📄 Did you Know 🔍 If you cut the branch of an Alder tree it bleeds blood-orange and was thought in medieval times to be associated with evil spirits… More information 👇 hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com/2026/03/hove... #Cat #Catkins #Alder #Tree #Pollinators #MedievalInsights #Bees #Spring

Other signs of spring at VP this morning with G included male Meliscaeva auricollis, 1st hov of the year for me I think, and Norellia spinipes on their favourite clump of daffodils. #diptera #ukwildlife

Spring is slowly arriving. My first Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica) of the year, in my S. Cambridgeshire garden today.

The first sighting of Epistrophe eligans, a male, in my S. Cambridgeshire garden this morning. A beautiful spring hoverfly and hopefully, the first of many.

😺 Pictures of Pussy Willow 🌸 Love seeing catkins this time of year - male and female ones on Goat Willow - servicing those early emerging bees and hoverflies. More information to be found 👇 hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com/2026/03/hove... #Pussy #Cat #Tree #Spring #Pollinators #Bees #Naturewalk

🦷 Corpse Flower 🌼 - The Secret Life of Toothwort #Plants #HiddenWonders #Spring #ParasiticPlants #ToothWort #Science #Nature More information to be found 👇 hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com/2026/03/hove... The flowers are arranged such that they resemble rows of discoloured teeth hence its common name.

🧛 The Plant That Lives Like a Vampire 🧛 I found some Toothwort (Lathraea squamaria) a parasitic plant that lives a secretive, almost vampire like life underground. quietly sucking nutrients from its host. #Plants #HiddenWonders #Spring #Vampires #Ghosts #Birds More information to be found 👇

🔥 Hoverfly Hotspot Found 🔥 1st Hoverflies of the year - Yippee 🥳 ♀️ Common Drone Fly ♀️ Tapered Dronefly ♀️ Hairy-eyed Banded ♀️ Spring Spot-tail Hoverfly Four lovely females, in a Cherry Plum tree #Hoverflies #Syrphidae #Flies #Insects #Diptera #Entomology #Pollinators #Nature #Spring #NatureWalk

Just seen this film. It was Brilliant. Having not read the book I wasn’t sure what to expect but I loved it.

One from today that I managed to quieten for a photo

🎨 Spotted Thintail Art Work 🖌️ Drawing/painting of this migratory distinctive hoverfly Meliscaeva auricollis. Anyone spotted one this year yet? #Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Pollinator #Nature #Syrphidae #Diptera #Entomology #Art #Nature #ArtAppreciation #NatureIllustration #HiddenWonders

📄 A Festival of Amateur Natural History 🔍 Key insights from talks on Henry Seebohm, crayfish conservation, ancient wood pasture, golf course wildlife & more. #NaturalHistory #Naturewriting #NatureGolf #Botanists #Crayfish #Sorby #Woodpasture #Habitats #GardenWildlife @sorbynathissoc.bsky.social

🌼 A Search for Spring 🌱☀️ On the Trans Pennine Trail Wednesday – saw 2 Brimstone & Peacock butterfly, a Queen Buff tailed bee and plenty of 7 spot ladybirds all firsts for the year but NO hoverflies yet 😢.... #Pollinators #Nature #Springvibes #Butterflies #beetles #ladybirds #Bees

Apologies to all of Hannah's customers! Something exciting is happening. Be a part of it ⤵️

📚 A New Arrival 🔍 Look what’s just arrived through the post. Looking forward to using it over the coming year. Anybody else got a copy? Not had a proper look through it yet but looks good. #Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Pollinators #Syrphidae #Diptera #Entomology #NaturalHistory #Books

The solitary bee season started in Tunbridge Wells today. Good numbers of Hairy-footed Flower Bee males in Calverley Grounds, along with several Yellow-legged Mining Bee males

🐛 Hoverfly Genera Meliscaeva 🐝 An acrostic postcard buzzing with fascinating facts! Hope it brings you joy on this sunny day! 🌸 #Nature #Hoverflies #EcoEducation #Biodiversity #Flies #Insects #Pollinator #Diptera #Syrphidae #FunFacts #Entomology #Art #ArtAppreciation #NatureIllustration

