Signs of Autumn...

Many thanks to Dave Helliar for supplying images he's taken over the last couple of weeks around the local area. The first wood sandpiper of the year (and stunning pics they are too), a sure sign that things are on the move and autumn passage has begun...but summer hasn't finished yet,  here are a few insects from Dave's garden in Chard - all taken on a bridge camera:

Myathropa florea: D. Heliar

Megachile centuncularis: D. Helliar

Syrphus ribesii: D. Helliar

Syrphus ribesii: D. Helliar

Eristalis arbustorum: D. Helliar

Sphaerophoria sp: D. Helliar

Melanostoma scalare: D. Helliar

Red-tailed bumblebee: D. Helliar

Common Blue: D. Helliar

Clouded Yellow, Lower Bruckland Ponds : D. Helliar

Small red-eyed damselfly, Lower Bruckland Ponds: D. Helliar

Hobby: D. Helliar

Juvenile Little Ringed Plover: D. Helliar

Adult LRP: D. Helliar

and saving the best 'til last:

Great White Egret: D. Helliar

Wood Sandpiper: D. Helliar

Wood Sandpiper: D. Helliar

Wood Sandpiper: D. Helliar

Wood Sandpiper: D. Helliar

Wood Sandpiper: D. Helliar

Wood Sandpiper: D. Helliar

Kingfisher: D. Helliar

Kingfisher: D. Helliar

Kingfisher: D. Helliar

Kingfisher: D. Helliar

I'm sure you'll agree, a fantastic set of images!