Nature through the eyes of my camera

Tuesday 5th/Friday 8th May Lock-down walks Swans swapping over duties as we walk passed the mill on our walk today. Today our walk takes us along Pope's Green Lane and out into the countryside.  Not far along we turn off onto a bridleway leading to Wyncoll's Lane. Along the track there is a massive oak tree. It is one of the largest in the area. Barn owls are regular visitors here. Another view of the same tree. We soon reach the old cart track leading to Wyncoll's Lane. This cart track was used by cart and horses many years ago. The branches of the trees converge overhead forming a tunnel. It's very surreal. The tunnel emerges near Wincoll's Farm. Here we turn right and follow the lane until it joins Pope's Green Road again. We saw many flowers and insects on the way round including this female Orange Tip butterfly and a Sawfly. On returning to Layham we were surprised to find the first of the cygnets had hatched.  

How often do you hear people confuse crickets with grasshoppers? There are several differences although they look similar. The grasshopper goes out during daylight hours while the cricket goes out at night. The grasshopper is larger than the cricket. The grasshopper comes in colours of: neutral, green, grey or light brown. The cricket comes in bright and dark colours. Grasshoppers can fly and jump while crickets only usually jump. The cricket also has longer antennae. The cricket makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wings together, while the grasshopper rubs its wings with its hind legs. Grasshoppers hear through ears situated on the base of the abdomen while crickets hear through an organ situated on the front legs. There are several different types of both English grasshoppers and crickets. Some of these are shown below. Dark Bush Cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera) The dark bush cricket can be found in southern and central England and south wales. ...