Hot stuff
I don’t know how they could bring themselves to get this close, frankly. All I wanted to do was find some cold water and sit in it, all by myself. Sadly, the only water I came across at Oversley Wood … Continued
Emergency butterfly
I like to post at least one photo of a Meadow Brown each summer, and at least one photo of something or other feeding on our blue hebe. This year, in the interests of efficiency, I’ve combined them. Efficiency was … Continued
Treehopper
What do you mean, ugly? How very dare you?? I think she’s gorgeous. Or he. I have no idea how to tell the sex of one of these bugs, and given that most photos of them on line don’t mention … Continued
Bee grabber
My first thought when I spotted this was that it was some kind of hoverfly I’d never seen before, and it took me a few minutes to identify it as a conopid – though I don’t feel as silly as … Continued
Nymphomania
Ever since I first saw woundwort shieldbugs mating on the hedge woundwort, and then later spotted a little clutch of eggs, I’ve been waiting for the annual nymph nursery to appear. The interesting thing about woundwort shieldbugs is that the … Continued
