After a gloomy and chilly month so far the sun has returned to the Suffolk countryside, bringing out the last of the insects.
Red admirals seem to hang on long after the other butterfly species have given up for the year, feeding on the ivy, and, much to our surprise....
....there are still dragonflies to be seen. As far as we could tell they are all common darters, which arrive late on the scene each year and hang on grimly into the early part of winter, but....
....we didn't expect to see them mating this late. This pair in tandem are making use of the Gulpher Road pond which was so badly polluted but which, following recent heavy rain, must have freshened up enough for them to believe their young have a chance of surviving in it.
We were welcomed by this toad the other day when we went to the allotment to pick up some produce. He should be doing well as there are worms near the surface for the first time in ages, the slugs are in their element, and the caterpillars which have been having a late meal on our broccoli and brussels have probably been frozen off their perches and landed on the ground near him.
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