Dilapidation
The weather improved again today, so R and I decided to go to Stratford for lunch. While he improved his step count by walking the long way round, I detoured over to the reed beds by Lucy’s Mill Bridge in … Continued
Titchwell Marsh
Best. Birding. Day. Ever. This was my first visit to Titchwell Marsh, but the seven hours I spent there were more than enough to have me falling in love with the place. Tonight I’m posting the first, second, and final … Continued
Right place, right time
Today was pretty busy. This morning R and I went to Croome – the first time R has been there in many months – and walked down to the lake. The sum total of the photographically available Odonata was one … Continued
Post-coital munchies
Chronologically, this is the last of today’s sequence of three photos, but I’m featuring it because of its energy. Who am I kidding? I’m featuring it because it’s really quite hard to capture Wool Carder Bees in flight, and having … Continued
Fork-tailed Flower Bee
Today was overcast and quite cold, and very few invertebrates seemed to want to be out and about. The black horehound along the old wall at Tilly’s field was empty of Wool Carders, but a few hardy Common Carders and … Continued
Guard duty
Male Four-spotted Chasers don’t hover much – they tend to spend their time alternately chasing about after females and rivals, and perching on favoured stems or leaves from which they can keep watch for females or rivals entering their territory. … Continued
Pollinator
It rained literally all day, though for much of the time it was the kind of irritating mizzle that you can decide to ignore if you’re so minded. R and I were so minded: now that the invertebrate season is … Continued