Just a few photos to add this year!
Two-banded Longhorn Beetle (Rhagium bifasciatum), May 24th.
Dark giant horsefly (Tabanus sudeticus), June 26th.
A worn Comma butterfly, July 3rd.
Zoe uncovered a freshly molted earwig.
Fresh Comma butterfly, July 9th.
This Banded Demoiselle visited one day in July, but they are not one of the many resident species in the garden.
Tivon's photo of Bumble bee, Bombus lucorum agg. on Inula Hookeri.
Pimpla rufipes, a parasitoid wasp (female). Thank you for the id. Stuart Dunlop!
Two fresh Comma butterflies, September 17th.
The Comma butterfly used to be rare sight here, not anymore.
Bombus pascuorum, also known as the carder bee, on Tivon's Dahlia.
I was delighted to see these bites out of Rosebay willowherb leaves in the garden in July because.... it has been eaten by a leafcutter bee, a wonderful creature! This photo shows what delights me in the garden, not only the bees, butterflies, flowers and fruit!
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!