We met at 10 am at RSPB Lakenheath and spent some time in the area around the car park where the Dragonflies and Damselflies were still warming up under the trees. The day rapidly warmed up and by lunchtime the temperature was approaching 30 degrees. This definitely reduced the number of both birds and insects that we saw but the Spiders seemed to revel in the heat and we watched many attempts by male spiders of both Araneus marmoreus and Araneus diadematus attempting to mate with females - one definitely successfully and one attempt ended in the male getting killed.
Willow Emerald by John Kirkelionis
Darter on Bindweed by Dave McKay
Garden Spiders courtship by Ann Miles
Darters Mating by John Kirkelionis
Migrant hawker in Flight by Dave McKay
Garden Spider by Ann Miles
Ichneumon 1 by John Bulpitt
Spider Wrapping Prey by Dave McKay
Ichneumon 2 by john Bulpitt
Ground Hopper by John Bulpitt
Swan by John Kirkelionis
Mating Araneus marmoreus by Ann Miles
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