Common Carder Bee feeding

Posted by on Sep 19, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Bee, Bumblebee, Insects, Provisional identification, September | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Bee, September 2014

 

Bombus pascuorum (provisional identification). (more…)

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“Oh, I’m a slug a lowly bug who never does a thing,

Posted by on Sep 18, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Mollusc, Provisional identification, September, Slug | 0 comments

 

 

Slug, unidentified, September 2014

 

… although I’d like to ride a bike or maybe learn to sing.” (more…)

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Symbol of renewal and purification

Posted by on Sep 17, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Birch, September, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Silver Birch, September 2014

 

Silver Birch, Betula pendula, important in Celtic mythology. (more…)

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Hunting in a cloud

Posted by on Sep 16, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Insects, September, Spider, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Spider, unidentified, September 2014

 

Unidentified spider and web. (more…)

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‘The berry’s cheek is plumper’

Posted by on Sep 15, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Bramble, Flowers, September | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bramble, September 2014

 

From Autumn by Emily Dickinson. (more…)

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September sun

Posted by on Sep 14, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, General, Rides, September | 0 comments

 

 

Ride, north, September 2014

 

Rays in the afternoon on the north ride. (more…)

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Pond’s End

Posted by on Sep 13, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Crack Willow, Pond, September, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Pond, general, September 2014

 

Looking south-west through the Crack Willow, Salix fragilis. (more…)

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Bittercress

Posted by on Sep 12, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Flowers, Provisional identification, September, Wavy Bittercress | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Wavy Bittercress, provisional identification, September 2014

 

Looks like a member of the genus Cardamine, possibly Cardamine flexuosa, Wavy Bittercress. (more…)

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Speckled Wood

Posted by on Sep 11, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Butterflies, Insects, September, Speckled Wood | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, September 2014

 

Pararge aegeria. (more…)

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Self-heal

Posted by on Sep 10, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Flowers, Self-heal, September | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Self-heal, September 2014

 

Prunella vulgaris. (more…)

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Wood mouse

Posted by on Sep 9, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Fauna, Wood Mouse | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Wood Mouse, September 2014

 

Apodemus sylvaticus. (more…)

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Autumn colours

Posted by on Sep 8, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Black Bryony, Bramble, Flowers, September | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Black Bryony, Bramble, September 2014

 

Black Bryony, Tamus communis, and Bramble, Rubus fruticosus. (more…)

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