Silver-washed Fritillary #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 7, 2016 in 2016, Butterflies, Insects, July, Silver-washed Fritillary, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Silver-washed Fritillary, July 2016

 

A first July visit on a day of overcast skies and drizzle alternating with warm sun which brought the butterflies out. (more…)

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Cornered #wildlife

Posted by on Jul 6, 2016 in 2016, Fauna, June, Mammals, Rabbit, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Rabbit, June 2016

 

Rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus. (more…)

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‘The wild deer wandering here and there … #wildlife

Posted by on Jul 5, 2016 in 2016, Deer, Fauna, June, Mammals, Roe, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Roe Deer, June 2016

 

‘Keeps the human soul from care ‘– from William Blake’s, Auguries Of Innocence. (more…)

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Eye to eye #birds

Posted by on Jul 4, 2016 in 2016, Birds, Grey Heron, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Birds, Heron, June 2016

 

A Heron, Ardea cinerea, gets up close to the remote camera. (more…)

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Visitor #plants #insects

Posted by on Jul 2, 2016 in 2016, Grass, Hover Fly, Insects, June, Plants, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Plant, Insect, Flower Fly, Grass, June 2016

 

Possibly a type of flower or hover fly on a species of meadow or oat grass. (more…)

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Tortoise bug #insects

Posted by on Jun 30, 2016 in 2016, Eurygaster testudinaria, Insects, June, Provisional identification, Shieldbug, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Shield Bug, provisional identification, June 2016

 

A type of Shieldbug, also known as a Stink Bug. (more…)

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‘Stay near me – do not take thy flight!’ #butterflies

Posted by on Jun 28, 2016 in 2016, Butterflies, Insects, June, Speckled Wood, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Speckled Wood, June 2016

 

From ‘To A Butterfly‘ by Wordsworth. (more…)

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Marsh Thistle and visitor #plants #insects

Posted by on Jun 24, 2016 in 2016, Episyrphus balteatus, Flowers, Hover Fly, Insects, June, Plants, Provisional identification, Summer, Thistle | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Marsh Thistle, Insect, June 2016

 

Possibly a Flower Fly, Episyrphus balteatus, on Cirsium palustre. (more…)

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Blood-vein #moths

Posted by on Jun 21, 2016 in 2016, Blood-vein, June, Moth, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Moth, Blood-vein, June 2016

 

A first generation Timandra comae, usually a night-flying moth. (more…)

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Cuckoo Spit #insects

Posted by on Jun 19, 2016 in 2016, Cuckoo Spit, Froghopper, Insects, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Cuckoospit, June 2016

 

The protective froth exuded by the larvae of the Froghopper, possibly Philaenus spumarius. (more…)

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Distant Skipper #butterflies

Posted by on Jun 16, 2016 in 2016, Butterflies, June, Large Skipper, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Skipper, June 2016

 

Looks like a Large Skipper. (more…)

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Fox #wildlife

Posted by on Jun 14, 2016 in 2016, Fauna, Fox, June, Mammals, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Fox, June 2016

 

Vulpes vulpes. (more…)

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