A female common green grasshopper Omocestrus viridulus, looking for somewhere to lay her eggs .....
..... dry grasses highlighted by the afternoon sunshine ...
.... and a swallow skimming over the pastures and catching insects, building up energy reserves for the long flight south.
A pictures taken at Blanchland in Northumberland this afternoon.
Wonderful photographs as always, thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteA very good afternoon it was. Superb shots.
ReplyDeleteHi snippa and Adrian, It was a beautiful afternoon, in a lovely part of the North East..
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