‘I love to see the summer beaming forth’ #nature

 

 

Trees, nature, August 2017

 

From ‘Sonnet’ by John Clare. (more…)

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Owl #birds

 

 

Birds, Owl, August 2017

 

We’ve regularly heard Owls in the wood. This one was near the pond, species unknown. (more…)

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Muntjac by night #deer

 

 

Deer, Muntjac, August 2017

 

Muntiacus reevesi. (more…)

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Mycena #fungi

 

 

Fungi, unidentified, August 2017

 

Unidentified fungi, possibly of the Mycena sp. (more…)

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Tapered Drone Fly #flowerflies #hoverflies

 

 

Insects, Tapered Drone Fly, August 2017

 

Male Eristalis pertinax. Provisional identification. (more…)

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Gatekeeper #butterflies

 

 

Butterflies, Gatekeeper, August 2017

 

Pyronia tithonus. (more…)

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Elder #trees

 

 

Trees, Elder, August 2017

 

Sambucus nigra. (more…)

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‘The flower that smiles to-day tomorrow dies …’ #wildflowers

 

 

Flowers, Thistle, August 2017

 

From ‘Mutability’ – often known as ‘The flower that smiles to-day’ – by Percy Bysshe Shelley. (more…)

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Dedicated to St James #wildflowers

 

 

Flowers, Common Ragwort, August 2017

 

Common Ragwort is said to flower on July 25, St James’s Day, says Stevens. (more…)

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Comma #butterflies

 

 

Butterflies, Comma, August 2017

 

Polygonia c-album. (more…)

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‘… in ash-tree shadows …’ #trees

 

 

Trees, Ash, August 2017

 

From ‘Ireland With Emily’ by John Betjeman (more…)

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Fighting on #trees

 

 

Trees, Guelder Rose, August 2017

 

This Guelder Rose is still fruiting despite being attacked by pests, probably the Vibernum Bettle. (more…)

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