More insects from Newton Park, near #Bath - Semaphore Fly, Common Blue Damselfly, Figwort Sawfly, and Noon Fly. #Nature #Wildlife #Insects #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

Willow Emerald Damselfly - new to Bath! Prob spreading due to #climatechange. Also a Common Emerald, just a few metres away. The most obvious difference is the colour of the wing spots - pale in Willow Emerald, dark in Common Emerald #Nature #Wildlife #Insect #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

Teaching Crisps the fledgling #Robin how to hunt. #Nature #Wildlife #Bird

A few wildflowers from Browne's Folly nature reserve near #Bath - Small Scabious, Vervain, Red Bartsia, and Wild Marjoram. #Nature #Wildlife #Flowers #Wildflowers #WildflowerHour #Bloomscrolling #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

Other insects from Browne's Folly, near #Bath yesterday - Hornet, Kite-tailed Robberfly, Lesser Hornet Hoverfly, Dor Beetle #Nature #Wildlife #Butterflies #Insects #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

Lepidoptera from Browne's Folly, near #Bath yesterday - Common Blue, Hummingbird Hawkmoth, Brown Argus, Gatekeeper #Nature #Wildlife #Butterfly #Moth #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

Hanging out with Crisps, a fledgling Robin. #Nature #Wildlife #Birds

Other insects from around Monkswood Reservoir near #Bath this week: Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp, male Red-tailed Bumblebee, Common Blue Damselfly, and Red-sided Parasite Fly. #Nature #Wildlife #Insects #Bees #Wasps #Dragonflies #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

Butterflies from around Monkswood reservoir near #Bath this week: Common Blue, Small Skipper, Brown Argus, and Small Copper #Nature #Wildlife #Butterflies #Insects #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

A quiet encounter with a Rabbit on Charmy Down, Bath. #Nature #Wildlife #Rabbit #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

Butterflies yesterday in the south of Bath - Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Dingy Skipper, and Painted Lady. #Nature #Wildlife #Butterflies #Insects #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

Making friends with Crisps, a fledgling Robin, the offspring of Chips, who lost her mate shortly after her eggs hatched. I've been helping her out bringing food. #Nature #Wildlife #Birds

A few birds from around Hunstrete Lake, a short drive from #Bath - Mute Swan, Mallard duckling, juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker, and Canada Geese. #Nature #Wildlife #Birds #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

My #Robin friend Henry eating his dinner this evening. He's looking a bit scruffy because he's in the middle of his summer moult. #Nature #Wildlife #Bird

Violet Helleborine - only known from a single site in North Somerset. 6 plants flowered this year, one of which had variegated leaves. #Nature #Wildlife #Orchid #Flower #Wildflower #WildflowerHour #BloomScrolling #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

Lesser Hornet Hoverfly and German Scorpionfly from Lord's Wood, Pensford, near #Bath #Nature #Wildlife #Hoverfly #Insect #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

Lepidopterans from Lord's Wood, Pensford, near #Bath - Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Small Copper, and Hummingbird Hawkmoth. #Nature #Wildlife #Butterfly #Moth #Insect #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

Dragonflies and a damselfly from Lord's Wood, Pensford, near #Bath - Black-tailed Skimmer, Southern Hawker, and Blue-tailed Damselfly. #Nature #Wildlife #Dragonfly #Insect #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

Woodpigeon taking a bath in a pond. Ponds are a lifeline for wildlife in hot weather like we have here in the UK right now. If you have a garden please consider making one. If not, leave a dish of water out on a balcony or window ledge #Nature #Wildlife #Birds #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

This is Chips, my latest Robin friend, Henry's neighbour. A few weeks ago, she lost her mate & had a nest full of chicks. I brought food several times a day. 3 chicks fledged, but only one chick has survived, and seems to be doing well #Nature #Wildlife #Birds #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography

My #Robin friend Henry eating his breakfast this morning #Nature #Wildlife #Bird

Moths from the recent moth trap at Bath City Farm - Elephant Hawkmoth, Nut-tree Tussock, Rusty Dot Pearl, and Mocha. #Nature #Wildlife #Insect #Moth #TeamMoth #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

Phasia hemiptera (male), an endoparasitic tachinid fly on a Wild Carrot flower. The hosts of this species are usually Green and Forest Shieldbugs. Until this year, I haven't seen one in Bath since 2008! #Nature #Wildlife #Insect #Fly #Diptera #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

Hybrid of Violet and Broad-leaved Helleborine (Epipactis × schulzei). This is the only one of its kind to have flowered in North Somerset this year. #Nature #Wildlife #Orchid #Wildflower #WildflowerHour #Bloomscrolling #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

Other insects from Lord's Wood, Pensford (near #Bath) - Large Alder Sawfly (a convincing Hornet mimic), European Hornet, male Beautiful Demoiselle, and female Oak Bush-cricket #Nature #Wildlife #Insect #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

Lepidopterans from Lord's Wood, Pensford (near #Bath) - Brown Argus, Silver-washed Fritillary, Peacock and Small Fan-footed Wave. #Nature #Wildlife #Butterfly #Moth #Insect #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

A few more insects from Seven Acre Wood, Newton St Loe (near #Bath) yesterday - Common Banded Hoverfly, female Beautiful Demoiselle, Four-banded Bee-grabber, and Buff-tailed Bumblebee #Nature #Wildlife #Insects #Bees #dragonflies #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

Butterflies from Seven Acre Wood, Newton St Loe (near #Bath) yesterday - Holly Blue, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, and Green-veined White. Also saw very fleeting glimpses of Purple Hairstreak and a probable Silver-washed Fritillary. #Naure #Wildlife #Butterflies #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

I caught my #Robin friend Henry sunbathing yesterday. There is a particular spot he likes to do this in. Sunbathing helps oil to spread across the feathers and helps to drive out parasites. #Nature #Wildlife #Bird #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

A new weevil species for the #Bath area - Cleopomiarus graminis, getting busy in a Harebell flower #Nature #Wildlife #Beetle #Weevil #Insects #Naturephotography #WildlifePhotography