Mystery hopper
It was grimly autumnal again, and I woke up feeling tired and flat. A walk around the garden turned up a Field Grasshopper, a couple of Common Carders and a Small Tortoiseshell, but very little else, so I wandered down … Continued
Acericerus
The equinoctial gales arrived today, with a vengeance. I looked out of the kitchen window at the wildly swaying trees in the back garden, checked my weather app, which was promising 40mph gusts, and said, “Only an idiot would try … Continued
Him and her
I went to Trench Wood today, in search of mini-beasts. When I arrived home I told R the best thing I’d found had been my friend RC, who I haven’t seen for several weeks, and with whom it was nice … Continued
Improvement
It was still cold and grey for much of the day, but at lunch time the cloud thinned briefly, and the light improved. I don’t think I’ve moved so fast in quite a while – bounding upstairs to grab the … Continued
Hanging out
Unexpectedly, the sun came out today – defying the weather forecast, which continued to predict cloud even as the garden glowed in the low, golden sunlight. Over the course of the morning the temperature slowly climbed, and by the time … Continued
Sad frog face
This is the pick of the leafhoppers I found in the garden today. It’s about 5-6mm long, and glories in the name Lamprotettix nitidulus. Despite extensive searches I haven’t been able to find out anything else about it, beyond the … Continued