Tag Archives: Insects

Wordless Wednesday – Anticipation

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Bees, Wordless | Tagged erysimum, Hairy-footed flower bee, Insects, iPhone photography, nature, pollinators, Wallflowers, wildlife gardening | 8 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Some like it Hot!

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Flowers, Wildlife, Wordless | Tagged Gardening, Hoverfly, Insects, Jerusalem Cross, lychnis x arkwrightii, Marmalade hoverfly, Photography | 4 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – What’s that coming over the hill? Is it a monster?

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Wildlife, Wordless | Tagged Gardening, Harvester, Helenium, Insects, Opiliones, Photography, Wildlife | 6 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – All in a day’s work: Wasp papier-mâché creations

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Nature, Wildlife, Wordless | Tagged France, Insects, nests, paper wasps, papier-mâché, Photography, Polistes, Wildlife | 8 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – The considerable allure of teasel

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Bees, Wildflowers, Wordless | Tagged Bumblebees, Gardening, Hoverflies, Insects, Photography, pollinators, teasel | 17 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Dusted with gold

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Bees, Flowers, Wildlife, Wordless | Tagged Bees, buff-tailed bumblebee, crocuses, Gardening, Insects, Photography, Pollen, Wildlife | 23 Comments

Wildlife Wednesday – Swallowing Flies

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

The air is shimmering with wildlife. It has got to the time of year when it is hard not to breathe in an invertebrate or two if you are working or walking outside. In the borders the buzzing is a … Continue reading →

Posted in birds, Nature, Wildlife | Tagged Banded demoiselle, butterflies, countryside, Insects, meadows, Photography | 18 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Starting a new phase of life

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Nature, Wildlife, Wimpole Hall, Wordless | Tagged Broad-bodied Chaser, Insects, invertebrates, Libellula depressa | 15 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Oh no, I have rosemary beetle!

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

If you’ve seen them too, then help with the RHS research for this beetle here

Posted in The home garden, Wildlife, Wordless | Tagged Chrysolina americana, Gardening, Insects, nature, Pests, Photography, rosemary beetle | 18 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Here be dragonflies

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

For more information on Uk dragonflies and damselflies see: Link to info on British damselflies and Chris Brooke’s Identification Guide to UK dragonflies

Posted in Nature, The home garden, Wildlife | Tagged Insects, Large Red Damselfly, Photography, Pyrrhosoma nymphula | 9 Comments