https://www.dianauzun.com/ https://www.dianauzun.com/links.html https://www.dianauzun.com/about.html https://www.dianauzun.com/otheritems.html https://www.dianauzun.com/gallery.html https://www.dianauzun.com/news.html https://www.dianauzun.com/the-much-maligned-fox https://www.dianauzun.com/surrey-artists-open-studios-2022 https://www.dianauzun.com/replacing-kitty-an-exhibition-of https://www.dianauzun.com/surrey-artists-open-studios https://www.dianauzun.com/saving-bees-one-at-a https://www.dianauzun.com/to-the-couple-who-purchased https://www.dianauzun.com/guildford-arts-summer-exhibition-6th https://www.dianauzun.com/nature-forever-surprising https://www.dianauzun.com/masquerade https://www.dianauzun.com/diversification https://www.dianauzun.com/guildford-arts-at-denbies-wine https://www.dianauzun.com/odd-behaviour https://www.dianauzun.com/anthropomorphism https://www.dianauzun.com/the-sweetest-bees https://www.dianauzun.com/the-mysterious-visitor https://www.dianauzun.com/can-a-fly-be-shy https://www.dianauzun.com/prints https://www.dianauzun.com/flowers-plants https://www.dianauzun.com/landscapes https://www.dianauzun.com/still-life https://www.dianauzun.com/only-human https://www.dianauzun.com/natural-world https://www.dianauzun.com/abstraction https://www.dianauzun.com/apple-blossom https://photos.on-this.website/wm/rDWJeAjaoQzHgeMTgI6bFicAdNQ=/wbl/1678727801/27932_22807068963f75d85d5384.jpgApple Blossom The scent and beauty of spring. https://www.dianauzun.com/buttercup-2 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/RX0UP10BCumGj8qF1XQTnvGqOQE=/wbl/1678727801/27932_14835280035f971338350b0.jpgThe Beauty of a Buttercup Meadow Buttercup [i](Ranunculus acris)[/i] https://www.dianauzun.com/bumblebee-on-oregano https://photos.on-this.website/wm/yHK6Wdr2iHnc6p36raCMwgK645U=/wbl/1678727801/27932_19918604515890d0bbba3be.jpgSaved Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris). I noticed this bumblebee drowning in the pond so lifted it on my finger and put it on the oregano flower. It stayed on that flower for about an hour (looking very bedraggled at first) but here dry, fluffy and happy. https://www.dianauzun.com/small-heath-bumblebee https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xY7xbbwWBCeuKFU6_lVDSTeR9qs=/wbl/1678727801/27932_17159183915c951b87ab3d0.jpgLoving the View Small Heath bumblebee (Bombus jonellus) on Angelica, looking so fluffy it could be an ad for shampoo! https://www.dianauzun.com/spring https://photos.on-this.website/wm/2u_l5-4kwo6kfnYtKzagAISvCK0=/wbl/1678727801/27932_10872668945d2b383f66234.jpgSpring Bluebells ([i]Hyacinthoides non-scripta[/i]) swaying in the breeze. https://www.dianauzun.com/everlasting https://photos.on-this.website/wm/XY19f7Si2ClXmLaLtp0dO0g9qH4=/wbl/1678727801/27932_6407936765d00f3d4abbd0.jpgEverlasting https://www.dianauzun.com/apis-mellifera-mellifera https://photos.on-this.website/wm/aan0hnArc3WUp_-3_Pf8v2jhsYE=/wbl/1678727801/27932_15574648755bfa886547395.jpgOur Great Hope Dark European honeybee (Apis mellifera mellifera) on Fennel. Our native honeybee; so good they named it twice. Rediscovered and increasing in numbers, they are our great hope in the face of others' decline. https://www.dianauzun.com/honeybee-and-angelica https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Pcm0IDaM9h2x1ccKxm3kgzIqK5E=/wbl/1678727801/27932_18244330995ab75e9ebc3e2.jpgFlight of the Honeybee European Honeybee [i](Apis mellifera[/i]) heading for Angelica (Angelica archangelica). A dreaded carpet beetle is sitting at the top of the flower [i](Anthrenus verbasci)[/i]. https://www.dianauzun.com/red-handed https://photos.on-this.website/wm/pQyBEl5j_OK7YzrCGuqBaKctvDA=/wbl/1678727801/27932_17276269705f904ba3c2157.jpgRed Handed Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). https://www.dianauzun.com/sultan https://photos.on-this.website/wm/BSSVOG_X0DwMjd9oo4YfIGUWFp0=/wbl/1678727801/27932_20197713845aa6c7ea83366.jpgSultan https://www.dianauzun.com/ornate-tailed-digger-wasp https://photos.on-this.website/wm/pTAwLYuvFbV87Zts3iFKc6oDW-c=/wbl/1678727801/27932_1572942652587e43080781d.jpgNectar Love Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp (Cerceris rybyensis) on Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare). https://www.dianauzun.com/change https://photos.on-this.website/wm/WovbqjgrIItnc-whV4B64I-CbD8=/wbl/1678727801/27932_1905723331609d31dedac54.jpgCHANGE ... is a must. [b]https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/current-time/[/b] [b]#CHANGE[/b] https://www.dianauzun.com/fantasy-island-san-michele