Making whoopee
29 Aug 2022

Making whoopee

by | posted in: Bugs, Crickets, Invertebrates, My garden, Orthoptera, Worcestershire | 0

I had a good day today, invertebrate-wise, and there are several photos in this set that would have worked very well for tonight’s blip, but I’ve decided to use this post to mark the day’s two ‘firsts’: the main image … Continued

Resting
21 May 2022

Resting

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

This afternoon I went hunting small early butterflies at a nearby brownfield site with HelenJG and her friend C. We made some pretty good finds, including the first Brown Argus I’d seen this year, and a very unexpected Green Hairstreak, … Continued

Steamy
18 Jul 2021

Steamy

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

Things are hotting up in our garden. Having populated the village with a good number of Large Red Damselflies from both our ponds over the past month or so, it was highly likely that some of them would return at … Continued

Pond life
29 May 2021

Pond life

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

When I went to check the wildlife pond after breakfast – at which time the weather was gloomy and it was still quite cold – all three of yesterday’s damselflies were still on the pond sedge, and there was another … Continued