This morning's walk, in very welcome fine weather, provided a new 'first' of the year, the first time I've seen deer in the rabbits' field above the house. They were well aware of my presence but seemed unconcerned, allowing....
....me to approach close enough to see that the one on the left was a buck while....
....the doe was accompanied by what might have been last year's young.
The second 'first' of the year followed shortly afterwards, a first dragonfly which passed me too quickly to identify it beyond saying that was a hawker. However, a few minutes later....
....as I passed the small pond formed by a seep which runs even when the weather has been dry, I saw the first damselfly of the year....
....a large red. More followed, some of them....
....paired up.
Today's butterflies disappointed - but then, it's been a very disappointing year for them. I saw what was probably a painted lady, one white, and three small coppers (above).
The bell heather is just coming into flower, as is the cross-leaved heath, joining....
....the northern marsh orchids in a fine display of shades of purple.
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