https://photos.on-this.website/wm/5Rtbj0lphmEqgogPot5Y4w_3dDw=/wbl/1678727801/27932_149072177560c37f6e22753.jpgFantasy Island (Isola di San Michele) https://www.dianauzun.com/cosmos-bipinnuatus https://photos.on-this.website/wm/WPJ5HaM6iWeyxykylqKQP6wlmqg=/wbl/1678727801/27932_9352520225b9e488e59071.jpgCosmic Purple Cosmos, or Mexican Aster ([i]Cosmos bipinnuatus[/i]) https://www.dianauzun.com/brimstone-butterfly https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Z8oVF-Ppjn--oaRuOkEs8u7aRXg=/wbl/1678727801/27932_16996794258a5ad436128a.jpgThe Awakening Brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) on Sweet rocket (Hesperis matronalis). One of the first butterflies to become active in early spring, as they sleep through winter as adults. https://www.dianauzun.com/blue-vase-with-agapanthus https://photos.on-this.website/wm/GaurldHawrofVGH6ZGbuxx2x4Jw=/wbl/1678727801/27932_169515250463f0d2cc6fa34.jpgBlue Vase with Agapanthus https://www.dianauzun.com/our-boy https://photos.on-this.website/wm/RqB0UqR9uXRcyLkus4l31BY6ly4=/wbl/1678727801/27932_164642471863ef8d01c5ad4.jpgOur Boy Wonderful male fox that made our garden his home for several years. We miss him... https://www.dianauzun.com/honeybee-on-astrantia https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Ftw26XGO5vn87qfbKIgp2DbKLOs=/wbl/1678727801/27932_121305412958838d4a09589.jpgHoneybee Honeybee (Apis mellifera) on Astrantia 'Roma'. https://www.dianauzun.com/reflections-on-the-canal https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0jfuaij6zf1b71X5XOTEEDv7Z-4=/wbl/1678727801/27932_1952159315640f50df250d0.jpgReflections on the Canal Autumn reflections on the Basingstoke Canal https://www.dianauzun.com/holly-blue-butterfly https://photos.on-this.website/wm/51Q1YE5MX6MUiiREbkwBsG13Tkg=/wbl/1678727801/27932_1650038202588c5f253de38.jpgA Delicate Balance Holly Blue butterfly (Celastrina argiolus) on Hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum). A butterfly locked into a tragic relationship with a parasitic wasp (Listrodomus nycthemerus) which preys solely on this species so that, when the butterfly population crashes, so does the wasp’s, and the cycle starts again. https://www.dianauzun.com/memories-of-summer https://photos.on-this.website/wm/9RIJCQDwffM68bM9aTL8hIRg9d8=/wbl/1678727801/27932_213411219763f0d5dda8c6e.jpgMemories of Summer https://www.dianauzun.com/bottled-bee https://photos.on-this.website/wm/7qPTwOPfBW-7RJUqpV1zU6wWWlU=/wbl/1678727801/27932_18591064815d139462bc62a.jpgPreservation Nature preserved in a bottle; is this our future? [b]#TurnBackTheClock[/b] https://www.dianauzun.com/two-minutes https://photos.on-this.website/wm/6FxFof79DoZ3FZw8nJgaRcXcPFc=/wbl/1678727801/27932_5083271525ebc1e71d18d2.jpgTwo Minutes 2019: Two minutes to midnight, the closest the Doomsday Clock had ever been to the apocalypse. Until 2020 that is, when it moved to 100 seconds to midnight and, in 2022, remained in that fearful position. Horrifyingly for us all, in 2023 it moved to 90 seconds, and remains in that position in 2024, the closest to global catastrophe it has ever been. [b]https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/current-time/[/b] [b]#TurnBackTheClock[/b] https://www.dianauzun.com/evening-mint-moth https://photos.on-this.website/wm/7faK5hJctgjspBPAcG4srq2QtLk=/wbl/1678727801/27932_19313093145b9e4016541a8.jpgIn Hiding Evening Mint moth (Pyrausta aurata) on Oregano leaf. https://www.dianauzun.com/natures-carpet https://photos.on-this.website/wm/RKxvkrH-epW6e4phkEvmzf3kSAU=/wbl/1678727801/27932_93783060163f76451a9ce9.jpgBluebell Wood Bluebells on the Common. https://www.dianauzun.com/large-skipper-butterfly https://photos.on-this.website/wm/6fB41pVnMIJ3WeXSiHlypzdHD5A=/wbl/1678727801/27932_160220516858a70150a756f.jpgThe Skipper Large skipper butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanus) perched on Marsh cinqfoil leaf (Potentilla palustris) above the pond. https://www.dianauzun.com/messing-with-nature https://photos.on-this.website/wm/6ECSN3rkfhrogNqtcZbC2BiYu7k=/wbl/1678727801/27932_142741395463ef7fb8b8be2.jpgMessing with Nature https://www.dianauzun.com/our-world-without-insects https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0EA8kbVX4vJi_-x3TQ8JUfzEIcs=/wbl/1678727801/27932_5700744435d00fb5ba8086.jpgOur World Without Insects Our 'world of plenty' being lost as climate change diminishes insect populations essential for crop pollination (even self-fertilising fruit trees need insects to pollinate their flowers, 'self-fertilising' doesn't mean there is no need for pollinators, it means there is no need for another fruit tree nearby.) [b]#TurnBackTheClock #SaveOurInsects[b/] https://www.dianauzun.com/autumn-leaves-on-the-canal https://photos.on-this.website/wm/BkpsbZ7oA45eqGcCvRTZV01bqKU=/wbl/1678727801/27932_38214701663989dcfac3a2.jpgAutumn Leaves on the Canal Basingstoke Canal in Autumn https://www.dianauzun.com/rose https://photos.on-this.website/wm/J-u8TM7ssIDUMD4OXmUe-ge32t0=/wbl/1678727801/27932_4611016395920790714dc8.jpgYellow Rose [color=grey][font=Calibri][size=14]A modern rose: no scent for the nose, No way in for those in need of nature's nectar. Beautiful at least, but no use to man or beast; A warning for our future.