Showing posts with label nature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nature. Show all posts

Thursday, 14 May 2026

Barn Owl

  I have finally caught up on the processing of the images I have taken recently (apart of the ones taken at work over the last few weeks) so here are a few more images of a local Barn Owl.

This Gull was harassing the Barn Owl.

Barn Owl on the hunt.






It was even harassed by a Magpie.


Wednesday, 13 May 2026

Twizell Woods

 Looking around Twizell Woods recently for Large Red Damselflies which unfortunately I didn’t find. I did however find loads of other wildlife.

Helophilus pendulus Hoverfly.

Syrphus Sp. Hoverfly.

Epistrophe eligans Hoverfly.

Flower Fly?

Platycheirus Sp. Hoverfly.

Platycheirus Sp. Hoverfly hovering.

Flower Fly?

Shaerophoria Sp. Hoverfly.

Syrphus Sp. Hoverfly hovering.

Baccha Sp. Hoverfly.

Yellow Swarming Fly.

Leaf Beetle.


Leaf Beetle.


Flea Beetle.

Reed Beetle.

Weevil.

Leaf Hopper.

Nymph of a Planthopper.

Another Nymph.

14-spot Ladybird.

Anthomyia genus.

Crane Fly.

St Mark’s Fly in water.

A not very good picture of a Lace Hopper.

Tree Bumblebee.

Buzzards.


Tuesday, 12 May 2026

Near Home

 On a local walk recently, I found some canny insects a Brown Hare that came very close to my wife and a couple of bonny Yellowhammers.

Gorse Shieldbug laying eggs. First time I have seen this.


Common Leaf Weevil.

Another Weevil.


Gorse Seed Weevil.

Two Gorse Seed Weevil.

Cereal Leaf Beetle?

Harlequin Ladybird.

Syrphus Sp. Hoverfly.

Wolf Spider?

A Brown Hare that came very close to my wife.


Yellowhammer.