Seven-spot ladybird

Posted by on Oct 27, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Insects, Ladybird, October, Seven-spot ladybird | 0 comments

Insect, Seven-spot Ladybird, October 2014
 

 

Coccinella septempunctata. (more…)

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Orange Ladybird

Posted by on Oct 23, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Insects, Ladybird, October, Orange Ladybird | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Orange Ladybird, October 2014

 

Halyzia sedecimguttata on thistle. (more…)

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Pretty as a Peacock

Posted by on Oct 20, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Butterflies, October, Peacock | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Peacock, October 2014

 

After failing to get a picture of a Peacock in the summer, thrilled to see several in the clearing in mid-October. (more…)

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Light fantastic

Posted by on Oct 19, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, October, Spider, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Spider, unidentified, October 2014

 

Plenty of spider’s webs in evidence. (more…)

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Orb spider

Posted by on Oct 14, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, October, Spider, Spruce, Trees, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Spider, unidentified, October 2014

 

Unidentified spider on Spruce. (more…)

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Small but perfectly formed

Posted by on Oct 10, 2014 in 2014, Amphibians, Autumn, Common Toad, October, Provisional identification | 0 comments

 

 

Amphibian, Toad, provisional identification, October 2014

 

A tiny example of what appeared to be Bufo bufo, the Common Toad. (more…)

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Still flowering

Posted by on Oct 9, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Flowers, Insects, Nipplewort, October, Provisional identification, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flower, Nipplewort, provisional identification, October 2014

 

Unidentified visitor and Nipplewort, Lapsana communis (provisional identification). (more…)

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First defined in 1758

Posted by on Oct 8, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Butterflies, October, Speckled Wood | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, October 2014

 

A Speckled Wood, Pararge aegeria, perhaps recently emerged. (more…)

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Brer Fox

Posted by on Oct 6, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Fauna, Fox, September | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna. Fox, October 2014

 

Vulpes vulpes. (more…)

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Harvestman

Posted by on Oct 4, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Harvestmen, Holly, Provisional identification, September, Spider, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Arachnids, Harvestmen, September 2014

 

A Harvestman, sp.Opiliones, possibly Leiobunum rotundum. (more…)

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‘Be kind and tender to the Frog’

Posted by on Oct 2, 2014 in 2014, Amphibians, Autumn, Common Frog, September | 0 comments

 

 

Amphibian, Frog, September 2014

 

From The Frog by Hilaire Belloc. (more…)

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Still active

Posted by on Sep 30, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Butterflies, September, Speckled Wood | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, September 2014

 

Didn’t see any other butterflies but there were several Speckled Woods taking advantage of the sun. (more…)

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