Macro has for a long time been a hobby of mine, but recent years it seems to have slipped back in my favours. Now retired and more time on my hands I intend to rekindle the passion & hope to keep adding to this page as the year progresses...
More macro shots on my Macro Web Site, click the button below
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/bfd82f53-cb57-4f51-9444-c77fefd8257e_rw_1920.jpg?h=8da3e8000f0a078ad6575ea3efcb1555)
![7 spot ladybird](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/a2fc6e54-ca37-4ea9-8bbe-fa17bd86a842_rw_1920.jpg?h=79e8677d1be29efa7b2fb7941289e29f)
7 spot ladybird
![Birch Shieldbug - Elasmostethus interstinctus](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/f224d8c8-2b3e-42f5-a1d0-4b41c6f4fe0c_rw_1920.jpg?h=ca0f59153c73c8ea4b210c3f7113d0b3)
Birch Shieldbug - Elasmostethus interstinctus
![Blue Grape Hyacinths - Muscari armenicum](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/2b1f1547-74c3-4713-96c2-0ca33ac4f4d6_rw_1920.jpg?h=83aebba79578ef5aa8ee9edb96033320)
Blue Grape Hyacinths - Muscari armenicum
![Catkin](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/1c9533b6-8363-48c7-8b9f-604783b98deb_rw_1920.jpg?h=4897aca9829e58d60b85289ba4346873)
Catkin
![Leaves](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/144b1cd2-cb3c-4e17-a886-8a0db86a1f3d_rw_1920.jpg?h=9acfd8d599821f6d67cf95c5d3b4f156)
Leaves
![Grevillea Olympic Flame](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/231b8481-e845-4863-b250-76faf35965e2_rw_1920.jpg?h=419c02f982cff7b33bbcd1468e473e3c)
Grevillea Olympic Flame
![Lichen - Xanthoria polycarpa](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/471a20c5-34bb-42d4-b2d7-a92037e0f47a_rw_1920.jpg?h=101c56f19c7d19c0b0296b5ac9263237)
Lichen - Xanthoria polycarpa
![Water droplets](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/a8577ac0-8893-401a-88b3-2a66d0aeac94_rw_1920.jpg?h=7e5f08566743927821ab7ab69eace5f7)
Water droplets
![Green fly](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/ac1e990e-a885-4290-98e0-b6661a200636_rw_1920.jpg?h=e3cdfd7a9d850cdd7fd0297d9cf152f1)
Green fly
![Small Black Ant](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/62cf75f6-0902-4074-b138-8d37dfcbf91c_rw_1920.jpg?h=a574bccffa9d954e4f06c4cabf4709d5)
Small Black Ant
![Early Mining Bee](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/7b4e39ab-7bea-4a0a-bb44-f4dbde80169f_rw_1920.jpg?h=29f2b62ed611258d9f7ff9f0546e6975)
Early Mining Bee
![Hover Fly - Syrphus Ribesii](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/7e1430fa-abea-46eb-86c2-629b992a567a_rw_1920.jpg?h=4a33f68699d3684a95c85a32c6f4b2f7)
Hover Fly - Syrphus Ribesii
![Hawthorn flowers](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/48657c01-308d-4381-81ef-ba6eb12ba6a1_rw_1920.jpg?h=da8ecee04359714a1d2a93c61f164086)
Hawthorn flowers
![Green Shield Bugs - Mating pair](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/20c89d7d-3a94-4cd5-b67d-e02061be8970_rw_1920.jpg?h=eb32be35c36be0279e25f1f256d45129)
Green Shield Bugs - Mating pair
![Green Shield Bug](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/7415a309-4224-47cc-ad6b-1dc62d00f820_rw_1920.jpg?h=4c42484828a94d78f45a476194b7d830)
Green Shield Bug
![Dandelion gone to seed](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/92299469-c012-4dd0-93ce-6f1e063e6085_rw_1920.jpg?h=4ea98bfa00414d6a69b6f36013a25b56)
Dandelion gone to seed
![Earwig - Forficula auricularia](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/66e1dce4-4a38-43d1-a886-a4b310971e30_rw_1920.jpg?h=3b9cd125a63eb445b66ff04b489413b5)
Earwig - Forficula auricularia
![Dandelion husk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/f31f99a6-8920-40d6-a25c-a66174dc68b3_rw_1200.jpg?h=dfcae68909ec7961d93cd4c8f2c00911)
Dandelion husk
![Dandelion flower](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/9e4a9a70-a57f-4f92-9bf1-5ba1fa0d0bfa_rw_1920.jpg?h=efd3870e85221681e2cd9dd1a439f686)
Dandelion flower
![Harlequin Ladybirds - Mating pair](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/d95d088e-ba3c-445a-9db5-23cac99c12b9_rw_1920.jpg?h=cc5f3e8caa3dcfab4677c93a0397f0e4)
Harlequin Ladybirds - Mating pair
![Yellow Dung fly (Female ?)](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/d476b34e-9beb-41dc-b484-0bf17e8066a3_rw_1920.jpg?h=e09d0886f26d9a4f880bb55cb74fc056)
Yellow Dung fly (Female ?)
