Hot stuff
I don’t know how they could bring themselves to get this close, frankly. All I wanted to do was find some cold water and sit in it, all by myself. Sadly, the only water I came across at Oversley Wood … Continued
Corn bunting
The corn bunting is a red-listed bird in the UK, meaning that it’s regarded as severely endangered, because its population has declined by 90% over the past half century. This is almost entirely due to changes in farming practice, with … Continued
Autumn Hawker
After yesterday’s rather dour day, this morning dawned crisp and sunny, and R and I cracked and took a trip to Croome in the car (mine) that already doesn’t have enough fuel for a return journey to Cardiff. While I’m … Continued
Dragonfly yoga
This morning I took both cameras and long and short lenses, and went to stake out the pond I discovered yesterday. I couldn’t believe my luck when this male Common Darter settled on the blackberries – I couldn’t reach him … Continued
Serendipity
Well. This was a lucky find. And I’m not even talking about the female speckled bush cricket in the centre of this rather messy image. I was out in the village this afternoon, photographing ivy-feeders around the hedgerows, when my … Continued
Fat-bottomed boy
“Why don’t you go to Grove Hill?” said R, who hasn’t got where he is today without being able to recognise a wife who’d be more loveable were she several miles away. Last summer I was a little surprised that … Continued