[/font][/size][/color] https://www.dianauzun.com/rocky-peninsular https://photos.on-this.website/wm/mGo82et7sNGagF20Y4KmKCkF60s=/wbl/1678727801/27932_156562381763f0b3b64c719.jpgRocky Peninsular https://www.dianauzun.com/breezy-morning https://photos.on-this.website/wm/1Q5bXRL5JLN6mURoIG_Sn239Hqo=/wbl/1678727801/27932_39558126263efa44b7ce0d.jpgBreezy Morning After letting our lawn grow rather more than usual, we had a very windy day. It was great fun slowing the shutter speed to reveal its dance. https://www.dianauzun.com/tangerine-dream https://photos.on-this.website/wm/92h-iWVuuPOO_d__5ugwbWnyico=/wbl/1678727801/27932_79408131563ecf0b32ac71.jpgTangerine Dream https://www.dianauzun.com/colletes-bee https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gnFPtbKjosfqzOQIzX7c0bBe_dM=/wbl/1678727801/27932_15520670335bdc8e5461e19.jpgColourful World Plasterer bee (Colletes similis) resting on fennel. (The strange colours in the background are (clock-wise) yellow fennel flowers, a turquoise watering can, and the corner of a terracotta pot.) https://www.dianauzun.com/eventide-at-the-castle https://photos.on-this.website/wm/yf38FdeX_i-avF46SNYqrXmxx84=/wbl/1678727801/27932_190534872863f64057bf413.jpgEventide at the Castle Windsor Castle at dusk. https://www.dianauzun.com/agapanthus https://photos.on-this.website/wm/n1Mptf8_rEzohYySpaDNaT0Oo2w=/wbl/1678727801/27932_10630112535f461911c2c43.jpgAfrican Lily ([i]Agapanthus[/i]) https://www.dianauzun.com/small-tortoiseshell-butterfly https://photos.on-this.website/wm/XynZbPKB09o8j0yrZSNVk0v1wjI=/wbl/1678727801/27932_179812773858bd5b6dd821b.jpgA Grand Romance Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) on Verbena bonariensis. This male butterfly practices a prolonged and extraordinary courtship which includes drumming his antennae on the female's hind wings. https://www.dianauzun.com/this-way-no-this-way https://photos.on-this.website/wm/a7GBzAPtoqwwcBvVlSQaMds2z1Q=/wbl/1678727801/27932_114759836263e520aa90ebe.jpgThis Way! No This Way! Woundwort Shieldbugs mating on Deadnettle. https://www.dianauzun.com/cone-flower https://photos.on-this.website/wm/CBU3cvDgYngRtkzwBIdS6yj2VB4=/wbl/1678727801/27932_4352138005f4619127097d.jpgSummer Breeze ([i]Echinacia[/i]) https://www.dianauzun.com/bee-fly-on-honesty https://photos.on-this.website/wm/rLTOgHXpP0CjRNKHj2fWFcShkPY=/wbl/1678727801/27932_281054065ea3f3018940f.jpgThe Imposter Bee fly (Bombylius major). It looks like a bee at first glance but is actually a fly that predates bees. https://www.dianauzun.com/winter-fox-head https://photos.on-this.website/wm/B_hH5mAXldZ3ABDZxprDh0JKPe8=/wbl/1678727801/27932_12955227375ebef798a178a.jpgWinter Fox Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) in the snow. https://www.dianauzun.com/daisy-chain https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xmO0z9fmk5SldVmtwVyXYTczTnA=/wbl/1678727801/27932_66610650763f8bd161f595.jpgDaisy Chain A courting pair of Large Red Damselflies. It's wonderful to watch them investigating everything in the garden after two years at the bottom of the pond. They are so curious and sometimes land on us and stare up at our faces. https://www.dianauzun.com/steampunk-romance https://photos.on-this.website/wm/_JMeFcRYALC8J6ndNWFUYZtMmVc=/wbl/1678727801/27932_2068212164587fa953df821.jpgSteampunk Romance https://www.dianauzun.com/snow-on-common https://photos.on-this.website/wm/agDJRZh9rKYc0FYtvEc4kZpsde4=/wbl/1678727801/27932_2687725285a9c033f58e86.jpgSnow on the Common https://www.dianauzun.com/gondola https://photos.on-this.website/wm/A3gcvOYuZ-1w8w3gew1bMvdrjrQ=/wbl/1678727801/27932_17130620615ec23fb446a19.jpgGondola https://www.dianauzun.com/daydreamer https://photos.on-this.website/wm/EYvTL76X8ENhQH3Hyk0DOmrACCA=/wbl/1678727801/27932_114287331459ce83a28aa58.jpgDaydreaming Snipe Fly (Chrysopilus modestus) on Hydrangea leaf. Female. https://www.dianauzun.com/inhale-at-distance