![Red Weevil - Apion Frumentarium](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/a859769f-27bb-4579-b9fd-ec66d6b2da9c_rw_1920.jpg?h=bb90c0119ec804729eb4aecdb2bf1a8d)
Red Weevil - Apion Frumentarium
![Red Weevil - Apion Frumentarium](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/fc9c01a4-fd2a-43cc-b62e-eb5b4e4988f5_rw_1920.jpg?h=5b00d7259a1bfbd047509022ccc53f7d)
Red Weevil - Apion Frumentarium
![Green Dock Beetle - Gastrophysa viridula](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/dff588bd-00ae-4bfb-b162-6aba0ac5c99b_rw_1920.jpg?h=ee6933a7208897e4c61cef12d8f0c3f0)
Green Dock Beetle - Gastrophysa viridula
![Yellow Dung Fly - Male](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/82754459-ac2a-4e42-8dec-b478e8174e9e_rw_1920.jpg?h=e46b94557dfb0d3653a3e159811e5a43)
Yellow Dung Fly - Male
![Nettle Weevil](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/0e90a7ca-ffe9-4775-892b-9c367aab4052_rw_1920.jpg?h=b739076827f51dbb1c92da26af48f677)
Nettle Weevil
![Nettle Weevil](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/5fb4e17b-10b1-4275-a805-6a03eebb29ad_rw_1920.jpg?h=1e7101203a19eb96e0cc41717282322f)
Nettle Weevil
![Green Dock Beetle - Gastrophysa viridula](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/0a2b9e9a-1d44-4db4-aa4d-f74c89bcfcb1_rw_1920.jpg?h=e898e456958311f77b58e194bd292444)
Green Dock Beetle - Gastrophysa viridula
![Green Dock Beetle eggs](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/ce91e3ae-6a36-4c24-95f5-854e46f21a6a_rw_1920.jpg?h=d1ca752fe9b4a97b478e5966d80a32f8)
Green Dock Beetle eggs
![Cucumber green orb spider](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/adbc6539-9a0e-4c69-acef-5c33ec7361cb_rw_1920.jpg?h=a6f8fdf1c7fb7a513ef00ddfe4e96d95)
Cucumber green orb spider
![Dandelion PLUS !](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/8d9a9742-6bfc-4881-8e8e-b885c5ca8512_rw_1920.jpg?h=2fdb7e7eed4873b479e9f78225f0733e)
Dandelion PLUS !
![Scalloped Hazel (Moth) Caterpillar ?](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/d100af47-c92b-440f-bf47-ebc5728ebbdd_rw_1920.jpg?h=039910cb1e902e9842e523a4fd5f0c67)
Scalloped Hazel (Moth) Caterpillar ?
![Unknown caterpillar & Bark lice](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/70b7781f-2b70-43a7-8ae2-3b7dcc674388_rw_1920.jpg?h=9162f8a2a7d2daa7b6033428f91cfc95)
Unknown caterpillar & Bark lice
![Dinner time.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/9e99b333-00f3-4a0c-b137-d0b0692e79a8_rw_1920.jpg?h=4dee3b5155d40fe4bcac840efec65b95)
Dinner time.
