Still working

Posted by on Sep 3, 2014 in 2014, August, Bee, Bumblebee, Insects, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Bee, August 2014

 

Hard to tell at take-off but possibly a Tree Bumblebee, Bombus hypnorum, still gathering pollen. (more…)

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Bitter then sweet

Posted by on Sep 2, 2014 in 2014, August, Bittersweet, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bittersweet, August 2014

 

Once used for medicinal purposes, Bittersweet was said to taste bitter and then sweet. (more…)

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By Jiminy!

Posted by on Sep 1, 2014 in 2014, Arachnocephalus Vestitus, August, Cricket, Insects, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Cricket, provisional identification, August 2014

 

A Cricket, possibly the wingless Arachnocephalus Vestitus from the True Cricket genus Gryllidae. (more…)

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Light as …

Posted by on Aug 31, 2014 in 2014, August, General, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

General, feather, August 2014

 

… a feather, possibly from a female pheasant. (more…)

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The view south

Posted by on Aug 30, 2014 in 2014, August, General, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

General, field, August 2014

 

Late morning, looking from the bottom of the west ride. (more…)

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Wrinkle remover?

Posted by on Aug 29, 2014 in 2014, August, Black Bryony, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Black Bryony, August 2014

 

Black Bryony, Tamus communis. (more…)

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Here’s looking at you

Posted by on Aug 28, 2014 in 2014, August, Helophilus pendulus, Hover Fly, Insects, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Hoverfly, August 2014

 

A cloudy late August day in the wood but still plenty to see. (more…)

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Nectar rich

Posted by on Aug 27, 2014 in 2014, August, Flowers, Hemp Agrimony, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Hemp Agrimony, August 2014

 

Hemp Agrimony, Eupatorium cannabinum. (more…)

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Dried fish

Posted by on Aug 26, 2014 in 2014, August, General, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

Trees, general, August 2014

 

Perhaps. (more…)

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Creeping Buttercup

Posted by on Aug 25, 2014 in 2014, August, Creeping Buttercup, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Creeping Buttercup, August 2014

 

Ranunculus repens. (more…)

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Type of Bolete

Posted by on Aug 24, 2014 in 2014, August, Fungi, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, unidentified, August 2014

 

Unidentified fungi, possibly sp. Boletaceae. (more…)

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The UK’s only native maple

Posted by on Aug 23, 2014 in 2014, August, Field Maple, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Field Maple, August, 2014

 

Field Maple, Acer campestre. (more…)

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