What’s in a name? #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 12, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Badger, Fauna, July, Mammals, Summer, Uncategorized | 0 comments

The word ‘Badger’ was first recorded in about 1523, says the OED, probably deriving from “< badge n. + ‑ard suffix, so called with reference to the white mark borne like a badge on its forehead.”

Picture of Meles meles taken by remote camera on July 3.

#wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #badger

Stripes on yellow #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 30, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Eristalis pertinax, Fauna, Hover Fly, Insects, July, Summer | 0 comments

A Tapered Drone Fly, Eristalis pertinax, I think, on Ragwort, Jacobaea vulgaris.

Picture taken July 17.

#hoverfly #wildflowers #nature #insectphotography

Meadow Brown #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 24, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Butterflies, Fauna, Insects, July, Meadow Brown, Summer | 0 comments

Maniola jurtina.

Picture taken on July 17.

#butterflies #nature #insect #naturephotography

Buff-tailed bumblebee #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 17, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Bombus terrestris, Bumblebee, Fauna, Insects, July, Summer | 0 comments

Bombus terrestris.

Picture taken July 17.

#bee #bumblebee #nature #naturephotography

Coming in to land #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 6, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Butterflies, Fauna, Insects, June, Silver-washed Fritillary, Summer | 0 comments

Silver-washed fritillary, Argynnis paphia.

Picture taken June 15.

#nature #insect #naturephotography #fritillary

Roe encounter #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 29, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Deer, Fauna, June, Mammals, Roe, Summer | 0 comments

I parked and got out. We looked at each other for a while and then went our separate ways.

Picture of Capreolus capreolus taken on June 15.

#deer #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography

Ringlet #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 26, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Butterflies, Fauna, Insects, June, Ringlet, Summer | 0 comments

Aphantopus hyperantus.

Picture taken June 15.

#ringlet #nature #insect #nature

Marmalade hoverflies #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 19, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Episyrphus balteatus, Fauna, Field Rose, Flowers, Hover Fly, Insects, June, Month, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

A pair of Episyrphus balteatus on a Field Rose, Rosa arvensis.

Picture taken June 15.

#flowerfly #hoverfly #nature #naturephotography

Fox cub patrol #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 15, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Fauna, Fox, Mammals, May, Spring | 0 comments

Young Vulpes vulpes on manoeuvres.

Video taken by remote camera on May 29.

wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fox

Green Woodpecker #birds

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 12, 2026 in Birds | 0 comments

Picus viridis by the garden pond.

Picture taken by remote camera on May 14.

#woodpecker #wildlife, #nature #naturephotography

Green-veined White #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 5, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Butterflies, Fauna, Green-veined White, Insects, May, Spring | 0 comments

Pieris napi.

Picture taken May 4.

#nature #insect #naturephotography

Garden Bumblebee #insect

Posted by Wildwood on May 29, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Bombus hortorum, Bumblebee, Insects, May, Spring, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Bombus hortorum, provisional identification.

If you can help with identification, please leave a message below.

Picture taken May 4.

bees #bumblebees #nature #naturephotography