![Wasp Mimic - NoMarsham's Nomad Bee - Nomada marshamella Wasp mimic Bee.mada lathburiana](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/6e29c7a4-02b9-49af-9f6e-8a3ec4499fd3_rw_1920.jpg?h=63135bd0201cae9a7af77ccc27f826bd)
Wasp Mimic - NoMarsham's Nomad Bee - Nomada marshamella Wasp mimic Bee.mada lathburiana
![Wasp Mimic - Nomada lathburiana](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/11b7fcf5-abcc-40e5-953a-954b81d74888_rw_1920.jpg?h=4e0060184ac7aae4d976d3436cb144df)
Wasp Mimic - Nomada lathburiana
![Aquilegia](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/ba76bee9-e2a6-42bd-8f13-677ea01a3c44_rw_1920.jpg?h=6f9a75b9e5241a5de03ee9df5fa9c644)
Aquilegia
![Aquilegia](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/ec1be3a9-c4cf-45f8-be8f-61d4e3bcd457_rw_1200.jpg?h=8dcd3fc0f8871c93f3373602d3d83b96)
Aquilegia
![Bloody Cranes Bill](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/43cc6fab-e737-4d96-a8c0-8ffb775dba09_rw_1920.jpg?h=d791be19ae4be89e77a095abc7b490db)
Bloody Cranes Bill
![Dandelion seed head](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/01355575-7916-46ad-981e-a735944a18f5_rw_1920.jpg?h=0fc06409f20aefe10cee1dcc74d946d4)
Dandelion seed head
![Greater Stitchwort - Stellaria holostea](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/ff6f0a89-5d05-44c7-9235-bd99305b705a_rw_1920.jpg?h=fdf2e1e2d6d1f1586dea879ee7038ecb)
Greater Stitchwort - Stellaria holostea
![Hawthorn blossom](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/9978a2cb-de27-4e4d-b58e-c7d46a9b9d89_rw_1920.jpg?h=aabd8b5e8b881793bbda05f441faf2f4)
Hawthorn blossom
![Rhododendron Cerise](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/a92a2392-f413-409a-93d4-9a27da3d8292_rw_1920.jpg?h=66ba7e6efd71c0478a2081bdde9cb6b7)
Rhododendron Cerise
![Rhododendron Pink](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/3407b2de-623c-436d-b37f-8b952b34aeaa_rw_1920.jpg?h=0c4f9120e14bab6ae22891bbebb72c79)
Rhododendron Pink
![Rhododendron White§](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/bfa98418-dc93-4c51-8c45-b41bcedfe190_rw_1920.jpg?h=55fa88e7af6180b9aec4044c23b16912)
Rhododendron White§
![Marsham's Nomad Bee - Nomada marshamella Wasp mimic Bee.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/c1e4126e-cef9-4915-9c0f-b79594658000_rw_1920.jpg?h=ea58b48a29f806e6ae8e4b82ed6e547f)
Marsham's Nomad Bee - Nomada marshamella Wasp mimic Bee.
![Marsham's Nomad Bee - Nomada marshamella Wasp mimic Bee.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/2820a824-495f-423d-aec5-9d80ec8f764e_rw_1920.jpg?h=29766dc85c931b3fd39e027411d458c9)
Marsham's Nomad Bee - Nomada marshamella Wasp mimic Bee.
![Marsham's Nomad Bee - Nomada marshamella Wasp mimic Bee.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/7755e129-0a51-4d8e-8048-5c3789af5262_rw_1920.jpg?h=1460fd51aa52a4bd5c6f5f738687ba34)
Marsham's Nomad Bee - Nomada marshamella Wasp mimic Bee.
![Marsham's Nomad Bee - Nomada marshamella Wasp mimic Bee.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/fd2db444-90e9-4197-83d0-33ac772c3a86_rw_1920.jpg?h=d923acecb4ab1fe315609c19b4b2c00a)
Marsham's Nomad Bee - Nomada marshamella Wasp mimic Bee.
![Marsham's Nomad Bee - Nomada marshamella Wasp mimic Bee.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/7de4918d-d9b4-4a47-ac41-3e65dd87b625_rw_1920.jpg?h=208ba84d2ed726bdfc467a6b350eb7a6)
Marsham's Nomad Bee - Nomada marshamella Wasp mimic Bee.
