Categories DavidPineapple mayweed Post author By David Post date 11 August 2010 A member of the daisy family, and yet another introduced species which has escaped to become a weed.The “pineapple” is tiny flowers bunched closely together.
Categories DavidPoppies Post author By David Post date 9 August 2010 This clump of poppies were growing on the edge of a cornfield.
Categories DavidSpiderswebs Post author By David Post date 8 August 2010 These spiders’ webs seemed to be tent-shaped as they held on to drops of the rain which had fallen overnight on the day the pictures were taken.
Categories DavidLonghorn beetle Post author By David Post date 7 August 2010 One of the many native species of longhorn beetles: so called because of their impressive antennae.This particular species is common, and feeds mainly on nectar, as here.
Categories DavidWhite foxglove Post author By David Post date 7 August 2010 Almost certainly the descendant of a cultivated foxglove, but this white specimen was nevertheless growing wild.
Categories DavidInsects feeding on thistle flowers Post author By David Post date 6 August 2010 Various insects feeding on thistle flowers. Notice the huge eyes of the hoverfly.In contrast, these black beetles are tiny.A bumblebee bends its body to extract the maximum amount of nectar.
Categories DavidInfected chestnut leaf Post author By David Post date 5 August 2010 The chestnut tree miner is a moth whose larvae burrow in chestnut trees causing the brown discolouration seen here. The infestation is spreading and now well established in the West Midlands.
Categories DavidHoney bee feeding Post author By David Post date 4 August 2010 A honey bee gathering nectar.
Categories DavidComma butterfly Post author By David Post date 3 August 2010 Comma feeding. The ragged trailing edges of the wings are part of the species’ camouflage.
Categories DavidWasp Post author By David Post date 2 August 2010 As we get well into summer, wasps begin to get more numerous.
Categories DavidSpeckled wood butterfly Post author By David Post date 1 August 2010 This butterfly was resting and displaying itself to deter possible rivals.