Hunting a nest site #bumblebees

Posted by on Apr 23, 2018 in 2018, April, Bombus terrestris, Bumblebee, Insects, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Bumblebee, Buff-tailed, provisional identification, April 2018

 

Buff-tailed bumblebee, Bombus terrestris. (more…)

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Two’s company #wildlife

Posted by on Apr 11, 2018 in 2018, April, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, Roe, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

WIldlife, Roe Deer, April 2018

 

A close encounter with Roe deer on the way out of the wood. (more…)

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The buck stops #wildlife

Posted by on Apr 6, 2018 in 2018, Deer, Fauna, March, Roe, Spring | 2 comments

 

 

Fauna, Roe Deer, March 2018

 

Sorry, but I’ve waited five years to write that … male Roe deer. (more…)

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Brown or white-lipped snail? #wildlife

Posted by on Apr 2, 2018 in 2018, March, Snail, Spring, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Snail, unidentified, March 2018

 

Probably Cepaea nemoralis or Cepaea hortensis. (more…)

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Fox in the snow #wildlife

Posted by on Mar 16, 2018 in 2018, Fauna, Fox, Mammals, March, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Fox, March 2018

 

Vulpes vulpes. (more…)

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Roe deer #wildlife

Posted by on Mar 12, 2018 in 2018, Deer, Fauna, February, Mammals, Roe, Winter | 1 comment

 

 

Fauna, Roe Deer, February 2018

 

Capreolus capreolus. (more…)

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Roe Deer #wildlife

Posted by on Jan 26, 2018 in 2018, Deer, January, Mammals, Roe, Winter | 0 comments

Deer, Roe Deer, January 2018

 

Capreolus capreolus. (more…)

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Tawny Owl #birds

Posted by on Jan 22, 2018 in 2018, Birds, January, Owl, Provisional identification, Tawny Owl, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Birds, Tawny Owl, January 2018

 

Strix aluco, provisional identification. (more…)

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Buzzard #birds

Posted by on Dec 15, 2017 in 2017, Birds, Buzzard, December, Winter | 0 comments

Birds, Buzzard, December 2017

 

Disturbed a Buzzard, sitting on a low branch, as I came into the copse. (more…)

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What a hoot! #birds

Posted by on Dec 11, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, November, Owl, Provisional identification, Tawny Owl | 0 comments

 

 

Birds, Tawny Owl, provisional identification, November 2017

 

At last a reasonable photo, possibly a Tawny Owl, Strix aluco. (more…)

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Grey Squirrel #wildlife

Posted by on Dec 1, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Grey Squirrel, Mammals, November | 0 comments

 

 

Mammals, Grey Squirrel, November 2017

 

Sciurus carolinensis. (more…)

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Owl’s return #birds

Posted by on Nov 27, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Birds, October, Owl, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Birds, Owl, unidentified, October 2017

 

Perhaps the back of the same unidentified owl near the pond. (more…)

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