Volucella inanis and Isodontia mexicana in the garden, sharing a moment on the Hemp agrimony. Don't think that's the wasp the fly was trying to mimic...
Ben
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First and foremost, biodiversity: Frogs; Snakes; Bees but the wild kinds; Birds but not a birder. Occasional politics, of the woke, pro-Join #EU kind. Si j'avais le choix, je serais à Toulouse. SW London. Crepuscular.
✅ Touring Clacton ✅ Visiting local businesses ✅ Listening to constituents’ concerns ✅ Hi-vis vest Make your Vote Count! #VoteBinface #Clacton
Thought they were avoiding me... first Hummingbird Hawk moth of the year in my garden, having seen several elsewhere. @savebutterflies.bsky.social
The Bundeswehr is assisting French forces in fighting the wildfires in the Bordeaux area. Two of the Luftwaffe's CH-53 heavy-lift helicopters are flying in shifts to drop water over fire areas, with each helicopter able to drop 5,000L per flight.
Next stop, joining the European Union please.
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan@london.gov.uk · last wk.Excellent news: the UK’s return to the Erasmus+ programme is something I have long championed. It will create new opportunities for young people to study, train and gain experience abroad. A huge win for London and the next generation.
So many local butterflies were concentrating on Marjoram in July. Now that it's going over the attention has switched to Ragwort. Here's a recent selection from the wild space in our local cemetery in Lowestoft. @bc-suffolk.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Common blue butterfly in to check out the garden Hemp agrimony before it goes over... @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ecameron.bsky.social
Oh, I thought they had all left SW London but I heard a roosting trill last night and I've just heard a screaming band of #swifts...!
I struck lucky and finally saw a Purple hairstreak in our local park. Also, gatekeepers and a small copper, as pictured, plus meadow browns, several whites, common blue males, painted ladies... @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Return from holiday to find a Common darter has found our pond, not seen here before. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social
We're coming to the end of our #TrainsNotPlanes journey around Austria, Hungary and the former Yugoslavia so here are a few highlights and thoughts for anyone thinking of doing the same... @seatsixtyone.bsky.social 🧵 1/
Wonderful thread, thank you! Am toying with Vienna-Budapest-Bucharest in September, though I don't think I fancy investing in body armour and tin hat to carry on to Kyiv at present ...
Weekend Hopper has landed! Unlimited bus and tram journeys every Saturday and Sunday for the price of a single fare per day. ️ To celebrate, we've given a selection of buses a froggy makeover. Keep your eyes peeled along these routes for a chance to spot one ⬇️
When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this. Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.
We're coming to the end of our #TrainsNotPlanes journey around Austria, Hungary and the former Yugoslavia so here are a few highlights and thoughts for anyone thinking of doing the same... @seatsixtyone.bsky.social 🧵 1/
View across Strathspey to the Cairngorms & the smoke from the wildfire that's been burning for six days now. Thankfully it's under control, due to the great efforts of many people. Huge thanks to them all. #Cairngorms
Just a random telegraph pole in a small Serbian town. Coming soon to a village near you. #WhiteStork @kneppwilding.bsky.social
People are being advised to avoid the Glenmore and Loch Morlich area today due to the ongoing large wildfire. Campsite, ski area and road closed.
Hoping everyone caught up in and helping to fight the fires raging at Ryvoan in the #Cairngorms stay safe. This is the climate emergency in action. BBC News - Firefighters battle through the night as wildfire burns across Cairngorms National Park www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A Common Swift launches from a nest box in a split second, folding and snapping its wings into perfect position almost instantly. I’ve been trying to capture this exact moment for ages, ,blink, and you’ve missed it. #BirdsInFlight #CommonSwift @rspb.bsky.social
Does anyone know what this flower is? I don't think it's yellow ox eye as has been suggested and the leaves look too big for Georgian fleabane?... absolutely covered in bumbles and butterflies... @rosybeeplants.bsky.social
🦇 Did you know brown long-eared bats love perching in their favourite spot and eat moths? They are not so keen on the wings though... This photo, taken by Mike Mullis, is a collection of moth wings left by a brown long-eared bat from underneath its feeding roosts in his barn in East Sussex (cont)
Omg, I so would if I could. Anyone free?
Lundy Bird Observatory@lundybirds.bsky.social · 4w agoWould you be keen to come to Lundy 1st August to 8th August for £300? Boat and bed provided! This is a first come first serve opportunity in one of Lundys most stunning periods of the year. With the opportunity to see Manx and Storm Petrel ringing, Mothing and more! Please message