Windswept
The weather went completely insane today, blowing a gale the like of which we haven’t seen since the old privy roof took off and tried to take out a power line, back in December. In fact, en route to collecting … Continued
Living dangerously
Concert day is always hectic, so I was grateful that this trio gave me an easy photo opportunity in the garden this morning – especially after yesterday’s pond dipping experience, which has left me somewhat sore, and still slightly discombobulated. … Continued
Second instar
I found this shieldbug nymph in the wild garden this morning, hanging out in a clump of pendulous sedge by the pond. It’s a Red-legged Shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes), which is unusual among British Shieldbugs in that it overwinters not as … Continued
Tree Damsel Bug
Because the temperature has dropped a few degrees, I’m merely looking around the garden now to see what I can spot, rather than sweeping or beating inverts from their shelters. Best of the day today was this Tree Damsel Bug … Continued
Serendipity
As I walked back to the house this morning after a trip down the garden to put some kitchen refuse on the compost heap, I wondered what on earth I was going to find to photograph on such a dark, … Continued
