05/11/2020 The final photos of October.

  Maximum temperature here today 14⁰C, minimum 3⁰C.  Dry today, but we had 183 mm in October!  So far this year our total is 880 mm, while last year, we only had 782 mm for the whole year   19km/h South-westerly winds with gusts up to 41 km/h.  

Raindrops on the Californian poppies which are still trying to flower.

Possibly a Sloe bug (Dolycoris baccarum).

Bumblebee...

As above.

Hoverfly (Eupeodes luniger).

Slug!  Not sure which one.

Hoverfly (Eristalis tenax)...

As above.

Bush Cricket but which one?

Rosemary Beetles (Chrysolina Americana).

Fungi - Red Hygrocybe Species (I think).

More fungi - Grey Mycena Aetites (again I think).

Wall Lizard just checking on the weather. (Podarcis Muralis).

Cuckoo bee (Epeolus fallax).

Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)...

As above...

as above and my favourite shot of the month.

The same shot as above but a little closer.

My local list of wildflowers. (90 Species 23/08/2020).

See also my

 Bird blog

Joining up with My Corner of the World.

Photo competition running until 31 December - colourful photos.

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24/10/2020 Trying once again to catch up!!!

  Maximum temperature here today 18⁰C, minimum 11⁰C.  43 mm rain measured in the last 24 hours...   22km/h South-westerly winds with gusts up to 43 km/h.   We have had some very strong winds, but luckily no major damage other than a few minor branches that have come down

Cyclamen

Calendula note the very small fly !

Sedum.

Possibly an edible mushroom but we did not try it.

So many acorns this year, almost worth buying a pig to have a clean up!

Red Admiral  (Vanessa atalanta).

Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)...

As above.

Speckled Wood  (Pararge aegeria).

Cuckoo Bee (Epeolus fallax) with a crab spider. Obviously not tasty as the spider ignored it...

As above.  The spiders take remarkably large prey at times, but also this may be a little too large.

Autumn Daffodil or Crocus (Sternbergia lutea).

Gendarme beetle (Pyrrhocoris apterus).

Common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis) that will soon be going into hibernation enjoying a few rays of sunshine.

Golden Rod Crab spider (Misumena vatia).

Cotoneaster berries.

Euonymus in its autumn colours.

Great banded furrow-bee (Halictus scabiosae) on the cosmos,

Common Blue female (Polyommatus icarus).

As above...

As above.

Large white (Pieris brassicae)...

As above...

As above.

My local list of wildflowers. (90 Species 23/08/2020).

See also my

 Bird blog

Joining up with My Corner of the World.

Photo competition running until 31 December - colourful photos.

B u n t

Let us all join in great fun.