Alderfly
As with last Friday’s sawfly, here’s something called a fly that isn’t actually a fly at all, having two pairs of wings. Once again, the clue is in the name of the taxonomic order: Diptera have two wings, and Megaloptera … Continued
Flying solo
“Would you like to go to Forest Farm?” I asked the Boy Wonder. “In a minute,” he replied, carrying on building his bricks into a rocket. A little later: “Shall we go to Forest Farm now?” said R. “No,” was … Continued
Semi-mature
On my way along the Roman Road at lunch time, heading for the Heart of England Forest at Barton, I experienced another low-level fly-over by the Red Arrows. All along the road people were parking their cars wherever they could … Continued
Back on track
R and I got up at 7am today, and by 7.10 the wheels had fallen off the day, with the discovery of a dead muntjac on the top lawn. I’d been planning to zoom off to Wiltshire straight after breakfast, … Continued
Beauty and the beast
“Oh, there you are, Beautiful!” I said. “I thought I’d lost you. Thanks for hanging around.” I admit to having looked over my shoulder quickly to make sure no-one else was in earshot, but I make no apology for talking … Continued
Demoiselle day
I was raring to get out and photograph dragons today, but the morning was overcast and cold, which didn’t bode well for a successful dragon hunt. The afternoon forecast was much better though, so I did useful things till after … Continued