Raider
It was a dull and murky morning, and when R suggested coffee at Hillers I jumped at the chance to get out of the valley. It’s possible that I may have eaten an industrial quantity of cake as well, which … Continued
Beetles and bugs
I went to Trench Wood today, in search of beetles and bugs, and found a couple of species I’d never photographed there before. The main image is a Gorse Shieldbug, which was by far the more unexpected of the two, … Continued
Messy eater
The devil’s-bit scabious is in full flower at Trench Wood right now, and with the continuing warm weather keeping the numbers of nectar-feeding insects high, today it was in high demand. While this was good for my purposes in that … Continued
Stylish jumper
My increasingly grumpy and pessimistic search for the 30th Odonata species of my summer took me back to Grafton Wood again this morning. Have I ever mentioned how much I dislike this reserve? Oh, right. In that case, you probably … Continued
Hanging about
This isn’t my best photo of the day – that would be one of the shots I took of a very obliging young male Common Darter. And it isn’t my best find of the day either – that would be … 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
Unexpected
“Unexpected Hairstreak in the leafhopper area…” I was on my way to Grafton Wood this morning, for another attempt on the Emerald Damselflies, when I suddenly realised that I couldn’t quite be bothered to walk across four fields and a … Continued