I’ve been a supporter of @wwf.org.uk for over 40 years & I think it’s the first time I’ve seen flies in their magazine! Hoverflies (& 100000s more spp) are not just excellent pollinators as adults, as the larvae are either recyclers of organic waste or predators of your garden pests 🤓🪰

👍 Hoverfly Breaking News 🌎 The Green Forest Hoverfly (Caliprobola speciosa) referred to as the Jewel Wood fly in Europe, is increasing in numbers thanks to volunteers. #Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Syrphidae #Diptera #Entomology #Conservation #Biodiversity #Woodland #Nature #Pollinator

📄 Hoverfly heads under the lens!🔍 Can you spot the difference between a hoverfly’s head and a bee’s? 👇 #Hoverflies #Pollinator #Biology #NatureFacts #WildlifeWonder #InsectWorld #NatureSecrets #Curious #Bee #Insects #Entomology #Diptera #Syrphidae. More information inside the article below.

A few more Hoverflies at Lytchett Heath on Thursday including the 1st Eristalis Pertinax of the year

📚 Fateless by Julie Kagawa 🏰 Epic fantasy Trilogy - Dune meets Assassin’s Creed. Reminded me of the 80s film Clash of the Titans, giant monsters & myth. Can’t wait for book two! Anyone else read it? Did you enjoy it? #booksky #books #BookTok #FantasyBooks #Epicfantasy #adventure #mythology

💀❄️🛷 Hoverflies at the Winter Olympics 🥇🥇 Congratulations to #TeamGB at the #WinterOlympics with their historic 2 #Goldmedals yesterday. 🥇 #Skeleton - Matt Weston and Tabitha Stoecker. 🥇 #SnowboardCross – Charlotte Banks and Huw Nightingale. The hoverfly Westoni stoeckeri going for gold. 🥇

🐝 Spotted Thintail Hoverfly 🐛 A hoverfly to look out for in February is the Spotted Thintail (Meliscaeva auricollis) . If you have seen one let me know. I drew a blank today little too cold. #Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Pollinator #Nature #Syrphidae #Diptera #Entomology

Happy Birthday Charles Darwin, 217 today. 🎉 Very nice to see his portrait at @linneansociety.bsky.social this evening. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFramed

📺 Mutliscreen 💻 Watching the Olympics on multiscreen!!!! #Olympics #2026Olympics #Italy #Skiing #WinterOlympics

Delighted to learn I've just been made a Fellow of the British Naturalists' Association. Here in Herts we've a friendly knowledgeable local branch and I'm looking forward to meeting members from further afield at the National Encaenia in September. bna-naturalists.org #naturewriting #naturalhistory

⛷️ Hoverflies at the #WinterOlympics 🏂 #FigureSkating: Their ability to rapidly pivot and change direction in mid-air mimics the rotational speed and precision required in spinning. Ice dancing supremo's Hoverino and Syrphina #Olympics #Hoverfly #2026Olympics #Skating #IceSkating #Syrphidae

Hedgehog moss with purpose!

⛷️ Hoverflies at the Winter Olympics 🏂 Aerials/Freestyle Skiing: Hoverflies possess incredible aerial stability and precision, mimicking the acrobatic, twisting, and controlled flight required in aerials. Hovvie on his snowboard doing his Big Air! #Hoverfly #Olympics #Art #Italy #ScienceHumour

⚰️ Critters on Gravestones 📄 Found these on top of some gravestones couple of days ago. Cosmopolitan springtail (Entomobrya nivalis) and leafhopper (Acericerus vittifrons). #Insects #Entomology #NatureWalk #HiddenWonders #StayCurious #BugSpotting #Springtail #Weevil #Leafhopper #Gravestones

🌼 A Search for Spring 🌱☀️ Saw this on the Trans-Pennine trail (TPT) First of the year - Dog’s Mercury (Mercurialis perennis) #HelloSpring #FreshStart #BloomAndGrow #SunnyDays #NatureLove #Plants #NatureLovers #SpringVibes #York

The latest European Grassland Butterfly Indicator is out. It shows that grassland butterflies have declined by 47% since 1991, indicating a huge loss of grassland biodiversity. The data come from 16,150 transects & 15,000 volunteers. We are calling for urgent action. www.bc-europe.eu/documents/69...

