Elegant
I’m always pleased when I spot a Xylota segnis. They’re rather elegant hoverflies, I think – if you can apply that word to something that’s barely more than a centimetre long – and I always enjoy trying to photograph them … Continued
Come hither
After handing the Boy Wonder back to his father in the car park at Slimbridge, I went in search of coffee and birds. The coffee, as per, was pretty grim, but the birds were good, even though I didn’t manage … Continued
Slimbridge
I wouldn’t usually post a photo of a captive animal when I have perfectly good bee photos that I took in the garden at home before setting off out, but R and the Boy Wonder met the otters at Slimbridge … Continued
Steampunk baby
I was surprised to spot this little Issus coleoptratus nymph today, out and about on the honeysuckle by the garage. As far as I knew until now, our entire garden colony of this planthopper lived in the ivy on our … Continued
Pollinator
It rained literally all day, though for much of the time it was the kind of irritating mizzle that you can decide to ignore if you’re so minded. R and I were so minded: now that the invertebrate season is … Continued
Orange Tip
After lunch I decided to walk around the village to see if I could find any damselflies, none having emerged yet from either of our ponds. I didn’t see any, though I did spot a fresh caddisfly on the marginal … Continued