Greater Butterfly Orchid

Posted by on May 22, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, Greater Butterfly Orchid, May, Spring | 0 comments

Flowers, Lesser Butterfly Orchid, May 2014

 

Greater Butterfly Orchid, Platanthera chlorantha, rather than Lesser Butterfly Orchid, Platanthera bifolia, as I’d suggested. (more…)

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Sitting on the dock in the rays

Posted by on May 21, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, Fly, May, Noon Fly, Provisional identification, Spring, Wood Dock | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, insect, Wood Dock, Noon Fly, provisional identification, May 2014

 

Looks like a Noon Fly on a Wood Dock, Rumex sanguineus. (more…)

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Land of giants

Posted by on May 20, 2014 in 2014, General, May, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, May 2014

 

Ain’t #trees wonderful. (more…)

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Common in name only?

Posted by on May 19, 2014 in 2014, Amphibians, Common Frog, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Amphibian, frog, May 2014

 

A small but perfectly formed Common Frog. (more…)

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Look north …

Posted by on May 18, 2014 in 2014, April, General, Rides, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

East ride, general, April 2014

 

… from the east ride. (more…)

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Fungi survey

Posted by on May 17, 2014 in 2014, April, Fungi, Spring, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, unidentified, April 2014

 

Given our ongoing problems with identifying fungi, we asked an expert. (more…)

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“Improbable aphrodisiac”

Posted by on May 16, 2014 in 2014, April, Flowers, Ramsons, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Ramsons, April 2014

 

A description of one of the qualities of Ramsons, Wild Garlic, by Baker. (more…)

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All calm

Posted by on May 15, 2014 in 2014, April, Crack Willow, General, Pond, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Pond, general, April 2014

 

The pond looking west. (more…)

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Forget-me-not

Posted by on May 14, 2014 in 2014, April, Flowers, Spring, Wood Forget-me-not | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Wood Forget-me-not, April 2014

 

One of several species of Forget-me-not, this appears of the Wood variety. (more…)

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Tale of the unexpected

Posted by on May 13, 2014 in 2014, April, Insects, Pupa, Spring, Unidentified | 2 comments

Insect, pupae, April 2014

 

Removing the bark “cover” from above the remote camera revealed these pupae. (more…)

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Stinking Bob

Posted by on May 12, 2014 in 2014, April, Flowers, Herb Robert, Spring | 0 comments

Flowers, Herb Robert, April 2014

 

One of the many names for Herb Robert. (more…)

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Two wrongs …

Posted by on May 11, 2014 in 2014, April, Fungi, Insects, Spring, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, insect, unidentified, April 2014

 

Possibly a type of long-legged fly, sp.Dolichopodidae, on unidentified fungi, perhaps Sheathed Woodtuft, Kuehneromyces mutablis. (more…)

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