Gnat filled sunset from my run tonight

#running #sunset #photography

The imposing, spectacular and thought provoking knife angel has arrived in town.

Made of several thousand seized or surrendered knives, it commemorates those lives lost to knife crime.

#photography #art #sculpture

More Library Critters Yesterday we had sunshine, but it wasn't super warm. Indeed, as soon as the sun went behind a cloud, it was three layers time again.  But t...

Cooler weather = slower moving bees!

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Buttercups are in bloom, much to the jot of this red mason bee

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Venus and a thin crescent moon. Couldn't see it from home, had to go and take the shot at a supermarket car park.

#nature #astronomy #astrophotography #venus #moon

I don't often see these, so very happy to see a spotted firebug today

#nature #insects #photography

I only really do the nature writing and photography side of me here. Soft and pretty.

But there is also me that wants to write sci fi and horror, of spaceships and monsters and eldritch nastiness

#art #illustration #nature #scifi #horror #writing

Knackered after 10km run. Sciatica back a slight problem.

Earlier today, found a lovely red mason bee on a quick afternoon break. The tiny nature reserve at the library is a godsend to me.

#nature #bee #photography

What did I Find Today? A day that started grey, brightened up and was then drowned  in hail and cloudburst rain gained me three new species for the year on campus...

Three new bee species for the year today

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Engagement seems to be down on all my platforms, let's try and get going again!

The flowering cherry laurel is attracting mining bees in droves. This is an ashy mining bee.

#nature #bee #photography #wildflowers

Butterflies and Beasties We had a decent Monday here, that resulted in me taking a long old walk through the park - with a tea stop of course - and around to the ce...

Ah, those butterflies are hard to keep up with!

#writing #walking #nature #wildflowers #butterfly

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Campus bluebells, on a day when I am just not at the races. Again.

#nature #wildflowers #bluebell #photography #tourettes

The most vivid flowers I saw on my longish walk today, poppy anemone and a tulip

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The familiar sun fly in it's stripey "footballer" jersey

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Kingcup with bonus beastie!

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Dark edged bee fly doing it's hummingbird thing

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A New Species of Ladybird for me So today I took a quick wellbeing and Tourettes walk to the library gardens to see if anything much was around on what was a rather cooler ...

New species for me today in the library gardens

#nature #writing #bees #ladybird #photography #springwatch

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Possible bi coloured mining bee on dandelion in the library gardens.

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I think we call it Norway haddock in the uk

My ADHD brain is all over the shop today! Or is a Tourettes brain today.

Whatever, have a reasonably native bluebell from the old oak wood. I'm still loving spring!

#nature #wildflowers #photography

So with all the #artemis2 excitement tonight, here's a photo of the moon I took through my dreaded Astromaster 114 EQ.

This is at 50x probably similar to the view the crew is having now.

Taken through the eyepiece with pixel 6a

#astronony #astrophotography #moon #nasa

Afternoon park visit brought this buff tailed bumblebee queen enjoying the bluebells of the old oak wood

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Lots of hoverflies appeared today despite the weather - big hailstorm at one point.

This is some kind of aphid eater hoverfly in the library gardens.

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Lots of Emergences the Last Few Days! Thought I'd give you a mini photo dump of the last few days!  As we enter April, more and more species are starting to appear. Today brough...

Into April, and new pollinators are making their appearance

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Tawny mining bee and one of their nest holes

#nature #bee #photography

An early mining bee, and friend. One of many buzzers flying round this Japanese cherry tree.

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Yet More Spring Finds! Today's walks were on a duller day, but still a productive one.  The first tawny mining bees were out today, seemingly country wide judging...

More beautiful insects for you!

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A very bright little beetle, possibly a rainbow greenclock beetle, that joined me for a cup of tea at the park cafe.

#nature #beetle #photography

A New Species! The Common Mourning Bee Was walking through the library gardens nature reserve during today's glorious spring weather, when I noticed a very dark bee feeding off d...

Found a new species for me today - the common mourning bee!

#writing #nature #photography #bee #bumblebee #wildflowers

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