Happy New Year Everyone! 🎨 Mural on Pond Street by artist Peachzz 🖼️ Let’s invite real pollinators into our streets. #Art #Nature #ArtAppreciation #NatureIllustration #HiddenWonders #Pollinator #Insects #Plants #StreetArt #Sheffield #Cityscape #Streetphotography #UrbanNature @streetartsheffield.com

🌸 Spotted any local wildlife this Christmas! 🌲 🎄 Curious? 👉 Click to see what I have seen 🌼 #ChristmasVibes #FlowersInBloom #NatureLovers #NatureWalk #HiddenWonders #StayCurious #Nature #Insects #Plants #Birds #Fungi #Mushrooms #FungiFriends #Wildlife 📄 Love to know what you have seen locally? 📄

🎨 White-clubbed Glasswing Art Work 🖌️ Painting of White-clubbed Glasswing (Scaeva pyrastri) – also known as one of the hockey stick hoverflies #Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Pollinator #Syrphidae #Diptera #Entomology #Art #Nature #NatureIllustration To learn more visit hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com

📄 Merry Christmas Hoverfly 🖌️ Just wanted to wish all my followers and the BlueSky community a Merry Christmas #Hoverflies #Flies #Syrphidae #Art #Nature #BoardGameGeek #TabletopGaming #CardGames #BoardGames #Science #Artappreciation #NatureIllustration #Ecology #NatureSpotting #NatureLovers

🎨 Yellow-clubbed Glasswing Art Work 🖌️ 1st Attempt at drawing and painting yellow hockey stick hoverfly (Scaeva selenitica) #Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Pollinator #Nature #Syrphidae #Diptera #Entomology #Art #ArtAppreciation #NatureIllustration To learn more visit hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com

🎅 Christmas Hoverfly Challenge 🎁 Spot the 10 hoverfly species hidden in logo. Can you find them all? 👉 Link for answers! hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-... #Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Nature #Syrphidae #Diptera #Entomology #Art #HiddenWonders #NatureIllustration

❄️✨ Happy Winter Solstice! 🌌 Celebrate the shortest day and the longest night with warmth, light, and a little magic. 🌙🔥 Here’s to new beginnings as the days start getting longer! 🌞 #WinterSolstice #SeasonOfLight #NatureMagic #SolsticeVibes #WinterWonder #CelebrateNature #LongestNight #NewBeginnings

Did u know?With most insects overwintering,I miss their fabulous presence.Let's stop to consider what amazing architects they are. These are just some of the incredible structures they make to complete their magical metamorphic lifecycles:Leafcutter tubes,silken cocoons & papery nurseries.🌱🌿🇬🇧🌿🪲🌍🐞🦋🐝🐛

✨ Nature Fluxx – The board game where chaos meets ecology! 🎲 The rules change as you play making it unpredictable, and seriously fun.🌍💚 What’s your favourite Fluxx twist? #Ecology #NatureLovers #GameNight #BoardGameGeek #TabletopGaming #CardGames #FamilyGameNight #NatureInspired #PlayMoreGames

Hoverflies of Britain and Ireland 📚 Love spotting hoverflies? My go-to guide: Hoverflies of Britain & Ireland 3rd Edition!✨ Check my review 👇 #Hoverflies 🪰 #WildlifePhotography 📸 #NatureSpotting 🌿 #Entomology 🔍 #Pollinators #FieldGuide #NatureLovers #Insects #naturewriting

✨🌅 Red Sky at night Haiku 😍📸 Red sky, quiet breath, Shadows stretch across the earth, Peace in simple hues #Haiku #haikupoem #haikupoetry #SunsetVibes #NatureLovers #ScenicViews #PhotographyMagic #EveningGlow #Sunsets #NaturePoetry

Did u know? Moss is not "unsightly" on roofs, so don't get it sprayed off. Moss soaks up carbon, is a habitat for all sorts of important microorganisms & it provides food for larger souls, like birds. Here, a charm of Goldfinches is grazing on the moss on my roof, pecking out moss spores. 🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍🐦‍⬛🦠

🎄✨ My Favourite Nature-Themed Board Game! 🎲 What’s not to love? It’s packed with beautiful birds 🐦 and endless strategy fun! 🌿 The original North America edition is a classic – perfect for a cosy winter night by the tree 🎅🎁. #Nature #BoardGames #Science #Tabletop #Tabletopgames #Birds #NatureArt

🌿🎲 Nature themed board games: science or just clever maths in disguise? 🤓 Let’s explore! #Nature #BoardGames #Science #Tabletop #Tabletopgames #GameNight hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com/2025/12/natu...

