovely when the roses start to bloom. Broad leaved Heliborine flourishing.

4^th - Bees enjoying the seasonal bounty.

4^th - Interesting fly and what looks like a white poppy flower to be!

5^th - First Iris of the year and looking forward to these poppies.

5^th - Hosta about to flower? Feeding juvenile blue tits.

7^th - Similar colours but very different plants!

7^th - One of a pair of Herons that flew over while the Swifts were catching insects.

7^th - Blackbirds and Dunnock

7^th - A lot of ovipositing today.

7^th - Insects behaving badly!

8^th - Snakeshead Fritillary seed head getting ready to open. Hosta about to flower.

8^th - Still have some tadpoles while you can’t beat a red rose.

12^th - Apples and pears to enjoy later - hopefully!

12^th - Seed head about to open while some yellow brightens the garden up. Poppies flattened in the wind.

12^th - My favourite Aquilegia! Poppy about to open.

12^th - Northern Marsh Orchid and Hosta.

12^th - Water Forget-me-nots are so delicate.

12^th - A surfeit of roses.

13^th - Fuchsia (and weeds) is still alive. An unexpected orange and Foxgloves before opening.

22^nd - A veritable forest has appeared while the Lilies are showing nicely.

2^nd - Hosta about to flower - delicate pink Poppies.

22^nd - Splashes of colour.

22^nd - Mistletoe still alive - years to go yet!

22^nd - Leaping Salmon rose and a hedgehog snacking on peanuts!

23^rd - Azure damselfly and bee.

23^rd - Siskin, Blackbird and Great Tit.

23^rd - Insects enjoying nature's bounty.

23^rd - Water soldiers floating proud.

25^th - How quickly the orchid is done for..... Globe Thistle beginning to colour.

25^th - Bee and fly. Where are the ladybirds when you need them?

25^th - How many colours can you have?

30^th - Too many roses all at once! Bee collecting some nectar.