🚆 Saw these in Sheffield train station 🔬 Good to see some natural history and science on display, in a public space for all to read. Love it. @theriverstrust.bsky.social #Knowledge #Science #Biology #Ecology #Environment #Conservation #Insects #Butterflies #Nature #Mammals #Birds #Fish

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✨Firefly – Aim to Misbehave by Rosiee Thor 🚀 Just finished the latest Firefly book, great read. I love dipping back into this world, the lost tales.... that never got made! Have you read it? Wonder if there will be any more stories? #ScfiBooks #BookTok #SciFiReads #Scifi #BookSky #Firefly

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✨ Vintage Hoverfly Paintings 🎨 The search for the oldest hoverfly painting on canvas what century does it belong to? Take a peek! 👇 #Hoverflies #Flies #Insects #Syrphidae #Diptera #knowledge #Art #HistoricalArt #Artappreciation #NatureIllustration #HiddenWonders @jillwhitelock.bsky.social

We sometimes just have one of those days.

🕊️ Ring for Peace ☮️ How loud do we have to ring it?? #Peace #Love #Hope

Beautiful sunny day (at last!)! Saw my first butterfly of the year, a Red Admiral (no photo!). Also spotted this lovely Hawthorn Shieldbug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) tucked up in dead birch leaves! #FeelsLikeSpring #Lepidoptera #Acanthosomatidae

🐦 Big Garden Birdwatch ✏️ This is what #birds were seen during my hour for the #BigGardenBirdwatch. How did you do? Full report at the link below. 👇 including a visit to #RSPB Old Moor Nature Reserve. hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com/2026/01/hove... #Birdwatching #Birding #Nature @rspb.bsky.social

📄 Facts about Hoverflies Volume 3✏️ These tiny pollinator superheroes have fascinating lifecycles from egg to adult.👇 #Hoverflies #Pollinator #Biology #NatureFacts #HoverflyMagic #WildlifeWonder #InsectWorld #NatureSecrets #EcoCurious #Biodiversity #Insects #Nature #Syrphidae #Diptera #Entomology

🌼 A Search for Spring 🌱☀️ Saw these flowers Tuesday at a churchyard in York - Monks of Micklegate. Signs of Spring or just indicating it’s on its way? #Plants #York #HiddenWonders #Nature #Flowers

New Blog. Please read if you are concerned about natural justice. Data and evidence matter. We need the help of anyone who cares. www.chrisgibsonwildlife.co.uk/tree-walks-i... #NatureWriting

Finally, your winner of the Best of 2025 is… Emma Barnsley. Her Greenhill mural is clearly well loved. Congratulations Emma. 💚 The Best of 2025 is voted for by you, Street Art Sheffield's supporters. Thank you. #Sheffield #StreetArt #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffieldStreetArt2025

🏰 View from a hotel room 🏨 In York today – the view for those that like history 📜 – the wall, and for those that like natural history 🌿, the Jewel of York – the rare Tansy Beetle(Chrysolina graminis). #Art #Nature #NatureIllustration #HiddenWonders #Insects #StreetArt #York #Cityscape #UrbanNature.

Second place goes to Tech Moon. His Lick of Paint mural stands tall at the entrance to the Kelham Island Museum and is stunning! 🤩 The Best of 2025 is voted for by you, Street Art Sheffield's supporters. Thank you. #Sheffield #StreetArt #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffieldStreetArt2025

In third place is Phlegm for his 'Devonshire Cat' mural. ❤️ It was commissioned by the Festival of the Outdoors. The Best of 2025 is voted for by you, Street Art Sheffield's supporters. Thank you. #Sheffield #StreetArt #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffieldStreetArt2025

Honeybees and Marmalade Hoverflies out in Calverley Grounds today, along with a foraging Buff-tailed Bumblebee worker.