🎨 Celebrating Sheffield Street Art 🖌️ The city’s industrial past—factories, cutlery works, & architecture—offering a unique canvas to artist. #Art #UrbanNature #ArtAppreciation #NatureIllustration #HiddenWonders #Pollinator #Insects #Plants #StreetArt #Sheffield #Cityscape #Streetphotography #Nature

📚 Love spotting hoverflies? My pocketbook Christmas suggestion: Guide to Finding Hoverflies by P.Creed✨ Check my review 👇 #Hoverflies 🪰 #WildlifePhotography 📸 #NatureSpotting 🌿 #Entomology 🔍 #Pollinators #FieldGuide #NatureLovers #Insects #naturewriting

🔬 My moss safari magic 🦠 🌿🔬 #Moss squeeze surprise! Found ‘Hairy Racers’ Oxytricha? & maybe a Tardigrade in tun! 🦠✨ #Microscopy #MossMagic #HiddenWonders #Science #StayCurious #Biology #mosssafari @mosssafari.bsky.social

📄 Origami Fly 🖌️ Thought I would have a go at something different today, #Origami. See my attempts below of a simple fly designed by Adriano Mariani with my little twist…. #Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Syrphidae #Art #ArtAppreciation #NatureIllustration

📚 Love spotting hoverflies? My go-to guide: Hoverflies of Britain & Northwest Europe!✨ Check my review 👇 #Hoverflies #NatureSpotting #Entomology #Pollinators #FieldGuide #NatureLovers #Insects #naturewriting #Flies #Insects #Syrphidae #Knowledge #Biology A super book, well worth consideration. 🔍

📚 Love spotting hoverflies? My go-to guide: Hoverflies of Britain & Northwest Europe!✨ Check my review 👇 #Hoverflies #NatureSpotting #Entomology #Pollinators #FieldGuide #NatureLovers #Insects #naturewriting #Flies #Insects #Syrphidae #Knowledge #Biology A super book, well worth consideration. 🔍

Day 9 of #InsectAdvent and our thoughts turn to a Christmas vacation. And where best to go than Christmas Island where we can find Syritta maritima - one of the compost hoverflies whose larvae (the munching maggots) will recycle our leftovers @royentsoc.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social

A new study shows that over 90% of insect biomass declines are driven by shrinking species numbers, posing a risk to ecosystem function. www.idiv.de/majority-of-... #biodiversity

🌍 Don’t ever give up! 🌎 For all volunteers, conservationists & environmentalists: keep pushing to make the world a better place & stop extinction! 🌱💪 #Nature #Conservation #ClimateAction #Wildlife #EcoWarrior #Sustainability #Biodiversity #World

White-clubbed Glasswing (Scaeva pryastri) Fascinating #Hoverflies. Hope you will visit the site and enjoy the read. Thanks for the artwork suggestion @jillwhitelock.bsky.social. #Flies #Insects #Pollinator #Nature #Syrphidae #Knowledge #Biology #Diptera #Art #ArtAppreciation #NatureIllustration

My 1st thesis chapter is out in #EcologicalMonographs! 🎉 With @curromolina.bsky.social @ibartomeus.bsky.social How is #climatechange reshaping plant–pollinator timing (phenological overlap) in Mediterranean ecosystems? Can #biodiversity buffer mismatches? Find out here👇 dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecm....

In advance of World Soil Day (5 December), my latest post on my Crafty Green Poet Substack focuses on soil. You can read it here: craftygreenpoet.substack.com/p/whats-unde...

Did u know? Flea treatments for pets are poisons that kill invertebrates not intended as targets, just like other commercial pesticides. Try a different approach. Use preventative herbal drops that deter fleas & ticks & won't harm biodiversity. See @davegoulson.bsky.social a/c for more info. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🐕🐈

🐛 Hoverfly Genera 🐝 Buzzing with facts! An acrostic postcard all about Syrphus hoverflies. Learn & Share! 🌸 #Nature #Hoverflies #EcoEducation #Biodiversity #Flies #Insects #Pollinator #Diptera #Syrphidae #FunFacts #Entomology #Art #ArtAppreciation #NatureIllustration

🍂 An Autumn Poem 🍂 Linnets flutter to fields afar, Skylarks rise like Vaughan Williams's star. Dutchman's breeches drift in sky's embrace, while pansies plead for a bee's brief grace. #Poem #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #SkyPoets #Autumn #NatureLove #AutumnVibes #NatureWalk. Click to read full poem.

🍂 An Autumn Poem 🍂 Linnets flutter to fields afar, Skylarks rise like Vaughan Williams's star. Dutchman's breeches drift in sky's embrace, while pansies plead for a bee's brief grace. #Poem #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #SkyPoets #Autumn #NatureLove #AutumnVibes #NatureWalk. Click to read full poem.

