Glorious weather

[The Woodman]

I hope everyone's enjoying this fantastic spell of autumnal weather. It's glorious here in the Lakes with the misty mornings - twelve herons standing in a field at dawn all hunched up with their legs obscured by a layer of mist - as if they were sitting on a cloud.

Walking out of a wood overlooking Windermere and across to the Coniston Fells yesterday morning, I saw a butterfly circling a small damson tree in a garden. It eventually landed and climbed to a small withered fruit where it presumably attempted to feed from the high concentration of sugar it contained. It was a comma and appeared to be freshly hatched - so late?

Badger tracks in the early morning dew, the mating activity of bats, so much happening. If you can, get out and enjoy it before it rains!

[stirling]

Thanks for that woodman,sounds great.
Make the most of it while you can!
Best from mike.

[demicav]

It's been lovely here too, a last minute attempt at Summer I think . Still lots of wildlife about, especially Wasps, seen plenty of those. I don't know how long it's supposed to last but I agree, make the most of it.

[aeshna5]

Leading a walk on Wimbledon Common we had a little sun, but mainly cloud (last 2 days were mainly sunny), but still found some nice bugs. No butterflies, but a few Vaporour Moths, a male Southern Hawker actively hunting at a pond's edge, Migrant Hawker, several Common Darters + with some sweeping/beating 4 spp of ladybird (7, 22 +24-spot, Harlequin), Forest Bug, Parent Bug + a good tally of spiders.

Good variety of birds including Wigeon, Gadwall, Green + GS Woodpeckers, Kingfisher, Stonechat + Redpoll.

A frustratingly brief glimpse of a Common Shrew, tons of Earthballs + a Spindle in glorious autumn colour.

[goosey]

Originally Posted by The Woodman

I hope everyone's enjoying this fantastic spell of autumnal weather. It's glorious here in the Lakes with the misty mornings - twelve herons standing in a field at dawn all hunched up with their legs obscured by a layer of mist - as if they were sitting on a cloud.

Walking out of a wood overlooking Windermere and across to the Coniston Fells yesterday morning, I saw a butterfly circling a small damson tree in a garden. It eventually landed and climbed to a small withered fruit where it presumably attempted to feed from the high concentration of sugar it contained. It was a comma and appeared to be freshly hatched - so late?

Badger tracks in the early morning dew, the mating activity of bats, so much happening. If you can, get out and enjoy it before it rains!

Traces of bats and badgers and all that marvellous scenery, it sounds so wonderful Woodman - lucky you. I can't remember the last time I was in the lakes in Autumn. As you say enjoy it while you can, it will soon be raining again