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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Still life

Posted by on Sep 7, 2014 in 2014, August, Oak, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Oak, August 2014

 

Acorn. (more…)

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Glistening mystery

Posted by on Sep 6, 2014 in 2014, August, Flowers, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, unidentified, August 2014

 

This straggly plant appeared to be a climber but no idea what. Help appreciated! (more…)

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Floating in the air

Posted by on Sep 5, 2014 in 2014, August, Insects, Spider, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Site insect spider 1f 2014 08 27_edited-1

 

Or hanging by a thread. (more…)

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Devil’s-bit Scabious #plants

Posted by on Sep 4, 2014 in 2014, August, Devil's-bit Scabious, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Field Scabious, August 2014

 

Succisa pratensis, seen on the west ride. (more…)

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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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