🐛 Hoverfly Genera 🐝 Buzzing with facts! An acrostic postcard all about Helophilus hoverflies. Hope it makes you smile! 🌸 #Nature #Nature #Hoverflies #EcoEducation #Biodiversity #Flies #Insects #Pollinator #Diptera #Syrphidae #FunFacts #Entomology #Art #ArtAppreciation #NatureIllustration

Last night attended a talk by @davegoulson.bsky.social on insect declines, organised by Western Sussex rivers trust. Super talk highlighting the impact of neonicotinoids/insecticides use not only in farming but surprisingly on our pets. #Pesticides #Pets. #Pollinator #Insects #Moths #Butterflies

My latest blog is on Barnsley Bright Nights festival! 🌟 Stunning nature-themed art installations that remind us of something vital.🌿✨ #BarnsleyBrightNights #Barnsley @barnsleychronicle.bsky.social, @barnsleymht.bsky.social, @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social, @barnsleycivic.bsky.social, @rspb.bsky.social

Been a while but well done @nytimes.com for todays #taxonomicfail (and @bfly52.bsky.social for pointing this out) Do love a Spelling Syrphid Forum..

Bright Night festivals light up the UK! Barnsley’s ‘The Collectors’ by Bethan Maddocks blends art & nature beautifully. Such an Inspiration 🌙✨ #Nature #Light #Illuminations #Art #ArtAppreciation #NatureIllustration #HiddenWonders #Autumn #EcoEducation #Birds #Insects #Moths #Butterflies #Ladybirds

🐛 Hoverfly Genera 🐝 🌿 Discover Volucella hoverflies with an acrostic postcard of fascinating facts! 🦋 Learn & share! #Nature #Hoverflies #EcoEducation #Biodiversity #Flies #Insects #Pollinator #Diptera #Syrphidae #FunFacts #Entomology #Art #ArtAppreciation #NatureIllustration

Great that our work near to Beth Chatto Gardens is reaching big audiences! Half a day's filming for a couple of minutes isn't bad! www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

The #ProPollSoil project has officially got underway, coming together to explore two big questions: How does the health of our soils shape the fate of #pollinators? And how do pollinators influence #soil health? Read more here: jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/11/21/c... #bees #biodiversity #MissionSoil

Volunteering at #RSPB Old Moor yesterday, cleaning out a pond - searching for Hairy #Dragonfly nymphs (Brachytron pratense). Adults recently discovered at the site. NBN- handful of records North of Leeds. 🐉 #Nature #Insects #Pondlife #ClimateChange #Conservation #Biodiversity. Nymphs relocated.

My latest post on my Crafty Green Substack is about common vs scientific names for wildlife, focussing on hoverflies. The hoverfly in the photo is known variously as Tiger, Footballer or Sunfly. A mention to @hoverflyspotter.bsky.social for his commitment to common names substack.com/home/post/p-...

And Episyrphus balteatus (Marmalade Hoverfly) basking with wings spread. You usually see it with folded wings.

Weird link alert! 📖 🐝 🍯 What connects the Bible, a hoverfly and a tin of treacle —curious? Click below! #NatureMystery #FunFacts #CuriosityUnlocked #Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Nature #Myth #Art #Curiosity #HiddenWonders

Dr Erica McAlister with the 3 authors (Steven Falk, Gail Ashton & Rory Dimond) who gave a presentation for the @dipteristsforum.bsky.social Dipterists Day in Cambridge about the #FliesofBritainandIreland. Due for publication late Jan/early Feb 2026 @gailashton.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social

Fungi Art – Mushroom stands alone, Grassland whispers to the wind, Birds paint the blue sky. #fungi #mushrooms #mycology #fungifriends #nature #autumnvibes

My Species of the Week: Common Dainty(Baccha elongata) A review of its various common names, its distribution, habitats found, morphology, & suggestion of places to look for its larva. Hope you will visit and enjoy the read. #flies #Insects #pollinator #nature #syrphidae #knowledge #biology #diptera

Don't very often see Calliphora vomitoria with their fetching ginger beards, but today I was pleased to find 2 of these blow flies, 13/11/25, Tamworth @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #Calliphoridae #Diptera

Comet 3I/Atlas orbits the Sun—perfect time to dive into Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama. What if alien visitors came instead? 🚀✨ What if it wasn’t a comet but a starship? 🚀 #SpaceExploration #SciFiBooks #Comet #BookTok #BookLovers #SpaceVibes #SciFiReads #CometWatch #Astronomy #Cosmos #Space #SciFi

✨ Vintage Hoverfly Art ✨ Etching from Emile Blanchard’s book “Metamorphoses, mœurs et instincts des insectes” — a stunning glimpse into the world of insects. Illustrator L. Royner #Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Syrphidae #Art #HistoricalArt #NatureIllustration #Diptera #Artappreciation