Dark lady
Another crazily busy day saw me having to scoot into the garden to do my invert hunt in what turned out to be the worst light of the afternoon. But flat light can work for you, of course, and I … Continued
We seem to be heading into a period of unsettled weather – for most of today it was overcast and not especially warm, and by dinner time it was raining. I dare say the local farmers won’t be unhappy about … Continued
The spring is sprung, The grass is ris’, I wonder where the bee-flies is…? Oh. There you are. About time too. Actually, this is exactly the same date as last year for my first sighting of a Dark-edged Bee-fly – … Continued
It was still windy today, but less so than yesterday, and it was also a little warmer and brighter. R and I had stuff to do in Stratford this afternoon, including for me a trip to the dental hygienist (yeurgh), … Continued
This is the largest UK species in the Empididae family, which are commonly called dagger flies, balloon flies or sometimes dance flies. The first of these names is the one that makes most sense to me, because they mostly have … Continued