Categories David Dog’s mercury, budding, Northycote Post author By David Post date 13 April 2021 Dog’s mercury growing in the woodland area at Northycote Farm, flower buds developing but not yet open.
Categories David Wasp on camelia flower Post author By David Post date 13 April 2021 Wasp on a camelia flower, pausing before it heads for the centre to get some pollen.
Categories David Mining bee, possibly early mining bee Post author By David Post date 12 April 2021 Mining bee, a different species than the one featured in a post yesterday. This one many be an early mining bee.
Categories David Climbing up an oak, bracket fungi Post author By David Post date 12 April 2021 Sequence of bracket fungi growing in a split in the bark of a large oak by the roadside at the edge of Seisdon.
Categories David Mining bee, possibly yellow-legged Post author By David Post date 11 April 2021 Mining bee, solitary bee seen early in the season. ID’d by iNaturalist as a yellow-legged mining bee. If that’s correct, it was towards the northern edge of its range.
Categories David Coltsfoot by canal Post author By David Post date 11 April 2021 I’ve seen very few coltsfoots this year. These were flowering right at the edge of the canal between Aldersley and Oxley.