Physarum sp slime mould found today at #WyverLaneNR 144 image stack. OM-1 90mm + 1.4tc and flash. @willowglass12.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social #slime #macro #slimemold @derbyswildlife.bsky.social

Two days ago I found a twig with a few white blobs on it about one mm each. Having kept my twig for a couple of days it matured into this Physarum sp slime mold. Taken with OM-1 and 9mm macro plus s=2x convertor. a 281 shot focus bracket merged in Helicon Focus. @willowglass12.bsky.social #macro

Coral Slime mould from NT Kedleston Hall a couple of days ago. Prize of a pat on the back for anyone that can identify the caterpillar. Taken with OM-1 and 90mm macro. 200 image photo stack. #slimemold #myxomcetes #macro

A selection from NT Kedleston this week. #mycology #fungi In order I believe these are:- 1/The Blusher- Amanita rubescens, 2/ Honey Fungus - Armillaria mellea, 3/ Mycena arcangeliana, 4/ Porcelain Fungus

Nice to see two Stonechats at #WyverLaneNR today. No photo of the two Goldcrests who were hiding well and similarly failed with the Little Egret on the link channel before it flew off north. @willowglass12.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social @derbyswildlife.bsky.social

I just found this gem in my garden -Pale Tussock Moth caterpillar - Caliteara pudbunda #teammoths @willowglass12.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social

Moth trap yesterday. Dusky Thorn survived the overnight predation of the Hornet but a few Underwing didn't! @willowglass12.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social #teammoths

Juvenile Cuckoo at WWT Martin Mere. #birds #birding #brdphotography

Yesterday's moths (the two that didn't fly away instantly!!) Buff Tip and Pale Prominent. @willowglass12.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social #teammoths

Lots of activity at #WyverLaneNR @derbyswildlife.bsky.social today. Post 2 of 2 with possible ID's - Male Kestrel with kill, Peacock Butterfly , Buff Tailed Bumblebee, Common Blue-Polyommatus icarus @richardttaylor.bsky.social @willowglass12.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social

Lots of activity at #WyverLaneNR @derbyswildlife.bsky.social today. Post 1 of 2 with possible ID's - Common Carder Bee, Field Digger Wasp finishing off a snack, Small Skipper, Spotted Longhorn Rutpella Maculata. @richardttaylor.bsky.social @willowglass12.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social

To say that I love my Bee Hotel is quite an understatement! Yesterday’s workaholic was this Patchwork Leafcutter Bee. Link to high res image @derbyswildlife.bsky.social flic.kr/p/2raQfi9

Gasteruption jaculator and Ruby-tailed wasp visiting my bee hotel this afternoon. @willowglass12.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social @derbyswildlife.bsky.social

Nice to see Cattle Egrets at Willington NR this evening, especially when one mounted a cow! Also a bonus Reed Warbler. @derbyswildlife.bsky.social @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social @omsystem.bsky.social

A windy #WyverLaneNR wasn't great for photos of inverts yesterday! Hopefully IDs for the posers are:- Black-horned Clover-Sawfly Tenthredo brevicornis, Male Scorpion Fly, Small Copper, Syrpuhs ribesii @willowglass12.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social @derbyswildlife.bsky.social

Black necked Grebe at Carsington Water today @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social @derbyswildlife.bsky.social

Link to high res image of Marsh Harrier with a stolen egg. #birds. flic.kr/p/2r8CijH

flic.kr/p/2r8aZRo Barn Owl out in Suffolk last night just before to setting sun disappeared.

flic.kr/p/2r8aZTT seen working a hedgerow in Suffolk two days ago.

