Ever since I came across Brian's (Lord V) beautiful Orange Ladybird in the Images library (not the
Gallery) I've had a particular soft spot for this species. I love its large, camera-friendly black eyes and its semi-transparent pronotum - it's a beautiful soft orange colour too.
I also like the way the retracted head is still partly visible through the pronotum - well anyway it looks cute.
So I was pleased to find this one yesterday (Fri) climbing around the top of a wooden fence post (near ash and sycamore) at the reserve in Stony Stratford. Took lots of pics - here's two of them:
Bruce
