Adrian Jones' photos
Bumble Bee Portrait
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A Bumble Bee pauses on a Spear Thistle flower in my garden for its portrait to be taken.Shrewsbury, Shropshire, July 2020.
Solitary Bee Portrait
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A solitary bee poses for its portrait in my garden. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, July 2020.
Sapyga quinquepunctata
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Sapyga quinquepunctata, I think, that's been enjoying the nectar from a yarrow plant in my garden. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, July 2020.
Episyrphus balteatus, The Marmalade Hoverfly.
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A marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) at rest on a daisy flower in my garden. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, July 2020.
Gasteruption jaculator
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A fine specimen of Gasteruption jaculator that was having a rest on this decaying tree trunk in my garden. It had been searching the trunk for suitable hosts in which to deposit its eggs. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, July 2020.
Woundwort Shieldbug (Eysarcoris venustissimus).
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A Woundwort Shieldbug (Eysarcoris venustissimus) in my garden. This tiny specimen was sitting on a plastic compost sack, hence the unusual background. There is a breeding colony of these delightful little insects in my garden now, created by simply allowing their main food plant, Hedge Woundwort (Stachys sylvatica) to grow in a few places around the garden.
Dicyrtomina saundersi
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Dicyrtomina saundersi, a globular springtail about 2mm in length. Shrewsbury, Shropshire January 2020.
Bog Mine Pool
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The Bog Mine Pool taken with my Olympus OMD EM1 camera using the inbuilt Dramatic Tone 1 filter just for something different.
Wood Pigeon
Her Majesty, The Queen
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A queen wasp poses briefly for her portrait. Shrewsbury, Shropshire November 2019.
Birch Shieldbug (Elasmostethus interstinctus )
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A Birch Shieldbug (Elasmostethus interstinctus) sunning itself on an autumnal birch leaf, Shrewsbury, Shropshire October 2019.
Beautiful Yellow Underwing Larva (Anarta myrtilli)
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A caterpillar of the Beautiful Yellow Underwing moth (Anarta myrtilli) on heather at The Bog, Shropshire October 2019. This is an in-camera stack of ten images using an Olympus E-M1 mk11 camera.
Bramble
Old Wheelbarrow
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Suzuki Jimny
Green Shield Bug (Palomena prasina)
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A Green Shield Bug (Palomena prasina) catching some sunshine in the flower of a tuberous begonia. Shrewsbury, Shropshire 17th October 2019.
Tiny Braconid ? Wasp
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A tiny, about 3mm long, Braconid? wasp about to take off from a blade of grass in my lawn.
