Shieldbug lurv
I didn’t have the best day with the camera today: it was fine, but surprisingly cold every time the sun went in – which was often – and therefore not especially conducive to bugs wanting to be out and about. … Continued
Orange tip
Several male Orange Tip butterflies have been quartering the village in search of females for a couple of weeks now. This afternoon I spotted a female – the first I’ve seen here – resting on some cow parsley, and I … Continued
Birthday Celebrations
William Shakespeare was baptised on 26th April 1564, and died on 23rd April – St George’s day – in 1616; and every year there’s a festival in Stratford-upon-Avon on the nearest weekend to his baptism date. On the Saturday there’s … Continued
Threatening
I was out in the garden at lunch time, happily listening to the chiffchaff – back in the sycamore tree – going: Chiff chaff chiff chaff chiff chaff chiffy chiffy chiffy chaff chaff or sometimes, for variation, Chiff chaff chiff … Continued
Uncooperative
To be fair, it wasn’t just this Green Hairstreak that was uncooperative today: almost everything I tried to photograph turned out to have different plans. It’s telling that although I had the macro with me I was never able to … Continued
