A group of six Nature Group members met at 9 am at Summer Leys Nature Reserve on a cool but still and dry morning on Sunday. Within a short time we located a Wasp Spider and set about capturing the best images we could of this wonderfully marked spider and its characteristic web complete with silken ladder. We soon found out that this was the first record of a Wasp Spider at Summer Leys Nature Reserve right so, by lunch time, there was a steady stream of photographers come to snap the very impressive spider - amazing how fast news spreads these days. The sun came out at regular intervals during the day and we had great views of all kinds of insects as our images show. Even a few birds for John in the afternoon
Darter on Teasel by Dave Belton
Wasp Spider by Dave Belton
Common Blue Damsefly by Dave Belton
Mating Hoverflies by John Kirkelionis
Great White Egret John Kirkelionis
Daedocoris Bug by Dave McKay
Ichneumon by Carole Harvey
Roesel's Cricket by Dave Mc Kay
Scorpion Fly by Dave McKay
Speckled Wood by Dave Belton
Metellina Spider by Ann Miles
Spiked Shield Bug by Ann Miles
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