Sulphur Tuft #fungi

Posted by on Sep 2, 2017 in 2017, August, Fungi, Provisional identification, Sulphur Tuft, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Sulphur Tuft, August 2017

 

While most varieties of butterfly seem to have disappeared earlier, large numbers and species of fungi are appearing sooner in the year than I have seen before. (more…)

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Feast of fruit #nature

Posted by on Sep 1, 2017 in 2017, August, Bramble, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bramble, August 2017

 

Bramble, Rubus fruticosus. (more…)

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The butterflies have flown #butterflies

Posted by on Aug 31, 2017 in 2017, August, Butterflies, Speckled Wood, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Speckled Wood, August 2017

 

Apart from some Speckled Wood’s and an occasional white, the butterflies have disappeared much earlier than in previous years. (more…)

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

Posted by on Aug 30, 2017 in 2017, Ash, August, Crack Willow, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, nature, August 2017

 

From ‘Sonnet’ by John Clare. (more…)

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Owl #birds

Posted by on Aug 29, 2017 in 2017, August, Birds, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

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

Posted by on Aug 28, 2017 in 2017, August, Deer, Fauna, Muntjac, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Deer, Muntjac, August 2017

 

Muntiacus reevesi. (more…)

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Mycena #fungi

Posted by on Aug 27, 2017 in 2017, August, Fungi, Mycena sp., Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, unidentified, August 2017

 

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

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Tapered Drone Fly #flowerflies #hoverflies

Posted by on Aug 26, 2017 in 2017, August, Eristalis pertinax, Hover Fly, Insects, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Tapered Drone Fly, August 2017

 

Male Eristalis pertinax. Provisional identification. (more…)

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Gatekeeper #butterflies

Posted by on Aug 25, 2017 in 2017, August, Butterflies, Gatekeeper, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Gatekeeper, August 2017

 

Pyronia tithonus. (more…)

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Elder #trees

Posted by on Aug 24, 2017 in 2017, August, Elder, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Elder, August 2017

 

Sambucus nigra. (more…)

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

Posted by on Aug 23, 2017 in 2017, August, Flowers, Summer, Thistle | 0 comments

 

 

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

Posted by on Aug 22, 2017 in 2017, August, Common Ragwort, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

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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