Porcelain (Oudemansiella mucida) mushrooms on a Beech log in Stockhill Wood. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi #mushroom

My #Robin friend Little Mate chatting this morning. He seems extra chirpy today. In #Bath #Somerset #UK. #nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #bathnature #bird #birdsong

Shaggy Inkcap (Coprinus comatus) in Stockhill Wood - a fresh mushroom and an older old one, growing next to each other. The fruiting bodies of inkcaps turn to into an inky substance as they get older. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi #mushroom

Green Elf Cup (Chlorociboria aeruginascens) in Stockhill Wood. The fruiting bodies are seldom seen. The fungus stains the wood a characteristic colour, used in woodworking since the 14th century #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi #mushroom

Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) mushroom in Stockhill Wood near Priddy, a short drive from #Bath #Somerset #UK #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi #mushroom #flyagaric

Painted Lady in #Bath #Somerset #UK. These butterflies make the incredible 9000 mile journey from tropical Africa to the Arctic Circle & back each year in around 6 successive generations #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #butterfly

Male Shoveler duck in winter plumage on Chew Valley Lake, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #bird #birdphotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #duck

Devil's-bit Scabious - formerly common but now quite rare in the Bath area. The food plant of Marsh Fritillary butterfly, Narrow-bordered Bee Hawkmoth and many other species. In #Bath #Somerset #UK #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #flower #wildflower

Common Eyebright (Euphrasia nemorosa) - a hemiparasite of grasses. I have found them growing in the same spot for many years, in the Seven Sisters Quarry on Hampton Down, #Bath #Somerset #UK. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #flower #wildflower

My #Robin friends Little Mate and Blackberry. Both are not set for the winter and busy singing to defend their territories. But they love to stop for a snack and a chat. In #Bath #Somerset #UK. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #bird #birdphotography #ukwildlife #bathnature

A green lacewing, one of several very similar species, at Bath City Farm @bathcityfarm.bsky.social . Loved by gardeners and vegetable growers as their larvae predate aphids. In #Bath #Somerset #UK. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #insect #lacewing

More highlights from yesterday's moth trap at Bath City Farm @bathcityfarm.bsky.social - Willow Beauty, Red-green Carpet, Oak Hook-tip and Black Rustic. In #Bath #Somerset #UK. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #insect #moth #UKmoths

A few highlights from yesterday's moth trap at Bath City Farm @bathcityfarm.bsky.social - Dark Spectacle, The Sallow, Four-spotted Footman and Small Blood-vein. In #Bath #Somerset #UK. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #insect #moth #UKmoths

Speckled Bush Cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima), female, at Bath City Farm @bathcityfarm.bsky.social. In #Bath #Somerset #UK #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #insect #cricket

A few insects from the former golf course at Entry Hill, #Bath #Somerset #UK - Lesser Stag Beetle, the bee Lasioglossum albipes, the hoverfly Dasysyrphus albostriatus and Birch Catkin Bug #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #insect #bee #beetle #hoverfly

Shaggy Parasol (Chlorophyllum rhacodes), young fruiting bodies at Bath City Farm @bathcityfarm.bsky.social, #Bath #Somerset #UK. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi #mushroom

Snowy Inkcap (Coprinopsis nivea). These mushrooms grow on cow pats & usually appear in late summer/early autumn. In some years I find them in abundance. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi #mushroom

Red Admirals used to migrate to North Africa in the autumn but due to the warmer winters caused by climate change they are sticking around in south Great Britain. In #Bath #Somerset #UK. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #insect #butterfly

Yellow-girdled Fleckwing (Dasysyrphus tricinctus) hoverfly, male, at Bath City Farm @bathcityfarm.bsky.social. This species is uncommon locally, but I usually find 1-2 a year. In #Bath #Somerset #UK #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #insect #hoverfly

Blackberry the #Robin now has a full coat of adult feathers and is all set for their first winter. #Bath #Somerset #UK #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #bird #birdphotography #ukwildlife #bathnature

Green Mesh-weaver (Nigma walckenaeri), a tiny spider that makes its web on Ivy and other leaves on woodland edge and in hedgerows. At Bath City Farm @bathcityfarm.bsky.social. (CW - photo of #spider) #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature

Verrall's Spearhorn (Chrysotoxum verralli) - a wasp mimic hoverfly. Although not a serious rarity, this is the first one I have ever seen. At Bath City Farm @bathcityfarm.bsky.social. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukwildlife #hoverfly #insect

A gall on Turkey Oak of the gall-wasp Callirhytis erythrocephala - very few British records! Seen at the former golf course on Entry Hill, #Bath #Somerset #UK #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #gall

Some finds at the former golf course at Entry Hill, #Bath #Somerset #UK - the flea beetle Longitarsus flavicornis, Parent Bug with nymphs, Grey Dagger moth caterpillar and female Common Darter. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukwildlife #dragonfly

Common Darter dragonflies egg-laying in #Bath #Somerset #UK. After mating the male's claspers remain attached to the head of the female and he swings her abdomen into the water to lay the eggs #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukwildlife #dragonfly

Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae) - a species new to science in 1993 that subsequently colonised much of Europe. These emerge en masse as soon as the Ivy comes into flower. In #Bath #Somerset #UK. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukwildlife #bee #insect

The #harvestman Opilio canestrinii at Bath City Farm @bathcityfarm.bsky.social, #Bath #Somerset #UK. An introduced species first seen in Great Britain in 1999 & spreading rapidly (CW - photo of #arachnid) #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature

Knot Grass (Acronicta rumicis) moth caterpillar at Bath City Farm @bathcityfarm.bsky.social. A widespread species that has recently declined quite drastically in recent years #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukwildlife #moth #caterpillar #insect

Speckled Wood butterfly. It's coming to the end of butterfly season, but these are still around in good numbers. In #Bath #Somerset #UK, at Bath City Farm @bathcityfarm.bsky.social‬. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukwildlife #butterfly #insect

Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi) with grasshopper prey, on the driveway of Hazelbury Manor, a few miles from #Bath #Somerset #UK. (CW - photo of an awesome spider). #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #spider #waspspider

Blackberry the Robin chatting quietly - a behaviour known as subsong. It's uncertain why they do this - possibly rehearsal for the main song, but contains additional elements. They can often get quite animated & it appears like they're telling a gripping story. #Bird #Nature #Wildlife

Adonis Blue on Hazelbury Common, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. Briefly captured a female to check for blue scales on the hind wings, to distinguish them from the similar Chalkhill Blue #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukwildlife #butterfly #insect

European Hornet (Vespa crabro) nest in Lords Wood, Pensford, a few miles from Bath. A huge nest in an oak trunk, with many busy worker Hornets coming and going. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukwildlife #wasp #hornet

Making friends with Blackberry the juvenile #Robin. In #Bath #Somerset #UK. #nature #wildlife #bird #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature

Platycis minutus, one of the net-winged beetles, near Peasedown St John, a few miles from #Bath #Somerset #UK. The larvae are predators in dead wood, the adults are often found on flowers #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukwildlife #beetle #insect

Butterflies from a flower-rich limestone downland on a farm near #Bath #Somerset #UK - Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Small Copper & Small Heath. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukwildlife #butterfly #insect

Black Horehound (Ballota nigra) in a hedgerow in Wellow, a few miles from #Bath #Somerset #UK It's a member of the mint family, but does not smell pleasant - it smells rotten! Bees like it though. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #flower #wildflower

My #Robin friend Henry taking a bath this evening. It's still very dry, so I've been leaving a tub of water out for him. He has been missing for the past couple of days, but returned this evening. In #Bath #Somerset #UK. #nature #wildlife #bird #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature

Harebells, growing in a field near Stoney Littleton longbarrow, a few miles from #Bath #Somerset #UK #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #flower #wildflower

Southern Oak Bush-cricket (Meconema meridionale) - this species first reached Britain in 2001 & has spread northward across Europe, probably in response to climate change. In #Bath #Somerset #UK #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #insect #cricket

This family of noisy Blue Tits descends on my bird feeder several times a day, it's been wonderful watching the fledglings grow up. In #Bath #Somerset #UK. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #bird #birdphotography #ukwildlife #bluetit #bathnature

One of the strangest plants in the #Bath area - Greater Dodder (Cuscuta europaea) a holoparasite of nettles and a few other plants. It produces no chlorophyll & is completely dependent on the host plant for nutrients #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #wildflowers

My Robin friends Little Mate, Henry & introducing Blackberry, all mid-moult. Blackberry has been hanging around Henry's territory lately & so far Henry is being quite tolerant #Bath #Somerset #UK #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #bird #birdphotography #ukwildlife #bathnature

Not 'wild' birds, but I had a great time at the British Bird of Prey Day at the Bird of Prey Project near #Bath yesterday, these are just a few of their wonderful birds. #kestrel #peregrine #tawnyowl #goshawk

Autumn Ladies-tresses (Spiranthes spiralis), a small orchid with flowers arranged in a spiral. At Wellow, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #orchid #orchids #orchidphotography #orchidphotos #ukorchids #wildflower #flower

#StreetWeeds and #PavementPlants from Mount Road, Southdown #Bath #Somerset #UK, life persisting in one of the most extreme habitats: the human built environment #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukinsects #urbanwildlife #botany #wildflowers #flowers

Datura stramonium (Thorn-apple, Jimsonweed), a poisonous member of the nightshade family, used by Central American shamans. Growing in a field near #Bath #Somerset #UK, likely came from pheasant food. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #flower #datura

Dragonflies yesterday at Folly Farm and Lord's Wood, a few miles from #Bath #Somerset #UK - Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Southern Hawker and Willow Emerald #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #insect #ukwildlife #entomology #dragonfly #ukdragonflies

Hoverflies on Small Teasel - Hornet Hoverfly, Lesser Hornet Hoverfly & Rhingia rostrata. All rare 20 years ago, probably spreading due to #climatechange #Bath #Somerset #UK #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #insect #entomology #hoverfly #syrphidae #fly

My #Robin friend Henry is trying out a new hairdo (he's moulting his head feathers at the moment). In #Bath #Somerset #UK. #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #bird #birdphotography #ukwildlife #birdsofinstagram #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature