Bee Mites
I was photographing a bee on the Willow yesterday and noticed its mites. Apparently mites on Bumble Bees are not a problem, unless the bee…
Dragonflies
A Dragonfly's life begins in the water and remains there for up to five years. The part of the life-cycle that we usually see is…
More Hoppers
I mentioned grasshoppers in my last post and there wasn't just that one that I included in the post ... there were loads! It made…
Meet Sally Stonefly
Welcome to my garden, Sally Stonefly! I'm not just going around giving insects names, honestly! I found this interesting insect in my garden yesterday evening…
Bee-draggled
I found this bee yesterday. It's some kind of Adrena bee (not a bumble or a honey bee). It seemed rather bee-draggled (ha ha I'm…
On the way to somewhere
This 14-spot Ladybird seemed to be busily moving with purpose, on its way somewhere. It hard to know where it was heading but it was…
Bee Memories
Here's a lovely little bee for you from a week or two back, before the weather turned wet and blustery. Remember the bees? They swarmed…
Big Buff-Tip
Don't seen to have seen so many caterpillars this year, but a week or so ago, I spotted this chap on the Willow. He's a…
Sweet Bee
I met this bee the other day in the garden, quietly bumbling about in an Evening Primrose flower. It was a cute little thing. It…
Scary Shieldbug
I've grown quite used to spotting shieldbugs all around the place. Usually they're the same shade of green as the leaf they're sitting on, as…