![Globe Thistle & Bumble Bee](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/0e4a043d-ca69-4d94-8f18-d311c3943dc5_rw_1920.jpg?h=273067e7b16571e69015a430138bf8cb)
Globe Thistle & Bumble Bee
![Globe Thistle & Bumble Bee](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/23db3c0b-9a71-42c2-b5d4-08af9b8f6df0_rw_1920.jpg?h=7d850a64739a8dce335f2532ea755b46)
Globe Thistle & Bumble Bee
![Globe thistle at closest distance](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/2236fd87-74a7-4aab-a78d-6f5d909d9421_rw_1920.jpg?h=d8aa2f205cf89ef1dd3bcff59a6b034f)
Globe thistle at closest distance
![Globe thistle all in shot](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/50556266-9cc1-4c9b-a023-ad90a109bb00_rw_1920.jpg?h=4a497e56a7bb024aee486f134c248179)
Globe thistle all in shot
![White cornflower](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/0c0052cd-1bfd-49b4-ba08-fc8276b9583c_rw_1920.jpg?h=ee6bacab3c179e26d3067d7420999d1e)
White cornflower
![Blue Cornflower](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/a2915670-d519-445e-b479-e176b96e1726_rw_1920.jpg?h=ebfd4c53ab7f8870245e713a9ef12724)
Blue Cornflower
![Globe Thistle & Bumble Bee](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/a75a8ea5-60b8-4013-a341-170fbbda9ae2_rw_1920.jpg?h=0725a5779eab1ff04291756b9061dac2)
Globe Thistle & Bumble Bee
![Pale blue cornflower](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/5a2024f2-0ca1-440e-b199-242dc039ab7e_rw_1920.jpg?h=252ca9a2056e76815e24356b24e8688a)
Pale blue cornflower
![Lace cap flower](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/8e03a0e7-ae04-4f30-95b1-44df8ff03139_rw_1920.jpg?h=cffd5983917b6163cb0a4837b80e4e81)
Lace cap flower
![Heterotoma Planicornis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/eeeb28e5-39d8-4966-873a-d6901fa4c572_rw_1920.jpg?h=659044f4c1dfbda317756080c32f79b7)
Heterotoma planicornis
![Pollen Beetle - Meligethes aeneus](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/23685dcf-db15-4c27-abb5-7f467f57edd0_rw_1920.jpg?h=69277d0a01cd7ebb6fa75f6825d77037)
Pollen Beetle - Meligethes aeneus
![Heterotoma planicornis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/7224d958-2f0a-4fee-b55e-3bc8d64da520_rw_1920.jpg?h=271388141c3e64a362e3d23e238ca63e)
Heterotoma planicornis
![Marmalade Hoverfly - Episyrphus Balteatus](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/a72abbc4-8302-4ff6-8262-432608942aa4_rw_1920.jpg?h=3dd8cff3fca63a8f5dc54bfb7d694490)
Marmalade Hoverfly - Episyrphus Balteatus
![Graphocephala Fennahi - Rhododendron Leaf Hopper](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/d32f4675-2525-41b7-b49e-1d38946611e9_rw_1920.jpg?h=a408be578cb8a230acdf03cfa483a2db)
Graphocephala Fennahi - Rhododendron Leaf Hopper
![Deraeocoris flavilinea](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/9e114c0f-aea0-44d5-8b06-79f1ba6daa2d_rw_1920.jpg?h=1981c2a11e28c8f5c3d16271af8a0c5e)
Deraeocoris flavilinea
![Deraeocoris flavilinea](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/a9d85ebb-a95b-471e-bff2-5e1a5d174293_rw_1920.jpg?h=d0d1557c4c509b2b947477b79652c705)
Deraeocoris flavilinea
![Deraeocoris flavilinea](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/dcce1949-968b-44a8-964e-e916eec6d8c0_rw_1920.jpg?h=1ac3c94e01f20e2d593a70eda33bb1b4)
Deraeocoris flavilinea
![Buff-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus terrestris](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/793e9d14-412a-4bae-869c-58d81621727a_rw_1920.jpg?h=d82887751671de3bc062ff6bb7cd5e20)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus terrestris
![Red-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus lapidarius](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/54a04058-e24a-4600-b3a4-aa345e7c6e44_rw_1920.jpg?h=8f3882af099bf8850dfdbcbc303cc9a3)
