Pieces of eight
Not wanting to try your patience at this stage of the year by posting too many invertebrates*, I’m bringing you a couple of rather more unusual sightings today. Both of them were pointed out to me by R, so if … Continued
Rhubarb and ginger
Today was butterfly day in the garden: as well as this Comma, and the Large White I’ve included below, I logged a male Brimstone, a male Orange Tip (first of the season), a Peacock, and four Speckled Woods. The Brimstone … Continued
Macro madness
For most of today the wind was blowing in the upper teens of miles per hour, gusting to the mid-thirties, and was driving waves of mixed but largely unenticing weather. These were not ideal conditions for outdoor macro photography, obviously, … Continued
Fruit course
When I posted my first Andrena fulva of the season, a few days ago, I mentioned that they seem to have quite a broad palette, compared with some other species of bee which can be finicky about their food. Today … Continued
Old faithful
I spent a dull morning trying to wrap up a project that’s been irritating and depressing me in almost equal measure for the past week, and finally sent it off at about noon (a full twelve hours before the deadline … Continued