Please refer to the Introduction Page to understand the context behind the monthly photographs.
Wild Birds
Butterflies
Moths
Bees
Flies
The large bee fly, along with other species in the genus Bombylius, are parasitic and lay their eggs in the nests of mining bees and bumblebees. They do this by hovering over nests or burrows and dropping or flicking their eggs into the nest. Before they deposit their eggs, they coat them in soil or dust. This adds weight to the eggs and may also be a form of camouflage. Once the larvae hatch, they will crawl further into the nest/burrow and feed on mature bee larvae, eventually killing them. Therefore, the abundance of the bee fly depends upon the abundance, and conservation, of its host bee species.
Fungi
Lichen
Lichen are recorded at each new OS Grid location (hover for Grid Ref)
Lichenicolous Fungi
Tree buds
Galls
Walk Eyesores
The first four photographs taken on 20th March are on the scenic Shakespear's River Avon walk at OS Grid SP 07552 49101. Stolen and heavily vandalised. This location is a steep track up the hill from the river and all are within 50 metres of each other. The fifth is recently abandoned and will end up the same.
When it was only one then two I did not want to share these now however sharing cannot be avoided.
Ones that got away this month
a) Roe Deer
b) Sika Deer
c) Good photograph of Common Buzzard