Axis of weevil
R has finally discovered some puns with which he can reliably get me laughing – let’s see how long he can keep coming up with them, shall we? This morning we drove to Cheltenham through a monsoon, listening to yesterday’s … Continued
Weevil Knievel
I spent a couple of happy hours in Trench Wood this afternoon, getting some invertebrate therapy. I arrived in bright sunshine, but by the time I was walking back along the main ride towards the car park it had clouded … Continued
Late entrants
If you thought the Oxystoma pomonae weevil winter roosting season was over, you weren’t alone – I was surprised to find two pairs at eye height on one of our hazel trees today. And relieved, to be honest, because it … Continued
Two out of three
This afternoon I was on my way out of the door, big gear in hand, when a blast of cutting wind sliced through me, and I realised that spending even an hour sitting still in an open hide in the … Continued
Still hanging on
I know: we’re in “same old…” territory here – but I love these tiny guys and I know some other people who do too. And I’m very happy to still be finding them at this point in the winter, especially … Continued
Weevil huddle
I was starting to worry that I might have posted a surfeit of roosting pairs of Oxystoma pomonae weevils over the past few weeks, so I went out into the garden this afternoon and found a quartet of them. Don’t … Continued