Cropped close-ups of male damsel flies 2 July 2012 by David Previously unposted images from one of the series posted earlier. Unlike the earlier sets, these have been cropped.
Field maple flowers and leaf 2 July 2012 by David The field maple flowers are inconspicuous like many trees. The flowers come out at the same time as the leaves. The leaves of this tree were already showing galls (the raised reddish spots) from the mites which infest them.
Peacock butterfly feeding on a dandelion 1 July 2012 by David The “eye” markings on the wings, supposedly reminiscent of the markings in a peacock’s tail, showed clearly in the bright sunshine.