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rwhooster.bsky.social
Probably my favourite butterfly photo of the year.

#GardenforWildlife #GardenSafari #SaveButterflies #ukbutterflies
Peacock butterfly (Aglais io).
November 28, 2024 at 6:48 AM
rwhooster.bsky.social
An Orange-tailed Mining Bee in my garden today.

#GardenSafari #ukwildlife #savethebees #solitarybees 🐝
Orange-tailed mining bee (Andrena haemorrhoa).
May 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
darrylspittle.bsky.social
Female Blackcap in the garden. #gwentbirding #gardensafari
January 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
martado.bsky.social
An eye-catching Bishop's mitre shieldbug (Aelia acuminata) enjoying an area of long grass at the allotment - their larvae feed on ripening grass seeds 🪲🌿😍
#InsectThursday #wildlife #naturelovers #gardening #insect #NatureBeauty #allotment #gardensafari #nature
May 15, 2025 at 8:11 AM
rwhooster.bsky.social
A Garden Cross Spider on a native #wildflower in my garden.

#gardensafari #spidersky #spiders #arachnid #macromonday #macrophotography #tansy 🕷️
Garden Cross Spider (Araneus diadematus) on tansy.
August 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
you-are-product.bsky.social
The darkside of spring. #nature #photography #GardenSafari
April 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
rwhooster.bsky.social
I have a queen German wasp removing wood from my garage door. It happens every year without fail.

#GardenSafari #ukwildlife #yellowjacket #bugsky #wasps #insects
German Wasp (Vespula germanica).
April 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
rwhooster.bsky.social
I was searching the wildlife garden today for something to photograph when I noticed a distinctive-looking Scarce Fungus #Weevil on an old log. A new ✔️ for the garden.

#GardenSafari #GardenforWildlife #beetles #insects #UKwildlife
Scarce Fungus Weevil (Platyrhinus resinosus).
March 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
rwhooster.bsky.social
It's #Twosday, so here's a pair of mating Holly Blues from back in May. Normally, I'm unable to approach these #butterflies. I suppose they were thinking about other things.

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November 26, 2024 at 1:01 PM
thebeggarking.bsky.social
#macrophotography #nature #wildlife #omsystems #gardensafari #macro #eastbourne
January 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
rwhooster.bsky.social
In my garden, there's a nursery web spider hiding among the lobelia leaves. Her young are situated on top of the plant in a web that resembles a tent.

#GardenSafari #spidersky #arachnid #macrophotography 🕷️
Pisaura mirabilis, commonly known as the nursery web spider.
June 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
rwhooster.bsky.social
A female hairy-footed flower bee feeding on pulmonaria. A difficult bee to photograph because it zips from flower to flower.

#GardenSafari #ukwildlife #savethebees #bees #pollinators #solitarybees 🐝
Hairy-footed Flower Bee (Anthophora Plumipes).
April 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
rwhooster.bsky.social
Some recent photos of #bees from the garden.

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Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica), I think. Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum). Yellow-legged Mining Bee (Andrena flavipes), perhaps. I'm not totally sure. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera).
April 13, 2025 at 5:39 AM
rwhooster.bsky.social
A nice spot in the garden yesterday—a Flavous Nomad Bee. It doesn't look like a solitary bee, but that's what it is.

#GardenSafari #ukwildlife #savethebees #cuckoobees #solitarybees 🐝
Flavous Nomad Bee (Nomada flava). Flavous Nomad Bee (Nomada flava).
April 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
stevepclayton.bsky.social
Common field grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus)
#insect #wildlife #photography #photographersofbluesky #gardensafari #nature
Common field grasshopper close up.
August 5, 2025 at 7:51 AM
rwhooster.bsky.social
Dark-edged bee-flies appear to be abundant in the garden this year. I'm not sure if I am seeing a lot of them or just one.

#GardenSafari #insects #flies #BeeFlyWatch
Dark-edged Bee-fly (Bombylius major).
April 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
rwhooster.bsky.social
Last night, I noticed a walnut orb-weaver spider on the wall close to my front door. Even though I enjoy taking pictures of them, I'm not a fan of #spiders.

#GardenSafari #spidersky #arachnid #macrophotography 🕷️
Walnut Orb-Weaver Spider (Nuctenea umbratica).
July 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
darrylspittle.bsky.social
Golden-ringed Dragonfly in the garden! Bit of a #gardenMEGA. The experimental pond tubs pay off again. #gwentdragonflies #gardensafari
June 26, 2026 at 12:19 PM
rwhooster.bsky.social
Even though I'm not a big fan of #spiders, I'm sure to run into some when searching my garden for moths with a torch. The garden gate is home to this female walnut orb-weaver spider. It spends the day hidden in a crevice and comes out at night.

#GardenSafari #spidersky #arachnid #macrophotography 🕷️
Walnut Orb-weaver (Nuctenea umbratica).
June 15, 2025 at 5:37 AM
images-of-scotland.bsky.social
Apparently it was #macroMonday yesterday 🤦🏻‍♂️ So, better late than never…

#macro #fly #flower #late #wildlife #closeup #gardensafari #greenbottle #scotland
April 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
darrylspittle.bsky.social
Garden tick. Dasysyrphus tricinctus, female. Not rare but a garden tick is a garden tick. #gardensafari #diptera #hoverflies #flowerflies
Female Dasysyrphus tricinctus. Female Dasysyrphus tricinctus.
September 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
rwhooster.bsky.social
Near my home's front door, I noticed a non-native Noble False Widow spider, which is reputed to be the most venomous spider in Britain.

I'll make a mental note to never, ever tell my wife about it!

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June 29, 2025 at 5:45 AM
rwhooster.bsky.social
In the garden today, I saw this Chocolate Mining Bee flying back and forth to a hole in the ground. Fortunately, it was too preoccupied to care that I was sticking a camera lens in its face.

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Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica).
April 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
stevepclayton.bsky.social
To be fair, this one was in the house, but it's a beauty. Magpie moth (Abraxas grossulariata).
#insect #wildlife #photography #photographersofbluesky #gardensafari #nature
June 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
rwhooster.bsky.social
Earlier, I noticed a dark-edged bee-fly in the garden. It flew up close to me as I was about to take a picture of a peacock butterfly. I think I disturbed it while it was enjoying the sun. I was happy to get a shot of the bee-fly, but I missed out on the butterfly.

#GardenSafari #insects #flies
Dark-edged Bee-fly (Bombylius major).
March 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM