Monday 24 September 2018

The Fleur de Lys Spider

A very nice autumnal day today, so found myself doing a 7.2km run out to the Grange Road fields and back into town through Sconce Park, happily listening to Radio 6 as I trundled along the empty harvested fields lined with berry laden hedgerows.

Soon the birds returning for the winter will be feasting on these.

A few butterflies were on the wing today, all white butterflies of various kinds. Big migrant hawkers still patrol the park in their angular flight patterns; mallards are coming back out of eclipse and unbelievably will soon be starting their pre-breeding fights.

And then there was this orb spider, a spider musketeer with a fleur de lys upon its back.

The earth begins to go to sleep for 3 months, but I won't.

Si

All text and images copyright CreamCrackeredNature 24.09.18





8 comments:

  1. Beautiful spider.
    I love to see their webs adorning so many plants in the Autumn.

    That is a lovely image of the willow by the pond.

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  2. Don't think I've ever seen one of those. The feather shapes are so clear.

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  3. Great photos. Fantastic spider.

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  4. Thanks all, I wish it was a slightly better shot!

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  5. Lovely photos and a super spider :)

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