https://photos.on-this.website/wm/uaoQrm4IhYYv_cR7O1HACkilnP8=/wbl/1678727801/27932_12280718475b2fbb131ffd7.jpgInhale at Distance Dandelion seed head ([i]Taraxacum officinale[/i]) with a tiny passenger. https://www.dianauzun.com/red-fox https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xm_RwoRFlPMHPB4xxzj1P7Yx_7c=/wbl/1678727801/27932_4235692385886442011847.jpgRed Fox Red fox (Vulpes vulpes). https://www.dianauzun.com/early-morning https://photos.on-this.website/wm/R_-lTVo4vaQea_HlAyDu6NF9Xgo=/wbl/1678727801/27932_15964926445981f7d49a7d3.jpgNewark Priory https://www.dianauzun.com/young-vixen https://photos.on-this.website/wm/6BaUtCQhFmBXvAqYRRcTRMkCI-Y=/wbl/1678727801/27932_93536993958860581b69fa.jpgYoung Vixen Red fox (Vulpes vulpes). Young, very well behaved vixen watching her dad. https://www.dianauzun.com/evening-grasses https://photos.on-this.website/wm/wyt2J8Fnxdkw3VO7C7TAqgoK-Y4=/wbl/1678727801/27932_3592527905bdc7963695a6.jpgEvening Grasses The end of a lazy, warm afternoon; picnic over, sun going down... https://www.dianauzun.com/fop https://photos.on-this.website/wm/JBj2e3AGP1VVx8y0DGkViKUpnnI=/wbl/1678727801/27932_8432406875a8eeb331ad37.jpgFop https://www.dianauzun.com/house-fly https://photos.on-this.website/wm/yfZtwQkYgyj-CDXPsRy-HdTobp4=/wbl/1678727801/27932_12354378825ea3f300c3d36.jpgWhere it should be... A house fly (Phaonia errans) exactly where it should be, outside in the undergrowth. https://www.dianauzun.com/aristocrat https://photos.on-this.website/wm/oB4Zjlo0NJVFaOlqfZH-09bC9vo=/wbl/1678727801/27932_817245325aafe210cc569.jpgAristocrat https://www.dianauzun.com/honeybee-on-geranium https://photos.on-this.website/wm/PEmen8FhzluOfi8002JJ4ir5Sv4=/wbl/1678727801/27932_313596098587e2a060d6a3.jpgBlowing Raspberries European Honeybee ([i]Apis mellifera[/i]) on Meadow cranesbill ([i]Geranium pratense[/i]). https://www.dianauzun.com/swans-bill https://photos.on-this.website/wm/WFEEuy0lZ08HY9pJqHZArENWjRI=/wbl/1678727801/27932_9980447875a8da5c4c0e7a.jpgSwans Bill https://www.dianauzun.com/thyme https://photos.on-this.website/wm/3ZkBC4qsCBcSBqPmrikbCr_sEkM=/wbl/1678727801/27932_1620310915f461913a5602.jpgThyme A beautiful herb beloved of bees [i]Thymus vulgaris[/i] https://www.dianauzun.com/young-agapanthus https://photos.on-this.website/wm/IjYcfduSxPNrkCDUnYY0hi0-rvk=/wbl/1678727801/27932_155658233163f0bf4472330.jpgYoung Agapanthus https://www.dianauzun.com/very-keen-parenting https://photos.on-this.website/wm/HYBgAjJgIKwy11qsZehkZLi8j2g=/wbl/1678727801/27932_137089037363e520aaed40f.jpg(very) 'Keen Parenting' Woundwort Shield bugs mating on deadnettle with extraordinary enthusiasm. At least 10 eggs laid, one recently hatched youngster, and still connected! https://www.dianauzun.com/steampunk-gentlemen https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0lHzzBn1DT0Rgt7851ajL06fPQY=/wbl/1678727801/27932_1964301532587fa955af8ba.jpgSteampunk Gentlemen https://www.dianauzun.com/female-parasitic-wasp-on-yarrow https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ezpq55hLkQKs_JVmWwyH5LkdX3E=/wbl/1678727801/27932_169145719263ee57f2dd688.jpgFemale Parasitic Wasp on Yarrow Parasitic wasp (Gasteruption jaculator). You can tell this is a female by what looks like a very long tail, but is actually an ovipositor. This is the channel through which she lays her eggs in the nests of solitary bees and wasps. Her young will feed on theirs. https://www.dianauzun.com/alone-on-the-hill https://photos.on-this.website/wm/BXt-K_6MhVuFJakXFN1yT5_peac=/wbl/1678727801/27932_17907159915c6058948695c.jpgAlone on a Hill https://www.dianauzun.com/buttercup https://photos.on-this.website/wm/RkZLOBcwXxIJQ5pZYCT870w--xQ=/wbl/1678727801/27932_975637437591f2fe181f99.jpgSunny Morning Buttercup ([i]Ranunculus repens[/i]). https://www.dianauzun.com/damselfly-metamorphosis https://photos.on-this.website/wm/u6XXXNqi8ic1XmpMlxyZ1Dr8zbo=/wbl/1678727801/27932_81425085958ef829f45d7a.jpgMetamorphosis Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) breaking out of its naiad state. https://www.dianauzun.com/adventurer https://photos.on-this.website/wm/as-YhgHno5jNkvv0Ng3T5NfxVU8=/wbl/1678727801/27932_12146622985aa6d23037cc2.jpgAdventurer https://www.dianauzun.com/chive https://photos.on-this.website/wm/845TRUFPv3kgWx6v8tIXoPYppqc=/wbl/1678727801/27932_11566562435bdc7962737cf.jpgLone Chive Chive ([i]Allium schoenoprasum[/i]). https://www.dianauzun.com/vixen https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ijC1HThlTZnspOyrGsDaiSR_4iU=/wbl/1678727801/27932_3044645405f537b00047f1.jpgVixen