Bumblebees

Posted by on Mar 13, 2014 in 2014, Bee, Bombus campestris, Bumblebee, Insects, March, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Bumblebee, March 2014

 

Probably Buff-tailed bumblebees, Bombus terrestris, spotted near each other while trying to burrow on the east ride. (more…)

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Bug’s life

Posted by on Feb 26, 2014 in 2014, February, Insects, Larvae, Provisional identification, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, mosquito lavae, provisional identification, February 2014

 

Possibly Mosquito larvae. (more…)

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Chanterelle and visitor

Posted by on Dec 14, 2013 in 2013, December, Fungi, Insects, Provisional identification, Unidentified, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, provisional identification, December 2013

 

Possibly a type of Chanterelle fungi with unidentified fly. (more…)

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If the cap fits …

Posted by on Nov 19, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Fungi, Insects, November, Provisional identification, Russula, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, unidentified, November 2013

Fungi 1

 

… possibly a type of Russula, perhaps Copper Brittlegill, Russula decolorans, with unidentified visitor. (more…)

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Well and truly mined

Posted by on Oct 24, 2013 in 2013, Insects, Leaf miner, Provisional identification | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, unidentified, October 2013

 

Damage appears to have been caused by a leaf mining insect. (more…)

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Skeeter eater

Posted by on Oct 11, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Crane Fly, Insects, October | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Crane Fly, October 2013

 

American for the Crane Fly or Daddy Long Legs. (more…)

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Soaking up the rays

Posted by on Oct 7, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Butterflies, October, Speckled Wood | 1 comment

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, October, 2013

 

October in the wood – but still plenty of Speckled Wood butterflies to be seen. (more…)

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Among the clouds

Posted by on Sep 30, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Insects, September, Spider, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, web, unidentified, September 2013

 

From ground level to tree level, “clouds” of webs. (more…)

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Dragonfly patrol

Posted by on Sep 13, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Dragonfly, Insects, September, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Dragonfly, unidentified, September 2013

 

Nice to see the Dragonflies back but they wouldn’t stay still! (more…)

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Fleabane feast

Posted by on Sep 11, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Fleabane, Flowers, Fly, Insects, September, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers Fleabane, September 2013

 

Pulicaria dysenterica attracts a group of unidentified flies. (more…)

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Damsel in distress?

Posted by on Sep 10, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Dragonfly, Insects, Ruddy Darter - Sympetrum sanguineum, September | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Large Red Damselfly, September 2013

 

Not a damselfly but a dragonfly, a Ruddy Darter, Sympetrum sanguineum,  which is probably mating. (more…)

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Basking Sun Fly

Posted by on Sep 9, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Helophilus pendulus, Hover Fly, Insects, Provisional identification, September | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Hover Fly, September 2013

 

Helophilus pendulus. Provisional identification. (more…)

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