LITTLE PADDOCK WILDLIFE

Michael Thorley has been busy in recent days with his camera in his East Mersea garden at Little Paddock near Meeting Lane. Some of the interesting wildlife to catch his eye included this common carder bee on Thursday 17th.

A lesser diving beetle was photographed by Michael in his garden pond on Thursday.

Two common blue butterflies were in Michael's garden on Tuesday 15th.

Three brown argus were in the Little Paddock garden on Tuesday.

At least fifteen white-tailed bumble-bees were seen in the Little Paddock garden on Tuesday by Michael.

A common carder bee photographed by Michael on his sunflower head on Tuesday.

Some close-up pictures by Michael of the sunflower head.

The sunflower in Michael's garden on Tuesday.