The Ivy bee

today along the #dykeapproach path

so happy to see you as I raised my eyes above the chalk grassland ..

Insects observed feeding on #RoughHawkbit (Leontodon hispidus) were many & varied in the chalk grassland along the #dykeapproach path.

Really worth growing this much overlooked drought-hardy stalwart & cheery nectar source, especially in late summer/early autumn
#chalkgrassland #insects

Broken beauty resting on the hogweed skeleton along the #dykeapproach path today where many butterflies were still on the wing in the ☀️
#wall
#butterflies
#chalkgrassland
#sussex

The butterflies I saw on a calm & warm September Sunday yesterday ..
along the #dykeapproach path
Still abundant Common Blue, both males and females, and Small White; about a dozen Clouded Yellow + 3 Small Copper & a single Wall enjoying the warmth.
#butterflies in #autumn

The Autumn asters from North America were teeming with the buttery visitors from the Med this afternoon, speed snacking in the many white and purple flowers.

A cheery sight.
#michaelmasdaisies
#cloudedyellow
#butterflies
#dykeapproach
#sussex

Soft Touch

Lovely to spot a Wall among the Traveller's Joy today in the chalk grassland
#butterflies
#chalkgrassland
#dykeapproach path #sussex

Feather grab
#photography
#dykeapproach

Some looked tired
tattered too
Some looked
sharply new
September #CommonBlue
#butterflies
along the #dykeapproach path today
#Sussex