Red fox, vixen (Vulpes vulpes) https://www.dianauzun.com/window-light https://photos.on-this.website/wm/bADrSyr0IvJyyDSVxE9JtuP6TZc=/wbl/1678727801/27932_17351941945c604731d6cd1.jpgWindow Light Mexican aster ([i]Cosmos bipinnatus[/i]). https://www.dianauzun.com/egret-on-the-canal https://photos.on-this.website/wm/p73Z3QeHmlNAuJst8Hl_bEDPENg=/wbl/1678727801/27932_185927067463c2f52c61e57.jpgEgret on the Canal Venice https://www.dianauzun.com/white-agapanthus https://photos.on-this.website/wm/DFs_iknhX1xfsig_BjLichN1jEs=/wbl/1678727801/27932_986346992589dda239cbe8.jpgLily of the Nile ([i]Agapanthus africanus[/i]). https://www.dianauzun.com/rays-on-woolacombe-bay https://photos.on-this.website/wm/_5YAtP3GWQMiC6isdrLe0yiPhVg=/wbl/1678727801/27932_72922813263f0b3b64e057.jpgRays on Woolacombe Bay https://www.dianauzun.com/devilish-soldier-beetle https://photos.on-this.website/wm/oxrq89JZHMrm4-4LgZ2E8gLkNvw=/wbl/1678727801/27932_43598623763ee6721117c1.jpgDevilish Soldier Beetle Common Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva) an asset to gardeners as they delight in eating aphids. https://www.dianauzun.com/the-leap https://photos.on-this.website/wm/VfAfaDkkj9FUzqwrcP2FwgftKtU=/wbl/1678727801/27932_19825522658d6c615b4f1e.jpgThe Leap https://www.dianauzun.com/in-fear-of-the-hornet https://photos.on-this.website/wm/4gaRtoPObFC2fhg_LCM2AVnUimY=/wbl/1678727801/27932_1317325984587cedd43143a.jpgIn Fear of the Hornet Common wasp ([i]Vespula vulgaris[/i]) hiding in an Allium flower. https://www.dianauzun.com/winter-squirrel https://photos.on-this.website/wm/aJYrym1Vnj_XPi4091jO8AgA1S4=/wbl/1678727801/27932_35334703558b6f29713310.jpgWinter squirrel Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). https://www.dianauzun.com/summer-lawn https://photos.on-this.website/wm/nwI67o4_1RdqBJfDKo17sgusRiw=/wbl/1678727801/27932_188807928163f0bf4472316.jpgSummer Lawn https://www.dianauzun.com/harlequin https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Rq92088VbT4PymUQUmr01QJ6b5M=/wbl/1678727801/27932_9524768475a91a7547fc74.jpgHarlequin https://www.dianauzun.com/forget-me-not https://photos.on-this.website/wm/7OYG2QhktvAsc_jTLa5EAbhmThI=/wbl/1678727801/27932_26195013458ef9d06337f7.jpgSpring Blues Forget-me-not ([i]Myosotis sylvatica[/i]) in evening light. https://www.dianauzun.com/no-standing https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xU8z3_GmXqfGufjOav2NIQMFg7U=/wbl/1678727801/27932_183723225263ece3a4acc12.jpgNO STANDING A super traditional fair which visited our public green for many years. This was its last run before being broken up. https://www.dianauzun.com/tulips https://photos.on-this.website/wm/-mSYhWCV7UPEo4R83YBZFCTeDrA=/wbl/1678727801/27932_616535925ee0e5cd9bd42.jpgTulips Creative photography. https://www.dianauzun.com/the-bridge https://photos.on-this.website/wm/UZhIm4X2J-mcoxSf14v1AeJoyXY=/wbl/1678727801/27932_6589298725a9e9567be6a5.jpgThe Old Bridge (Ponte Vecchio) Ponte Vecchio, Florence https://www.dianauzun.com/niobe-and-the-snail https://photos.on-this.website/wm/MdcWvvsDii1Zh-u9UyD49A5BQJg=/wbl/1678727801/27932_135269076963f8f88d56f09.jpgNiobe and the Snail Clematis Niobe and a Brown-lipped Snail (Cepaea nemoralis) https://www.dianauzun.com/common-kestrel https://photos.on-this.website/wm/GsuQAsQcs-OUpWyrjvLOIvNBMNA=/wbl/1678727801/27932_96489308058947fc5b049b.jpgKestrel American kestrel (Falco sparverius). Adult male. https://www.dianauzun.com/shy-damselfly https://photos.on-this.website/wm/MihcjcCLwDTj_sWR2WigQXrdKz8=/wbl/1678727801/27932_1786477854588b559655a94.jpgShy Damselfly Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) on Zebra Rush (Scirpus zebrinus). https://www.dianauzun.com/colourful-tales https://photos.on-this.website/wm/KT-ku04r2HnU451ygTzYPckYX8s=/wbl/1678727801/27932_13561331395ee0e190d4243.jpgColourful Tales Multiple exposure of some favourite books on the shelf https://www.dianauzun.com/sunrise https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0OwFrn43YXkdmR-qXpd3gXDPHO8=/wbl/1678727801/27932_10027458555aa01d0dc1f4c.jpgVenetian Sunrise https://www.dianauzun.com/courtier https://photos.on-this.website/wm/jf3tsfN3omGuh89eBIIS6CoVDks=/wbl/1678727801/27932_11595049205a8da46207113.jpgCourtier https://www.dianauzun.com/echoes https://photos.on-this.website/wm/__MXq8T_VSnAaArgOcQosM0mLsc=/wbl/1678727801/27932_12867961345aa01177166c0.jpgDawn https://www.dianauzun.com/seed-of-time https://photos.on-this.website/wm/9l-pM5YNVF_iJYH1QXD9xNdpg-c=/wbl/1678727801/27932_6874287755ec625dc38e1f.jpgSeed of Time Abstract development of yellow