Sitting on the dock in the rays

Posted by on May 21, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, Fly, May, Noon Fly, Provisional identification, Spring, Wood Dock | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, insect, Wood Dock, Noon Fly, provisional identification, May 2014

 

Looks like a Noon Fly on a Wood Dock, Rumex sanguineus. (more…)

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Common in name only?

Posted by on May 19, 2014 in 2014, Amphibians, Common Frog, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Amphibian, frog, May 2014

 

A small but perfectly formed Common Frog. (more…)

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Tale of the unexpected

Posted by on May 13, 2014 in 2014, April, Insects, Pupa, Spring, Unidentified | 2 comments

Insect, pupae, April 2014

 

Removing the bark “cover” from above the remote camera revealed these pupae. (more…)

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Two wrongs …

Posted by on May 11, 2014 in 2014, April, Fungi, Insects, Spring, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, insect, unidentified, April 2014

 

Possibly a type of long-legged fly, sp.Dolichopodidae, on unidentified fungi, perhaps Sheathed Woodtuft, Kuehneromyces mutablis. (more…)

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Lord of the manor

Posted by on May 8, 2014 in 2014, April, Birds, Pheasant, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Birds, pheasant, April 2014

 

A cock pheasant pays scant regard as it strolls across the west ride. (more…)

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False eyes

Posted by on May 6, 2014 in 2014, April, Butterflies, Speckled Wood, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfuly, Speckled Wood, April 2014

 

A welcome return, a Speckled Wood, Pararge aegeria. (more…)

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Banded snail shell

Posted by on May 3, 2014 in 2014, April, Mollusc, Snail, Spring, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Mollusc, snail, April 2014

 

Seen off the west ride in leaf litter. (more…)

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En route to becoming a frog

Posted by on May 2, 2014 in 2014, Amphibians, April, Provisional identification, Spring, Tadpole | 0 comments

 

 

Amphibian, tadpole, April 2014

 

A tadpole, one of many, in an overflow pool by the pond. (more…)

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Fox on the run

Posted by on Apr 29, 2014 in 2014, April, Fauna, Fox, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Fox, April 2014

 

Vulpes vulpes. (more…)

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Orange Tip on orchid

Posted by on Apr 27, 2014 in 2014, April, Butterflies, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, Orange Tip, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Orange Tip, April 2014

 

Female Orange Tip on Early Purple Orchid. (more…)

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Pond skater

Posted by on Apr 25, 2014 in 2014, April, Insects, Pond Skater, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Pond Skater, April 2014

 

There are nine species of pond skater in the UK. (more…)

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Muntjac pair

Posted by on Apr 24, 2014 in 2014, April, Deer, Fauna, Muntjac, Spring | 0 comments

  

Fauna, Muntjac deer, April 2014

 

We have previously seen individual Muntjacs in the wood but this appears to be a buck and a doe. (more…)

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