Ringlet #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 24, 2018 in 2018, Butterflies, Insects, July, Ringlet, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Ringlet, July 2018

 

Aphantopus hyperantus. (more…)

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Self-heal

Posted by on Jul 22, 2018 in 2018, Flowers, July, Self-heal, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Self-Heal, July 2018

 

Prunella vulgaris. (more…)

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‘ … fate had made thee for the pleasure of the wind …’ #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 20, 2018 in 2018, Butterflies, Insects, July, Silver-washed Fritillary, Summer | 1 comment

 

 

Butterfly, Silver-washed Fritillary, July 2018

 

Watching Silver-washed fritillary butterflies zip about the skies in the clearing, I’m not sure Robert Frost had this quite right. (more…)

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‘How soft thy voice when woods are still …’ #wildflowers

Posted by on Aug 8, 2017 in 2017, Bramble, Flowers, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bramble, July 2017

 

From ‘To The Bramble Flower’ by Ebenezer Elliott. (more…)

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Red Clover #wildflowers

Posted by on Aug 7, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, July, Red Clover, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Red Clover, July 2017

 

This might be Trifolium pratense – however, I only found one flowering example and am not sure so thoughts appreciated. (more…)

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Russula #fungi

Posted by on Aug 6, 2017 in 2017, Fungi, July, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Russula, provisional identification, July 2017

 

Looks like Russula sp., possibly a Brittlegill. (more…)

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‘A green-grown pond she just has pass’d …’ #nature

Posted by on Aug 5, 2017 in 2017, July, Pond, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Nature, pond, July 2017

 

From ‘The Idiot Boy’ by Wordsworth. (more…)

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Meadow Brown #butterflies

Posted by on Aug 4, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, July, Meadow Brown, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Meadow Brown, July 2017

 

Maniola jurtina. (more…)

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Betony #wildflowers

Posted by on Aug 3, 2017 in 2017, Betony, Flowers, July, Summer | 2 comments

 

 

Flowers, WIld Clary, provisional identification, July 2017

 

Stachys officinalis. (more…)

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Dark Bush Cricket #insects

Posted by on Aug 2, 2017 in 2017, Insects, July, Pholidoptera griseoaptera, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Dark Bush Cricket, provisional identification, July 2017

 

Pholidoptera griseoaptera. Provisional identification. (more…)

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‘Thistles spike the summer air’ #wildflowers

Posted by on Aug 1, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, Flowers, July, Summer, Thistle | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Thistles, July 2017

 

And turn the clearing into a feeding stop for butterflies, bees, flower flies and myriad other insects. (more…)

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Dead Head Hoverfly #insects

Posted by on Jul 31, 2017 in 2017, Hover Fly, July, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Dead Head Hoverfly, provisional identification, July 2017

 

Myathropa florea, provisional identification. (more…)

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