flower https://www.dianauzun.com/step-into-my-parlour https://photos.on-this.website/wm/CU_zozXLt7t_slQiJnyMOl8uHxA=/wbl/1678727801/27932_108699071158c055f722bdc.jpgStep into my Parlour ...' Green Crab Spider (Diaea dorsata) awaiting its prey on a rose. https://www.dianauzun.com/wood-mouse-in-herbs https://photos.on-this.website/wm/cQ9Ac7RF1JXWutQeSwv1_R7hJ5A=/wbl/1678727801/27932_4904078035f47a7452db94.jpgWood Mouse in the Herb Garden Wood mouse ( Apodemus sylvaticus) https://www.dianauzun.com/our-world-of-plenty https://photos.on-this.website/wm/BH3huJYsRKPcWy8QUH1Lr0z_zy4=/wbl/1678727801/27932_5668182655d00f3d625d92.jpgOur World of Plenty Our wealth and luck at such an array of foods all year round. https://www.dianauzun.com/poise https://photos.on-this.website/wm/dBkwKbEgp_-zjaKtnHa5nnx_HC0=/wbl/1678727801/27932_647603171588b228fc9232.jpgPoise https://www.dianauzun.com/female-beautiful-demoiselle https://photos.on-this.website/wm/_zqj-z6b-ireWwQ-MQlTs6VN-Gg=/wbl/1678727801/27932_4549761715b1a4baca8db7.jpgA Beauty in Jeopardy Beautiful Demoiselle Damselfly, female (Calopteryx splendens) showing malformed foot and inner wing tips. https://www.dianauzun.com/snoozing-fox https://photos.on-this.website/wm/WVBdvxAMF4Sb3e3ZoUBIDHQmtxI=/wbl/1678727801/27932_182174909458a754acb7ec1.jpgUnder the apple tree Red fox (Vulpes vulpes). https://www.dianauzun.com/lustre https://photos.on-this.website/wm/MNNwMv85NFpQqBOxfoAfm-ydWak=/wbl/1678727801/27932_14503547165f749e7da6357.jpgLustre https://www.dianauzun.com/off-season https://photos.on-this.website/wm/B1M7OF3SxG64WRUUCrjltDKeNDk=/wbl/1678727801/27932_2094037798587e0d4021b20.jpgOff Season https://www.dianauzun.com/happy-dragonfly https://photos.on-this.website/wm/TMkJLdKA28Z5yekColjBfRoY7bY=/wbl/1678727801/27932_100463256763ef9082b91b5.jpgHappy Dragonfly Common Darter dragonfly (male). I spend a lot of time looking through a lens at dragonflies but I've never seen one that looked as happy as this. He spent a long time flying back and forth over the pond but kept coming back and looking at me, like this. Wonderful. https://www.dianauzun.com/psychedelia https://photos.on-this.website/wm/2UpXsH0Hff-yJ0t-mG14C08MrfQ=/wbl/1678727801/27932_17063994165ee0ed3be54bd.jpgPsychedelic Devil's Paintbrush ([i]Hawkweed Hieracium[/i]) subjected to creativity. https://www.dianauzun.com/large-white-butterfly https://photos.on-this.website/wm/BP5o7wVVdxGIzESEAHBN9tnIoK4=/wbl/1678727801/27932_1693599699588c58d79b40f.jpgWhat a Wonderful Day Large White butterfly (Pieris brassicae) on Verbena bonariensis. Such a happy face! https://www.dianauzun.com/hamsaya-hasta https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Jo39jibvte_dRcYHLmsR2G4VAUg=/wbl/1678727801/27932_16057901855a8da46532d1b.jpgHamsaya hasta https://www.dianauzun.com/cranes-bill https://photos.on-this.website/wm/GHIftyg0KQaKBfAKg6h7Wy5R1rU=/wbl/1678727801/27932_554785075ebe315da79d9.jpgCrane's-bill Cranesbill (Geranium endressii). https://www.dianauzun.com/wet-bumblebee-chive https://photos.on-this.website/wm/_GJTo2gkXr6s5OpHQlYX4-e4Pus=/wbl/1678727801/27932_177230603758a1a32427b17.jpgNothing Is As It Seems ... Barbut's Cuckoo bee (Bombus barbutellus) on Chive (Allium schoenoprasum). Not an innocent bumble, but a cuckoo bee which mimics its prey. https://www.dianauzun.com/snowy-fox https://photos.on-this.website/wm/1JFEa9VEpc7bA3JWijUzsuKBJiM=/wbl/1678727801/27932_1234856175f96dc05de158.jpgSnowy Fox Vulpes vulpes. Male. https://www.dianauzun.com/the-last-insects https://photos.on-this.website/wm/RC-aaxGodnKbj7kU6GxUkCfQe1M=/wbl/1678727801/27932_13228908815ee659c4c8db5.jpgLast Chance To See ... As highlighted by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine back in 1990, no longer a fear for the future, insect populations are crashing now. https://www.dianauzun.com/wood-mouse https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kCshO1wVyWyCP5NTzfOIH8mmN6o=/wbl/1678727801/27932_8567462845f2998f12c224.jpgWood Mouse Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) can't quite make me out. https://www.dianauzun.com/look-out-duty https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ivj9A4LYCNvRvwmHRjoW90K38QM=/wbl/1678727801/27932_200158916059e8a3149b8fd.jpgLook-out Duty Common Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva) on Allium. https://www.dianauzun.com/marmalade-hoverfly https://photos.on-this.website/wm/_3JxI5fkuvvJ9pyjBesOm8Dmny0=/wbl/1678727801/27932_127837255158ef84b9deb70.jpgAn Air of Expectancy ... Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) on Euonymous leaf. https://www.dianauzun.com/view-from-a-bench https://photos.on-this.website/wm/b5jebl39Efb8A9mCqT39mxkgjWc=/wbl/1678727801/27932_5571637595dbd605a55f90.jpgView from a Bench https://www.dianauzun.com/woman-in-red https://photos.on-this.website/wm/LAQhumeL1I9wd0mWxOL15tGXvZY=/wbl/1678727801/27932_315830700589da8d69c5de.jpgTaking the First Step https://www.dianauzun.com/bumblebee-on-hemp https://photos.on-this.website/wm/7-jpTrpVMoON6G15XG41yVk51Vk=/wbl/1678727801/27932_1640740996588c5f22d28c6.jpgIt's a Perfect Day White tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) on Hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum). https://www.dianauzun.com/highwayman https://photos.on-this.website/wm/_oeZ1TRlrPoBnSn4xKvpxtjcbeI=/wbl/1678727801/27932_8253583965a8da455c5bf8.jpgHighwayman https://www.dianauzun.com/dark-european-honeybee https://photos.on-this.website/wm/rdtXHq415eatc6O7SBIogFl0ICc=/wbl/1678727801/27932_307539645bdca6ad9d239.jpgMaking a Come Back...? Dark European Honeybee ([i]Apis mellifera mellifera[/i]) on Fennel. Our native honeybee, hopefully making a comeback... https://www.dianauzun.com/deadhead-hoverfly-on-fennel https://photos.on-this.website/wm/5oAksvOhdv54xB7gRnx60_wFx3A=/wbl/1678727801/27932_12450920785bdca6ae81efc.jpgCamouflage Deadhead Hoverfly (Myathropa florea) on Fennel. https://www.dianauzun.com/cosmic-mystery https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kZpQLJm4qDyMVYRPM7RuFeP9bUA=/wbl/1678727801/27932_12456246395f4619131ec6d.jpgCosmic Mystery Cosmos (but not as we know it). https://www.dianauzun.com/mysteries-of-the-deep https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Y6hGRnmWUFs26-dmvnmUOdckTWY=/wbl/1678727801/27932_13245763055fc0fcc7cbeb5.jpgMysteries of the Deep https://www.dianauzun.com/counts https://photos.on-this.website/wm/L7lKDVT-pEyoYihRHUCh3UdahJc=/wbl/1678727801/27932_6986019025a8da45aa3a82.jpgCounts https://www.dianauzun.com/beautiful-star https://photos.on-this.website/wm/pfoD-FRjwKejNOPZ1TWNaGDj_hE=/wbl/1678727801/27932_17276171275c604733dda56.jpgAutumn Clematis ([i]Clematis viticella[/i]) 'Etoille Violette' seed heads bejewelled with raindrops. https://www.dianauzun.com/mint-moth-on-lavender https://photos.on-this.website/wm/AO8Z3eNOLXF-254F7UfgkzL2BS4=/wbl/1678727801/27932_6363136235b9e18c1dd955.jpgScaling the Heights Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata) on Lavender (Lavandula) https://www.dianauzun.com/monochrome-fox https://photos.on-this.website/wm/7pEYOLx07NwpKpmkP2p04PJMNsk=/wbl/1678727801/27932_116964031658947fc4cfff0.jpgFox Red fox (Vulpes vulpes). https://www.dianauzun.com/snow-in-april https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0DaqISr6dDnVxKUiN16hInhKUkk=/wbl/1678727801/27932_21243053455ed0f00879361.jpgSnow in April A warm Spring with spells of freezing weather can damage our pollinator population. https://www.dianauzun.com/wood https://photos.on-this.website/wm/PirFeEFpBEJiIR2iG6D0odi_s4E=/wbl/1678727801/27932_1766622655c61a455538f7.jpgNorwegian Wood A double exposure of our local woods in the snow. The title refers to McCartney's song of the same name. He thought it a better title than 'pine'. https://www.dianauzun.com/alliums-cubed https://photos.on-this.website/wm/UMEo9VJuhYOjGacStki71dD222s=/wbl/1678727801/27932_33407304465d891359b74c.jpgAlliums Cubed Dried Allium heads (with experimentation) https://www.dianauzun.com/green-bottle-blowfly https://photos.on-this.website/wm/5jH3GDlSQsIxrzmne9D7dpOTyZs=/wbl/1678727801/27932_1734837190587cedced1b75.jpgLife's Necessities Common Green Bottle Blowfly (Lucilia sericata) lapping up Fennel nectar and letting nature take its course. https://www.dianauzun.com/hoverfly-on-hawkweed https://photos.on-this.website/wm/KUVwHLIQBI6Dd5N3QA0JnAlS-PA=/wbl/1678727801/27932_3933788595ea45fd075b66.jpgHungry Hoverfly Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) on Hawkweed (Pilosella aurantiaca). https://www.dianauzun.com/the-keepsake https://photos.on-this.website/wm/4RQpipwuTq9LZD81I_vvq1EAppI=/wbl/1678727801/27932_13188699585d00f4f6dfa0b.jpgThe Keepsake https://www.dianauzun.com/dusk https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kyGq27c7lnlp0gVQAv7WeR2x_To=/wbl/1678727801/27932_337822235a9ec282ad9a6.jpgDusk https://www.dianauzun.com/the-elegance-of-the-cloeon https://photos.on-this.website/wm/hPcHUCF2cCSXxldodMqh8TTPIIU=/wbl/1678727801/27932_12817958645f970f5a79ff5.jpgThe Elegance of the Cloeon dipterum Mayfly A tiny (c. 5mm) beautiful mayfly that, despite have no mouth parts, can live for several days. (See Random