My favourite garden predator the Zebra Jumping Spider in the sun this afternoon. @derbyswildlife.bsky.social

Extra bits seen with @willowglass12.bsky.social today at #WyverLaneNR. Nymph of Roesel's Bush cricket, Brown Silver Line, small bee possibly Sleepy Carpenter Bee, Cheilosia illustrata? @belperbirder.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social

Mothtrap this morning. Buff Ermine, Cockchafer and Vine's rustic. @willowglass12.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social #teammoth

Busy birds in Dovedale today. @derbyswildlife.bsky.social @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social @omsystem.bsky.social

Seen in Crete a couple of days ago - Megascolia maculata - European mammoth wasp and there a giant things!! @willowglass12.bsky.social

Great to see a very healthy population of Swifts around the old city of Dubrovnik. @omsystem.bsky.social

A week late due to WiFi issues on ship. When at home last week these Red Mason Bees were competing for a home, nt only from other bees but from spiders. @willowglass12.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social @derbyswildlife.bsky.social @omsystem.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social

(pt2) last nights trap. Lunar Marble and Pale Tussock? @willowglass12.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social #teammoths

(pt1) From the moth trap last night I think I have. Cockchafer x3, Brindled Beauty, Hebrew Character, Iron Prominent. @willowglass12.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social #teammoths

Three from #WyverLaneNR yesterday. I believe these are :- St. Mark’s Fly (Bibio Marci), Nomada panzeri,(assuming so as Dave saw one last week!) and a close up of Syrphus ribesii. @willowglass12.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social @derbyswildlife.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social

Green Veined White on a bluebell @derbyswildlife.bsky.social

Yesterday #WvverLaneNR on the field. Subject to @willowglass12.bsky.social agreeing with these ID's:- Andrena denticulata-Grey-banded Mining Bee, Andrena fulva - Tawny mining bee, Dolerus sp Sawfly, Syrphus ribesii. @belperbirder.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social @derbyswildlife.bsky.social

Hirundines over the water at NT Kedleston this [email protected] @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk

From my trap last night (I think!) Many-plumed Moth, Common Quaker - Light Brown Apple Moth, Purple Thorn - #teammoth @willowglass12.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social

Not many birds showing on my visit to RSPB Lakenheath today so I used the sun to photograph one of many Hoverflies in flight, as to an ID I would guess Eristalis Pertinax?! @willowglass12.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social

Dark edged bee-fly (Bombylius major) feeding on Glechoma hederacea with time lapse created from high speed burst. @willowglass12.bsky.social

Tawny Mining Bee (Andrena fulva) spotted today in the garden. @willowglass12.bsky.social #beesuk

Three out of the first trap of the year for me. I believe these are :-Early Grey-Xylocampa areola, Early Thorn - Selenia dentaria, Hebrew Character - Orthosia gothica #teammoths @willowglass12.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social

More evidence of spring with Toads mating and Pond Skaters about at Kedleston Hall. @nationaltrust.bsky.social

#WverLaneNR this morning saw things coming to life. First Hoverfly ( Syrphus ribesii ) and Lesser Celandine. A few mining bees surfacing also but to fast to photograph. @willowglass12.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social

First Butterfly seen today at Pleasley. This Comma looks quite tatty after hibernation. @willowglass12.bsky.social #Spring

Great Crested Grebe Mating Dance

Black Necked Grebe at Carsington on Saturday. @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social

Nice to see the Mirabelle Plum in Flower at Kedleston Hall yesterday. Visitors were I believe Honey bee, Queen Buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) and Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) @willowglass12.bsky.social @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social @nationaltrust.bsky.social

A few shots from #WyverLaneNR yesterday. Moving shots are take at 1/6400sec @willowglass12.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social #ukbirding @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

Small birds at #WyverLaneNR this morning. #ukbirding, @willowglass12.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social

Female Peregrine having a fly around today at Belper #ukbirding

A few of the many taken at Lackford Lakes, Suffolk today. @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social #ukbirding

Great to see Red Squirrels doing well in @yorkshiredales.org.uk

Bearded Reedlings at #RSPBOldMoor today @rspb.bsky.social

Small finds on #WyverLaneNR yesterday. I'm thinking these are Grass Oystering (Crepidotus epibyrus), Hemitrichia sp slime mould, Ivy Parachute (Marasmius epiphylloides), Velvet Shank - Flammulina velutipes. @willowglass12.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social