Snout
23 Apr 2025

Snout

by | posted in: Hoverflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

And what a snout it is. Rhingia campestris is quite a small hoverfly, and thus easy to overlook, but once you’ve spotted one the only insect with which it could reasonably be confused is its close cousin, Rhingia rostrata. The … Continued

Small
22 Apr 2025

Small

by | posted in: Arachnids, Butterflies, Gloucestershire, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Everything I photographed today was pretty small, but I think these are two of the littlest. The featured photo is a male Zebra Jumping Spider (Salticus scenicus), which comes in at only about 5mm long, and the second image shows … Continued

Windswept
16 Apr 2025

Windswept

by | posted in: Bees, Bugs, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

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

Diffuse
10 Feb 2025

Diffuse

by | posted in: Beetles, Invertebrates, My garden, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

Over the past few years I’ve worked with both ring and twin flashes, but they’re difficult to diffuse and tend to produce harsh highlights and shadows, so late last year I made the decision to go back to a traditional … Continued