Wed 2013-05-29 
A male Adela reaumurella (Lepidoptera: Adelidae). This year these have been nothing like as common as they were at this time last year; so far I have only seen two.
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-05-27.
Tue 2013-05-28 
An alderfly, Sialis sp (Megaloptera: Sialidae) laying eggs on a grass stem.
Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2013-05-26.
Mon 2013-05-27 
A greater spotted woodpeck (Dendrocopos major) feeding its young in a nest hole on an oak tree.
I first heard the young twittering but didn't see the nest entrance until the adult flew to it.
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-05-25.
Sun 2013-05-26 
A pair of Cheilosia sp (Diptera; Syrphidae) mating. The female (bottom) seems to have distinctly yellower wing bases.
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-05-25.
Sat 2013-05-25 
A female Helina impuncta (Diptera: Muscidae). Identification by Stephane Lebrun here at Diptera.info.
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-09-14.
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