Red-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus lapidarius
![Birch Shieldbug 3rd Instar](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/071f1f77-eb9d-409f-85a7-4ba12f092cb0_rw_1920.jpg?h=930e75b3f1dc95bfdc5e97fcd560280e)
Birch Shieldbug 3rd Instar
![Birch Shieldbug Teneral Adult](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/e1c13d77-94d6-4963-8d41-3c387af1985d_rw_1920.jpg?h=2e72b8a32b7c13743b55b272ff9169ae)
Birch Shieldbug Teneral Adult
![Birch Shieldbug Final Instar](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/0966acad-811d-4d3a-a450-a8d1a86a8f9a_rw_1920.jpg?h=310e2dd6396fae656c56e97a0d0e89f0)
Birch Shieldbug Final Instar
![Tree Wasp - Dolichovespula sylvestris](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/e2f13c27-71dc-4eb5-aaf5-ce18ef943a6c_rw_1920.jpg?h=a6fb7dd82aa3e289e8e1ec27c90502f9)
Tree Wasp - Dolichovespula sylvestris
![Tree Wasp - Dolichovespula sylvestris](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/cbe5ae43-7ecf-4c20-bb9f-01c27d0d9f79_rw_1920.jpg?h=b1c2ca5e638198d8a1af80310704badf)
Tree Wasp - Dolichovespula sylvestris
![Lace Cap Hydranger](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/9d62bb77-ef35-4c32-9d34-41df96709650_rw_1920.jpg?h=2ac2c82d92de5ee8d5029aae5ee7ad90)
Lace Cap Hydranger
![Lace Cap Hydranger](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/9527f5c2-965d-4bc5-9fc2-40f0aaa77967_rw_1920.jpg?h=4b280993eefec2eb0e8ad6646478dcac)
Lace Cap Hydranger
![Syrphus ribesii on Knapweed](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/9d16f609-b532-47ff-84fe-d390e7583f69_rw_1200.jpg?h=a06b6bf04088489b55e3a88aa9db6624)
Syrphus ribesii on Knapweed
![Common Bird's-foot-trefoil - Lotus corniculatus](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/9cb15e32-c054-4df1-bae5-666c67289a36_rw_1200.jpg?h=704dbdc55661598fc637f5ec98b5f2d3)
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil - Lotus corniculatus
![Common Bird's-foot-trefoil - Lotus corniculatus](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/512a6595-39de-472f-ad48-5281691c664c_rw_1200.jpg?h=b49d367c03eed4f816a516ebdfaf4243)
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil - Lotus corniculatus
![Knapweed](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/6c8b4c9c-2746-4728-9cc3-c87de28460b5_rw_1200.jpg?h=c045bb279005be48b8c2b112db34d2e1)
Knapweed
![Tapered Drone Fly](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/a8ba4166-ae97-4d2d-ad38-6d056b91582d_rw_1200.jpg?h=f680615e062e648fb15708714ce24f2e)
Tapered Drone Fly
![Knapweed](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/67c6bfc2-34d4-4d50-812a-940a24c6d442_rw_1200.jpg?h=b386105a3faf55680b0a69b3592aa332)
Knapweed
![Tapered Drone](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/8040103f-5696-4142-9176-6fa0825b9dc1_rw_1200.jpg?h=d679c98deaeca192992b8d53fdd1974b)
Tapered Drone
![Meadow Brown Butterfly](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/46c6c64f-5bca-4339-88c3-b6f9df99f11a_rw_1200.jpg?h=17f6960e2f993b4cd5ac77066df2630b)
Meadow Brown Butterfly
![Red Soldier Beetle - Rhagonycha fulvaForest Bug](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/9df0974f-422f-4cd3-86e2-fd7fb8e9faaa_rw_1200.jpg?h=9bd13d59d7c81dfa48b7629baa247ea9)
Red Soldier Beetle - Rhagonycha fulvaForest Bug
![Pollenia rudis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/561e84d9-c43a-49fd-999e-b0911106e895_rw_1200.jpg?h=79bf92eb405a26f99fb3a2e60d4c99ff)
Pollenia rudis
![Volucella inanis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/649b832f-6dc4-4f74-84fa-01d43185610b_rw_1200.jpg?h=099f507b0fe3d2c07a947cebbced8c99)
Volucella inanis
![Tapered Drone Fly](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/4ff9acad-4fd9-4fb1-8b6f-8ea5cbc86692_rw_1200.jpg?h=577b7826c00c23db51b71f043bf410b1)
Tapered Drone Fly
![Crane Fly](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/c589d921-fd4b-479a-a57d-a4de14f94a1b_rw_1200.jpg?h=5ce190706ad1ed215c2689150f4fac3a)
Crane Fly
![Holcus mollis - Creeping Soft-grass](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/6e710d8f-ab63-4cec-b4ef-451a62f11302_rw_1200.jpg?h=05465f2d8df1c953e07b176380fa251b)
Holcus mollis - Creeping Soft-grass
![Marmalade Hover Fly](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/9174bf3c-aef8-4a92-8927-7507199d0e01_rw_1200.jpg?h=0725b09a07528eb3637eee97cad83455)
Marmalade Hover Fly
![Green Shield Bug](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/2cf0c336-071c-46ec-b88e-940593a5da5f_rw_1200.jpg?h=b7cae76298b2df1209b703b1361daa37)
Green Shield Bug
![Helophilus trivittatus - The Footballer](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/1fe72382-9fb3-435d-9b6f-5bdb9211d71b_rw_1200.jpg?h=093a3ac5fbd4c429c8ed84a0329dafa5)
Helophilus trivittatus - The Footballer
![Helophilus trivittatus - The Footballer](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/8e78ad4c-b08f-46d0-a0fd-d51e3d8bd8e7_rw_1200.jpg?h=06616838689d4b3401b11190ca775556)
Helophilus trivittatus - The Footballer
![Forest Shield Bug - Pentatoma rufipes](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/15183a5d-88bd-4109-9716-8384ff3d36b6_rw_1200.jpg?h=d93e3f44bd9f5bf7a104b0b538ac8233)
Forest Shield Bug - Pentatoma rufipes
![Grypocoris stysi](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/534da9ef-7c4d-4a13-9576-f5a96732aefc_rw_1200.jpg?h=855b4e0fce93aeda6d9a39df3638a722)
Grypocoris stysi
![Dicyphus pallicornis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/6b7925fd-4d0c-41b8-9aeb-3eafeda0206b_rw_1200.jpg?h=a2274fffd82d070e810f514982b14128)
Dicyphus pallicornis
![Deraeocoris flavilinea](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/873c9302-8cbf-4081-9f54-13028fabdd3e_rw_1200.jpg?h=1307766484033e99b8f92db616cd88d4)
Deraeocoris flavilinea
![Deraeocoris flavilinea](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/524461ac-8b5d-44e6-a3f7-d4f17c428a8e_rw_1200.jpg?h=d505409850307dbd5066a0a58a817a76)
Deraeocoris flavilinea
![Greenfly - Male](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/043ae65b-79a1-4d63-a880-686b6b1d9b82_rw_1200.jpg?h=b86ac26c5ea09cc8a6219859bc2eea96)
Greenfly - Male
![Tapered Drone Hovering](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/b4ec55b1-2622-4e32-9bb6-515dab4d4e95_rw_1200.jpg?h=3b765b0a7aee6dc100afc78e7677da1f)
Tapered Drone Hovering
![Deraeocoris Ruber](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/8649d400-6242-4900-876a-d163b776eaf3_rw_1200.jpg?h=74e5d52d480f0ad13a83ccac82bf5616)
Deraeocoris Ruber
![Deraeocoris Ruber](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/2f553564-ee21-495c-a45f-3a7152e671ee_rw_1200.jpg?h=92056ba4ec33bf093aaa6dea81a62f30)
Deraeocoris Ruber
![Cucumber Green Orb Spider](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/4af29dfe-4c36-4ccb-8455-c87cafe93b23_rw_1200.jpg?h=9122e520fc00f7b80de2231ec1c1a4a7)
Cucumber Green Orb Spider
![Forest Shield Bug - Pentatoma rufipes](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/ae0a37a0-5edc-4d07-a699-83a5832c6fd3_rw_1200.jpg?h=4da8f5983be20aef19e4f580d47a17d4)
Forest Shield Bug - Pentatoma rufipes
![Alder Spittle Bug](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/9f8c40f6-0165-419a-a14f-c4630a6d4c3e_rw_600.jpg?h=accb9f22ad88452a04328f6489acf7b0)
Alder Spittle Bug
