Snout
23 Apr 2025

Snout

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And what a snout it is. Rhingia campestris is quite a small hoverfly, and thus easy to overlook, but once you’ve spotted one the only insect with which it could reasonably be confused is its close cousin, Rhingia rostrata. The … Continued

Late
5 Oct 2024

Late

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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

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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

Willowy
29 Aug 2024

Willowy

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

This morning’s internal debate went something like this: Draycote Water? Ferruginous Duck and Black-necked Grebe; huge area, so not necessarily good for photos, but lots of easy walking; car park; coffee; nearly an hour away, and quite often frustrating… Grafton … 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

Beetles and bugs
3 Oct 2023

Beetles and bugs

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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
15 Sep 2023

Messy eater

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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

Him and her
9 Aug 2023

Him and her

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

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