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Monthly Archives: October 2021

Spooky
31 Oct 2021

Spooky

by JDO | posted in: Bugs, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

The other day R declared himself to be a member of the Shieldbug Appreciation Society. Which was: a) very gratifying; and b) just as well, because they’re the about the most abundant, and certainly the most photogenic thing I’m finding … Continued

bug, corylus, garden, green shieldbug, hazel, leaf, palomena prasina, shieldbug
Serendipity
30 Oct 2021

Serendipity

by JDO | posted in: Bugs, Invertebrates, My garden, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

Having posted a hawthorn shieldbug yesterday, and talked about the difference between that and the birch shieldbug, I was pleased to find this little chap down in the wild garden this morning – especially as I hadn’t seen one for … Continued

birch shieldbug, bug, corylus, elasmostethus interstinctus, garden, hazel, shieldbug, tree
Bold
29 Oct 2021

Bold

by JDO | posted in: Bugs, Invertebrates, My garden, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

Most shieldbugs are pretty shy and retiring – as would you be if you were as far down the food chain as they are – but when I walked round the corner into the wild garden this afternoon, the first … Continued

acanthosoma haemorrhoidale, bug, corylus, elasmucha grisea, frame, garden, hawthorn shieldbug, hazel, net, parent bug, pond, shieldbug, tree, wildlife pond
Leading lines
28 Oct 2021

Leading lines

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

When they said, “Fill the frame,” I’m not sure they meant, “Realise belatedly that the creaking, swooshing, splashing noise that’s approaching you at speed is a family of swans, running along the river in an attempt to reach escape velocity, … Continued

Avon, bird, cygnus olor, mute swan, river, Stratford upon Avon, swan
Striking
27 Oct 2021

Striking

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Imagine finding yourself on the receiving end of that stare…. The weather forecast predicted sunshine in Stratford this afternoon, and I decided to believe it and went off to walk along the river. And indeed, the cloud did break – … Continued

ardea cinerea, Avon, bird, grey heron, river, Stratford upon Avon
Fossicking
26 Oct 2021

Fossicking

by JDO | posted in: Arachnids, Invertebrates, My garden, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

I’m quite sure the neighbours think I’m mad, fossicking around in the undergrowth in all weathers, poking my nose into crevices in trees, and shining a torch on the underside of leaves to see what might be lurking there. But … Continued

arachnid, corylus, gall, garden, harvestman, hazel, hazel catkin, opilione, paroligolophus agrestis, tree
Cornfed
25 Oct 2021

Cornfed

by JDO | posted in: Family life | 0

This may look more like performance art than lunch, but he ate a lot of corn, and absolutely loved it. Most food that he’s offered at the moment seems to end up on the floor in very short order, but … Continued

baby, child, corn, corn on the cob, food, sweetcorn
Snuggle bugs
24 Oct 2021

Snuggle bugs

by JDO | posted in: Bugs, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

With every passing day it’s becoming harder to find invertebrates to photograph – although there’s a rumour that it may warm up again (briefly) next week, which should bring a few of them back out of their shelters. I do … Continued

birch catkin bug, bug, garden, kleidocerys resedae, photinia, shrub
Oxystoma pomonae
23 Oct 2021

Oxystoma pomonae

by JDO | posted in: Beetles, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

I posted one of these tiny guys a couple of weeks ago, but this view shows two of the distinguishing features of this species better than the previous photo: the large, convex eyes, and the long, tapering rostrum – or … Continued

beetle, elder, garden, leaf, oxystoma pomonae, weevil
Strange
22 Oct 2021

Strange

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

In today’s edition of Herons Behaving Weirdly, we meet one of the Stratford-upon-Avon birds, which decided today to climb up onto an abandoned coot nest, several feet above the river, from where it had a good view of the fish … Continued

ardea cinerea, Avon, Aythya fuligula, bird, duck, grey heron, nest, river, Stratford upon Avon, tufted duck

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