![Small Skipper & a bee](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/58062087-beb4-4fb0-b2ec-8c4d0c1de0da_rw_1200.jpg?h=9de0c6227423cc78fd23685e7088b2cc)
Small Skipper & a bee
![Small Skipper](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/e938d743-aba7-40a8-997a-769ecae04f0a_rw_1200.jpg?h=04d9e54eb92994d33e51f6da04327cd0)
Small Skipper
![Nursery Web Spider - Pisaura mirabilis](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/d4b0b6fb-3eb3-4355-9e06-e02980182ca9_rw_1200.jpg?h=925f934d7fd4321781f302bef621faa9)
Nursery Web Spider - Pisaura mirabilis
![Great Willowherb](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/1b699f42-3a82-4a22-ba29-c9e74abc69a7_rw_1200.jpg?h=50484f0adeefada7501f651fc568d424)
Great Willowherb
![Speckled Wood](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/4e42033c-176f-4726-87f5-ac7977ec59fa_rw_1200.jpg?h=79c0a1974fe0dbef6dd13b2d1cd00f97)
Speckled Wood
![Musca Domestica - House Fly](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/b99ae27c-1e9c-42d0-a479-47655e1f8429_rw_1200.jpg?h=45c84efb2db475aa5dc993b35c68a715)
Musca Domestica - House Fly
![Deraeocoris ruber](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/be85c0ad-92a3-4d15-8fbd-5fe1f831bd43_rw_1200.jpg?h=d11f99be12d1a2688133f4eb99936596)
Deraeocoris ruber
![Alder Spittle Bug](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/a5d6f7bb-5dc7-4fd0-b6ff-64b625716fe3_rw_1200.jpg?h=927f2044f9af0b824a8d2a85a9b5b68f)
Alder Spittle Bug
![Peacock Butterfly](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/306a9ac7-f380-45b7-9214-7bae9afeefc1_rw_1200.jpg?h=38489cc13e72465b340321442da5e1f5)
Peacock Butterfly
![Lacewing on the window...](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/425cd722-9711-45c1-894c-97f939e5139f_rw_1200.jpg?h=3bf36dc61d9430f44385eaea181bf73b)
Lacewing on the window...
This time of year brings us some incredibly beautiful Fungi
OK so maybe some are poisonous... But still beautiful
I am far from being an expert or knowing the names of, but will try my best. Please don't shoot me if wrong !
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/28883a7a-1891-4478-930e-dd26c61a3b5b_rw_1200.jpg?h=06ed882bba5cafe08d8b94424758c64c)
![Angels Bonnet](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/006c47d0-8483-48e7-bbe7-263d0ad7c3a0_rw_1200.jpg?h=e3cdcfa0ab66a49ebd7391a298d2bf79)
Angels Bonnet
![Earthball](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/5205e996-daa0-44e6-a7ca-fae8cd7aa6b6_rw_1200.jpg?h=d278fdb8388978d707273f5520d275b7)
Earthball
![Golden Scalycap](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/f4dda70a-c283-44ad-b0e0-e863111d6a03_rw_1200.jpg?h=32ae04850def8a69b84b27e60158c1fd)
Golden Scalycap
![Golden Scalycap](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/6a3420e3-4ab7-419e-95c0-64aa8b6f5cc9_rw_1200.jpg?h=50d535fc4718ad4670c4760d4e2bbd0d)
Golden Scalycap
![Leopard Earthball](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/6ce4491c-8941-48d1-98d8-91d9388fbcda_rw_1200.jpg?h=eb23830a4611c0d72cabc07a1e525532)
Leopard Earthball
![Lumpy Bracket](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/600f39a7-46a1-4129-8829-5cedeec7d3dd_rw_1200.jpg?h=fc0db477b70860f41b408e1a5dc36f4d)
Lumpy Bracket
![Unknown](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/6da89cd5-8bb6-4eaa-b57f-fbc32924e9c5_rw_1200.jpg?h=5a53eb95f6fdee0d4c35b3a38499100c)
Unknown
![Unknown](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/a779a1ce-a2df-46e3-b31d-6235686e03f2_rw_1200.jpg?h=b5598cbfecef0665503ad82fdd8acaa7)
Unknown
![Southern Bracket](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e0bda0c2bcdd8f1c8e0f69a4ec300a55/fc28b740-ecc7-476a-9330-39218360a50c_rw_1200.jpg?h=221e73970e5f35d27983b93786fe7143)