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Monthly Archives: August 2023

What is this?
31 Aug 2023

What is this?

by JDO | posted in: Family life | 0

The weather in Cardiff today was autumnal, so R and I took the Boy Wonder to the National Museum, which is renowned for being child-friendly. In search of model dinosaur skeletons, we first had to walk through some displays about … Continued

boy, Cardiff, child, grandchild, granddad, grandfather, grandson, National Museum Cardiff, RLO, toddler
Bonus kingfisher
30 Aug 2023

Bonus kingfisher

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I was watching dragonflies down by Lucy’s Mill Bridge in Stratford this afternoon when a flash of electric blue caught my eye, streaking past me and then veering up into a tree on the island in the middle of the … Continued

Alcedo atthis, Avon, bird, branch, island, kingfisher, river, Stratford upon Avon, tree
Liberty
29 Aug 2023

Liberty

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

When I fished this pair of Viburnum Beetles out of my sweep net this morning and popped them on a handy honeysuckle leaf, I thought I was about to photograph some bug porn, but then I got the macro on … Continued

beetle, garden, honeysuckle, leaf beetle, Pyrrhalta viburni, viburnum beetle
Mottled
28 Aug 2023

Mottled

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

I need to be a bit careful here, because there is actually a UK species called the Mottled Grasshopper, but I’ve never seen one, and this definitely isn’t it: Myrmeleotettix maculatus is smaller and more compact than this, and both … Continued

Chorthippus brunneus, Field Grasshopper, garden, grasshopper, honeysuckle, Orthoptera, twig
Resting
27 Aug 2023

Resting

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

I’ve spent most of the day at my desk, tackling the raw file mountain that (as ever) is threatening to collapse and bring down the house. The fun part (if anything to do with Lightroom can ever be said to … Continued

bee, flower, garden, Lathyrus latifolius, leafcutter bee, Megachile willughbiella, perennial pea, solitary bee, Willughbys leafcutter bee
Alone
26 Aug 2023

Alone

by JDO | posted in: Dragonflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Warwickshire | 0

I had to go to Stratford early this morning, for a routine breast scan. R drove me there, and afterwards we went to BTP for coffee and cake. After a quick detour into Waterstones to look at children’s books we … Continued

Aeshna mixta, Avon, dragonfly, flight, migrant hawker, Odonata, river, Stratford upon Avon
Speckled Wood
25 Aug 2023

Speckled Wood

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

After breakfast this morning we piled gear and ourselves into the car and drove over to Wales, to deliver the Boy Wonder back to his father at Tredegar House. Half way down the motorway, the Boy demanded a song. “What … Continued

butterfly, flower, garden, Pararge aegeria, speckled wood, yarrow
Attentive
24 Aug 2023

Attentive

by JDO | posted in: Family life | 0

Last night was the most peaceful we’ve ever enjoyed with the Boy Wonder in the house, and from 7.40am, when we walked into his bedroom and he sprang happily awake, to 8.20pm when he finally sank back into sleep, he has … Continued

audience, Bancroft Gardens, boy, busker, child, Firefighters Memorial, guitarist, musician, Stratford upon Avon, toddler
Resting
23 Aug 2023

Resting

by JDO | posted in: Dragonflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Worcestershire | 0

R and I zoomed off to Croome after breakfast, to meet up with L and bring the Boy Wonder home to stay with us for a couple of days. He likes a lot of things about Croome: the café, the … Continued

Croome, dragonfly, National Trust, NT Croome, Odonata, ruddy darter, Sympetrum sanguineum, tree trunk
Strength
22 Aug 2023

Strength

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

I’m not sure exactly what the human equivalent of this would be in terms of relative size and weight, but I think it might be me holding up a sheep in my arms while biting chunks out of it. My … Continued

arachnid, Chrysoperla carnea group, crab spider, flower, fly, garden, Green Lacewing, lacewing, larva, mint, Misumena vatia, predation, prey, spider, trash bug

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