Olive Oysterling
I popped over to Croome this morning “for an hour”, arriving in nice light just after the doors were opened at 10am, and leaving, toadally zorsted, four hours later. During that time I found a lot of fungi, did what … Continued
Wrinkled Peach
Armed with information from my friend RC who works there, I went to Croome today to look for fungi, and spent several happy hours fossicking around in the shrubbery. I was only asked once if I needed any assistance, which … Continued
Ruddy Darter
R and I went to Croome this morning, where we had a nice walk, and decent coffee and cake, but where the dragons were few and far between and I mostly managed to photograph even those quite poorly. Some days … Continued
Breeding residents
Mad dogs, and Englishwomen with an Odonata obsession, and the tolerant husbands of said Englishwomen who suspect that they need someone to lug their photographic gear, go out in the midday sun. R and I managed to catch up on … Continued
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