Cornucopia of wildlife at Ouse Fen 01

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Another visit to Ouse Fen Nature Reserve, a place I can’t seem to keep away from at the moment, mainly thanks the plethora of insect life that throng the flower meadows this time of year.

So cue some close up images of moths, butterflies, ladybirds, wasps, crickets, grasshoppers, skippers, spiders and dragonflies.

I’ve stuck half of them in this post and the rest will be in the next one, so check back in a couple of days for more colourful insect goodness.

Let the show begin…

Gatekeeper butterfly on some cow parsley.

Closely related to butterflies and moths, skippers comprise of around 3,500 species, most of which are
notoriously difficult to tell apart, as they are predominantly orange/brown in colour, so I'm not even
going to try and tell you what type this one is.

Nicely detailed shot of this red admiral, it's a shame his wings are so ragged.

A digger wasp and seven spot ladybird clamber about a thistle.

A couple of six-spot burnets, a type of moth, show off their vibrant markings.

Tiny spider spins a web among the leaves of a bush.

Giant daisy.

2 seven spot ladybirds discuss something important.

Managed to capture this red admiral on the wing as it flew through the grasses.

Six-spot burnets again, having a good old feed.

A meadow brown with dappled sunlight on its wings.

This digger wasp seems to have taken an interest in the ladybird now, could be time
for a spot of lunch.

Typical of all moths, this burnet has feathered antenna, unlike butterflies and
skippers which have stem-like apendages.

Couldn't resist the eye catching pattern of this peacock among the grass.