Reflections.) https://www.dianauzun.com/snow-squirrel https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Puu2IVIz4S-0O0daHXDGFuJpPyc=/wbl/1678727801/27932_4659128275aabc6612ec87.jpgSnow squirrel Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) looking remarkably red. https://www.dianauzun.com/chiaroscuro https://photos.on-this.website/wm/nmRh5jjeBLe0usAnUhQ1Wv_Slp0=/wbl/1678727801/27932_1032483206589ddd98801cc.jpgChiaroscuro https://www.dianauzun.com/peace https://photos.on-this.website/wm/vUqtKa-Pc9bMQR3Z7xXenwJYymk=/wbl/1678727801/27932_1763368995587cbb7f461e3.jpgPeace https://www.dianauzun.com/scorpion-fly https://photos.on-this.website/wm/A1JZQ4VihbEtx1hy3RYhHE5gfc4=/wbl/1678727801/27932_186856387594c398e50541.jpgIn the Spotlight Common Scorpionfly (Panorpa communis). Male, looking for a benevolent date. https://www.dianauzun.com/common-darter https://photos.on-this.website/wm/L9eMNqJ8gB6uOURmlNAPSdsaoGk=/wbl/1678727801/27932_10182060825ce2e7dd4e1dd.jpgBreezy Common Darter Dragonfly (Sympetrum striolatum) on Crocosmia paniculata. https://www.dianauzun.com/buff-tailed-bumblebee-on-angelica https://photos.on-this.website/wm/a_RZSgdBA_mglXN2phR54sq2rgg=/wbl/1678727801/27932_5593536405ebf8c3b0f485.jpgA Good Day Wonderfully healthy looking Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) on Angelica; covered in pollen and topping up on nectar. https://www.dianauzun.com/the-gatekeeper https://photos.on-this.website/wm/qGQigtV-HlKAAu-f3j7PC4L2WP4=/wbl/1678727801/27932_129612303763ecda63bc2f2.jpgThe Gatekeeper Gatekeeper butterfly ([i]Maniola jurtina[/i]) on Origano [i](Origanum vulgare)[/i] living up to its name. https://www.dianauzun.com/honeybee-bath-on-oregano https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Qg1HA-Z1gAqYy4d402qiLO5EtzA=/wbl/1678727801/27932_76314814763e51b964db7b.jpgHoneybee Bath on Oregano Honeybees love a good clean up. This one hung from this oregano plant for several minutes while wiping down its head and body with its legs. https://www.dianauzun.com/black-headed-cardinal-beetle https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gcuJAVXkVbZY2sypWjuAen_SnM4=/wbl/1678727801/27932_974930150590714be9519b.jpgThe Cardinal Rules Black-headed Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa coccinea) on Cirsium bud. https://www.dianauzun.com/winter-wood-pigeon https://photos.on-this.website/wm/vSM-BMk4RMUMRRgK9KA5Yt2mk7o=/wbl/1678727801/27932_812577635f578c902e910.jpgWinter Wood Pigeon Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) https://www.dianauzun.com/golden-hour https://photos.on-this.website/wm/k3tXPTfjiQcrvp1cB2C5QV7_s10=/wbl/1678727801/27932_1227385765c03ec27a0e53.jpgGolden Hour Very tall (5-6ft) Cosmos ([i]Cosmos bipinnatus[/i]) on a beautiful summer evening. https://www.dianauzun.com/grandee-demeanour https://photos.on-this.website/wm/qCTyVhHg_9-p_jEXuvdGNnW7BKg=/wbl/1678727801/27932_16764236355a19a3f93df10.jpgGrandee Demeanour Mayfly (Cloeon dipterum) resting on my shower screen. (See the tale of it's life in 'Random Reflections'.) https://www.dianauzun.com/azure-damselflies https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Fodcw3l6pylAMfbnlDIhocS0e4g=/wbl/1678727801/27932_14068842265948070f4e1bc.jpgBlue Romantics Azure Damselflies (Coenagrion puella); mating pair. https://www.dianauzun.com/blowing-bubbles https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xHv_lDzEyR4tGUyuPJ2hIyoKII0=/wbl/1678727801/27932_474873694590792ac21250.jpgBlowing Bubbles Satellite Fly (Leucophora) on Apple blossom (See the tale of it's life in 'Random Reflections'.) https://www.dianauzun.com/cardinal-beetle https://photos.on-this.website/wm/m211wXwwPb_rgloUyS-7Gmz0QGc=/wbl/1678727801/27932_133066019258987fb370268.jpgFocused on Prey Black headed cardinal beetle (Pyrochroa coccinea) on brook thistle bud (Cirsium rivulare). https://www.dianauzun.com/consolation https://photos.on-this.website/wm/bEskKzxWrKUpABM0gzWTvLQ_0vg=/wbl/1678727801/27932_1879138345a0ef07e19147.jpgA Friend in Need... Common Malachite Beetle (Malachius bipustulatus) apparently showing some concern for the unmoving Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis). https://www.dianauzun.com/upstaged https://photos.on-this.website/wm/IcpdZLnd3-9KV8hM0BTvKcAE6H0=/wbl/1678727801/27932_18435964175a91a757d6bae.jpgUpstaged! https://www.dianauzun.com/moonlight https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kg3d2CyHeHLLCGyXj6Tz95aBGTM=/wbl/1678727801/27932_16502846295b2fbb78b02ab.jpgMoonlight Cow parsley, ([i]Anthriscus sylvestris[/i]). Aka wild chervil or keck.