Miner work of art #natures

Posted by on Nov 17, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, Insects, November | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, insects, November 2016

 

Looks like evidence of a leaf miner fly, whose larvae leave a trail when feeding on the tissue between the leaf surfaces. (more…)

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Hazel and visitor #insects #plants

Posted by on Sep 28, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, Fly, Insects, September, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, fly, unidentified, September 2016

 

Possibly Hydrotaea similis on Corylus avellana. (more…)

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Second or third brood #insects #butterflies

Posted by on Sep 12, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, Butterflies, September, Speckled Wood | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Speckled Wood, September 2016

 

Plenty of Speckled Wood, Pararge aegeria, on the rides. (more…)

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On wings of light #insects

Posted by on Sep 6, 2016 in 2016, August, Common Darter, Dragonfly, Insects, Summer | 2 comments

 

 

Insects. Brown Hawker, provisional identification, August 2016

 

Dragonflies are back around the pond but this was seen in the clearing. (more…)

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Hover or Flower Fly #insects

Posted by on Sep 4, 2016 in 2016, August, Hover Fly, Insects, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Hover fly, August 2016

 

Possibly Eristalis pertinax. (more…)

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Sun Fly #insects

Posted by on Aug 31, 2016 in 2016, August, Helophilus pendulus, Hover Fly, Insects, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Sun Fly, provisional identification, August 2016

 

Helophilus pendulus, provisional identification. (more…)

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Pretty as … #moths

Posted by on Aug 24, 2016 in 2016, August, Moth, Peacock Moth, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Moths, Peacock, provisional identification, August 2016

 

Peacock Moth, Macaria notata, provisional identification. (more…)

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Meadow Brown #butterflies

Posted by on Aug 22, 2016 in 2016, August, Butterflies, Insects, Meadow Brown, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Meadow Brown, August 2016

 

A rather battered looking Maniola jurtina. (more…)

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On the move #insects

Posted by on Aug 19, 2016 in 2016, Apis mellifera, August, Bee, Insects, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Honey Bee, August 2016

 

Honey Bee, Apis mellifera. (more…)

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Awash with silver #butterflies

Posted by on Aug 15, 2016 in 2016, August, Butterflies, Silver-washed Fritillary, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Silver-Washed Fritillaries, August 2016

 

Silver-washed Fritillaries, Argynnis paphia. (more…)

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Handy arrival #butterflies

Posted by on Aug 10, 2016 in 2016, August, Butterflies, Insects, Red Admiral, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Red Admiral, August 2016

 

First Red Admiral I’d seen in the wood and it obligingly sat on my hand for ages. Fab! (more…)

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Stalked #frogs #insects

Posted by on Aug 8, 2016 in 2016, Amphibians, Common Frog, Fly, Insects, July, Phaonia pallida, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Amphibian, Frog, July 2016

 

A tiny frog, Rana temporaria, which could have fitted on a 50p coin, apparently eyeing a fly, possibly Phaonia pallida. (more…)

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