Roller
14 Jun 2022

Roller

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A trip to Trench Wood this morning gifted an unexpected encounter in the car park with my friend RC – he’s a renownedly early riser, and I’m not, so our flight periods rarely overlap. For the next couple of hours … Continued

Coppery
21 Sep 2021

Coppery

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Mr/s Ferdinand’s hoverfly is described as coppery, though personally I’d say brassy was more accurate. Or possibly gold-plated – though maybe that’s tricky to render into Latin. I went up to Trench Wood this morning, for the first time in … Continued

Frit
1 Jul 2021

Frit

by | posted in: Butterflies, Damselflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Odonata, Worcestershire | 0

I went off to Trench Wood this afternoon in search of Emerald Damselflies and Common Darters, neither of which I found, but luckily there were plenty of other things out and about to keep me interested. The most spectacular was … Continued

Golden hour
12 Sep 2020

Golden hour

by | posted in: Dragonflies, Hoverflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Worcestershire | 0

I went over to Trench Wood early this afternoon, timing my arrival for the point at which I thought the morning crowd would have gone home for lunch. It certainly wasn’t crowded – though I only got a parking spot … Continued