‘Nature rarer uses yellow …’ #plants

Posted by on Aug 18, 2016 in 2016, August, Common Hawkweed, Flowers, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Hawkweed, provisional identification, August 2016

 

From the poem of the same name by Emily Dickinson. (more…)

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Stalked #frogs #insects

Posted by on Aug 8, 2016 in 2016, Amphibians, Common Frog, Fly, Insects, July, Phaonia pallida, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Amphibian, Frog, July 2016

 

A tiny frog, Rana temporaria, which could have fitted on a 50p coin, apparently eyeing a fly, possibly Phaonia pallida. (more…)

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Red-tailed bumblebee #bees

Posted by on Aug 7, 2016 in 2016, Bombus lapidarius, Bumblebee, Insects, July, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Red-tailed Bumblebee, provisional identification, July 2016

 

Bombus lapidarius, provisional identification. (more…)

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‘Sing the honey bees’ #bees

Posted by on Aug 1, 2016 in 2016, Apis mellifera, Bee, Insects, July, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

\insects, Honey Bee, provisional identification, July 2016

 

From ‘The Marriage of Heaven and Hell‘ by William Blake. (more…)

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Pignut #plants

Posted by on Jul 27, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, July, Pignut, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Pignut, provisional identification, July 2016

 

Conopodium majus, provisional identification. (more…)

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Buff-tail #bumblebees

Posted by on Jul 26, 2016 in 2016, Bombus terrestris, Bumblebee, Insects, July, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, provisional identification, July 2016

 

Bombus terrestris, provisional identification. (more…)

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Helping users to see like a hawk #plants

Posted by on Jul 23, 2016 in 2016, Common Hawkweed, Flowers, July, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Common Hawkweed, provisional identification, July 2016

 

A Hawkweed, used in medicines to help improve vision, says Stevens. (more…)

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Flower fly and Bramble #insects #plants

Posted by on Jul 18, 2016 in 2016, Bramble, Flowers, Hover Fly, July, Meliscaeva cinctella, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Flower Fly, July 2016

 

Meliscaeva cinctella, provisional identification, on Rubus fruticosus. (more…)

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St John’s Wort #plants

Posted by on Jul 12, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, July, Provisional identification, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, St John's Wort, July 2016

 

Hypericum perforatum, provisional identification. (more…)

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‘Here is the fern’s frond, unfurling a gesture’ #plants

Posted by on Jul 1, 2016 in 2016, Creeping Buttercup, Fern, June, Lady Fern, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Fern and Creeping Buttercup, June 2016

 

Lady Fern, Athyrium filix-femina, provisional identification, with the ‘gesture’ Creeping Buttercup, Ranunculus repens. (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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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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