Photography: Capsid bug
Capsid bug, Farthing Downs, July 2015 My love affair with these bugs continues, mainly because they appear so often and they’re straightforward to identify. Not that I know which capsid bug this is.
View ArticlePhotography: Walking in the threatened landscape of Swanscombe Marshes
Swanscombe Marshes, August 2015 The Swanscombe marshes are threatened by an impending planning application by London Paramount. They want to build a theme park on this vast wildlife haven. Is that...
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Amwell Nature Reserve, Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust, August 2015
View ArticlePhotography: Nomada rufipes
Nomada rufipes, a cleptoparasitic wasp that I spotted on Farthing Downs on the edge of London. It steals from an Andrena bee to survive, but I only saw it drinking nectar from the heads of these...
View ArticlePhotography: Wasp queen
This queen common wasp Vespula vulgaris was feeding on Alexander’s in Peckham, London
View ArticleMacro Monday: getting the excuses in early
Planthoppers on a sage leaf Macro Monday 4th May 2020 This week I’m going to get my excuses in early. The weather in West Sussex has been cool and wet over the past week. The insect life has was shoved...
View ArticleMacro Monday: real bees and wannabees
Macro Monday 25th May 2020 Happy Bank Holiday Monday to British readers. Recent weather has been hot, with strong winds coming in on Friday, blowing macro out of the equation. I’ve kept to my routine...
View ArticleMacro Monday: the blood bee’s cuckoo spree
Macro Monday 13th July 2020 The cooler weather continues, interspersed with rain and cloudier days. These are good macro conditions. I spent a couple of lunchtimes outside this week with my heavier...
View ArticleMacro Monday: the wasp that made Darwin doubt God
Macro Monday 10th August 2020 Welcome to the weekly wasp. A couple of years ago my friend recommended a book called The Snoring Bird by Bernd Heinrich. The book is a memoir about Heinrich’s...
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