Amelia's photos with the keyword: Ellesmere

SC153 - Post 29 June - Local Wildlife This must be a second clutch, as many of the ducklings hatched this year are almost fully grown. The first Pip is taken by the same lake as the ducklings. A wide assortment of birds collect when visitors feed them on special bird food. The second Pip is of 2 mating green veined whites, I think, taken on Saturday afternoon in our garden. I noticed what I thought was a clumsy butterfly flitting around, and when 'it' settled, this was the result.

Yo-Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott - The Swan (Saint-Saëns)

HFF everyone, and stay safe.

Or possibly the Essex Skipper, Thymelicus lineola These little butterflies were ubiquitous here, flitting around in the tall grasses and mostly sipping nectar from hard-heads, Centaurea / knapweed..

Or possibly the Essex Skipper, Thymelicus lineola. These little butterflies were ubiquitous here, flitting around in the tall grasses and mostly sipping nectar from hard-heads, Centaurea / knapweed..

Refuge. Sculptor: John Merrill:

Taken from the other side of the lake. I have added a note that points out the Sisters sculpture in the photo.

This lake is part of a series of lakes which is optimistically called Shropshire's Lake District. It isn't possible to walk all the way round the lake unfortunately; but the whole walk is about 2 miles. I was hoping to see some young goslings or cygnets, but I only spotted one duck with 3 ducklings.

This week's challenge is "Back-lighting". The photo is part of a sculpture in steel and oak by Nick Horrigan. It is called 'Secure'