Copper
21 Aug 2023

Copper

by | posted in: Butterflies, Invertebrates, Oxfordshire | 0

I drove over to Oxfordshire this morning, to look for Silver-spotted Skippers and Adonis Blues on Watlington Hill. I found some Skippers, along with a few Small Heath and a gazillion Brown Argus and Common Blues, but no Adonis. Back … Continued

Verdant
11 Aug 2023

Verdant

by | posted in: Butterflies, Damselflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Warwickshire | 0

I put my back out overnight, which wasn’t the brightest idea I’ve had all week. A session on the shakti mat and some judicious stretching eventually got me moving, but by this point it was late morning, and hot, and … Continued

Dormitory
5 Aug 2023

Dormitory

by | posted in: Bugs, Fungi and slime moulds, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Weather: Biblical. Mood: Apocalyptic. When the storm abated briefly, I rushed out with the camera to try to grab some images, heading straight to the spots in the garden that have most reliably provided me with invertebrates over the past … Continued

Willughby
25 Jul 2023

Willughby

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

Ah – there you are! I’ve been waiting for you. Having gone around the invertebrate calendar a few times now, I know that there are species whose arrival punctuates the season in a fairly predictable way, and I find myself … Continued

Spiky
17 Jul 2023

Spiky

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

While R and I were working in the garden this morning there were three Southern Hawkers hunting around us – two males and a female. One of the males was showing mature colouration, the female slightly less so (making her … Continued