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24 Sep 2024

Flagrant

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

One of the things I’ve noticed this season is a fall in the number of Helophilus hoverflies around our wildlife pond. Since we put in this pond during lockdown in the summer of 2020 it has been very popular with … Continued

24 Apr 2024

Result

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

I had a number of errands to run today, so I didn’t have much time for hunting invertebrates, but a quick whisk around the garden at lunch time netted me this pair of Helophilus pendulus hoverflies, getting intimate on the … Continued

13 Nov 2022

Sunny

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

Since having Covid last month I’ve been struggling to get back to a normal level of activity, and I’ve ended up dealing with just the most urgent tasks from my to-do list and letting everything else drift. This hasn’t been … Continued

19 Oct 2022

Coalition of chaos

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

I don’t blame you for hiding your face, mate – I’ve been watching the news feeds through my fingers for the past twelve hours. I’m starting to think that the script team on this season of The End of British … Continued

2 Sep 2021

Getting lucky

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

As you know, I like a nice bit of bug porn, and I’m quite pleased with this capture, though the hoverflies looked less than thrilled at finding themselves starring unexpectedly in an X-rated photo shoot. I had to be cautious … Continued

24 Sep 2020

Shade fly

by JDO | posted in: Hoverflies, Invertebrates, Worcestershire | 0

I’ve been photographing Helophilus pendulus hoverflies all summer, mainly patrolling my ponds in search of mates, or resting on the floating leaves of the water fringe, but I think this is the first time I’ve actually seen one feeding. Their … Continued

30 Jun 2020

Wild

by JDO | posted in: Hoverflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Warwickshire, Wild animals, Worcestershire | 0

I thought it would be nice to finish June with some bug porn. Actually, as you may have noticed, I’ll happily post bug porn any day of the year, but this is the month of #30dayswild, and a pair of … Continued

13 Jun 2020

Sex and violence

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

Shocking scenes took place at The Wildlife Pond this morning, when a lone male Helophilus pendulus attempted to force his way between a courting couple, and abduct the female. Our reporter was on hand, and spoke to several eyewitnesses. The … Continued

8 May 2020

Claimant

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

I wasn’t expecting to become the subject of a fierce dispute when I sat down to read on a rug in the wild garden this afternoon, but that’s what promptly happened. Perhaps it was my animal magnetism, or maybe they … Continued

7 May 2020

Sun fly

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

I wasn’t feeling all that well today, so I gave myself a much quieter day than yesterday. In fact I spent most of the afternoon sitting in a canvas chair in the shade of the quince tree in the wild … Continued

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