Monday, 29 December 2014

Cuddesdon


Fox by the River Thame, Cuddesdon. 

Wednesday, 24 December 2014

Monday, 15 December 2014

Otmoor Reserve.



Three different Bank Voles feeding on seed.

Sunday, 7 December 2014

Otmoor. C

Candlesnuff Fungus.

Hypogymnia Physodes.

Sunday, 30 November 2014

Monday, 24 November 2014

Thursday, 20 November 2014

Otmoor 19th November



Roe Deer on Otmoor
Courtesy of Andrew Marshall



Tuesday, 18 November 2014

Wednesday, 5 November 2014

Monday, 3 November 2014

Otmoor.A.M. 3rd November.

Oyster Mushroom.

Hogweed.

Small Staghorn.

Sunday, 2 November 2014

Moss Radley 2nd November

Moss (on log) courtesy of Mark Chivers

Saturday, 1 November 2014

Friday, 31 October 2014

Otmoor. 31st. October.

Halloween Bat on the Bridleway.

Wednesday, 29 October 2014

Radley GP - 28th October

Several Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) butterflies flying on the bank along the North edge of the enclosed area in warm sunshine.


 

Tuesday, 28 October 2014

Otmoor A.M. 28th October

Glistening Inkcap.

Mating Clouded Yellows, 5 were seen in all.

Orange Hawkweed.

Sunday, 26 October 2014

Thursday, 23 October 2014

Garsington Clouded Yellow 23rd October

Late Clouded Yellow in Garsington courtesy of Steve Lockey

Wednesday, 22 October 2014

Otmoor.A.M. 22nd October.

Oyster Fungus.

Turkeytail.

Migrant Hawker.

Friday, 17 October 2014

Otmoor.A.M. 17th October.

Hornets nest, still growing.

Pleated Inkcap.

Noon-day Fly.

Monday, 13 October 2014

Otmoor. 13th. October.

Grass Snake.

Bridleway.

A very un-seasonal encounter on a wet afternoon.

Thursday, 9 October 2014

Otmoor. 9th. October.

Red Admiral.
Also two Clouded yellow,  in Closes.

Per. P.G.,  T.S.

Sunday, 5 October 2014

Otmoor Autumn Insects - 5th Oct

Some Migrant Hawker and lots of Common Darter were still flying this sunny morning, as well as one rather unusual and one rather late butterfly

Clouded Yellow (white form)

Hawker amongst the Haws

Common Darter

Small Copper (record shot)

Tuesday, 30 September 2014

Otmoor. Monday.

Eft.  Being assisted to a place of safety.

Friday, 26 September 2014

Oxford 26th September

False Widow Spider
My daughter found one of those False Widow Spiders in our bathroom yesterday. These are the ones that some of the Tabloids have been getting so hysterical about though apparently whilst they do bite when provoked, it's no worse than a bee sting

Wednesday, 24 September 2014

Otmoor. 24th September.

Michaelmas Daisy.

Chicken of the woods.