Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus) Nymph, originally uploaded by Pipsissiwa.
Identification via mountainashe (Ashley Wood) from Wild Things / Chinery / McGavin.
Every summer my garden rings with the sound of 'chirrp chirrp chirrp' as these sculpted insects sing for a mate on sunny days. The first 'babies' in the spring is always a time of celebration for me, and I adore watching them grow up, gradually getting bigger and developing wings. Getting good photos can be surprisingly hard, as they have a habit of turning away whenever you get close, or hiding round the other side of a stem. The light catches their eyes in such a way that they appear to have a pupil, making them cutely (if falsely) expressive - mostly shifty and up-to-something. :)
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