Diffuse
10 Feb 2025

Diffuse

by | posted in: Beetles, Invertebrates, My garden, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

Over the past few years I’ve worked with both ring and twin flashes, but they’re difficult to diffuse and tend to produce harsh highlights and shadows, so late last year I made the decision to go back to a traditional … Continued

Late
5 Oct 2024

Late

by | posted in: Arachnids, Beetles, Invertebrates, Worcestershire | 0

I was pretty tired today after all the gadding about of the past three days, but it was warm and the light was good, and not knowing how many days like that we might have left to us this year, … Continued

Rare
14 Sep 2024

Rare

by | posted in: Beetles, Invertebrates, Worcestershire | 0

After a morning practising Domestic Goddesshood (shopping taken in and put away, next week’s breakfast yogurt fermenting, and an aubergine loaf made for dinner tonight), I decided that I’d earned a trip over to Trench Wood in search of insects. … Continued

Beauty and the beast
3 Jun 2024

Beauty and the beast

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

Today brought me two firsts. The main image shows the first Great Pied Hoverfly (Volucella pellucens) I’ve seen this year – a fresh and pristine male, so gorgeous that I let out an audible “Oooh!” of appreciation when I first … Continued

First
23 Apr 2024

First

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

I went to Trench Wood this afternoon, for the first time this year – not really expecting to find very much, but on the remote off chance that it might be teeming with inverts. It wasn’t, but I did spot … Continued