Two Ivy bees emerging from their holes in a sandy cliff where they lay eggs to make next years bees.

I found these mushrooms growing on a log and I thought they’d make a nice photo. I’m ashamed to say that I didn’t notice the fly laying eggs.

I found this male dragonfly defending a territory, flying around a pond on an old mining site and seeing of any insect. I did see him get a female briefly and form a wheel while still flying though I wasn’t quick enough to photograph that.

Merdigera obscura, a snail common in woodlands after rain. This one was travelling down the tree early in the morning after a night munching leaves in the treetops.

Two Ivy bees emerging from their holes in a sandy cliff where they lay eggs to make next years bees.

I found this male dragonfly defending a territory, flying around a pond on an old mining site and seeing of any insect. I did see him get a female briefly and form a wheel while still flying though I wasn’t quick enough to photograph that.

Stenophylax permistus, a visitor from the garden pond. Photographed through a sheet of perspex. The way to name a caddisfly is to look at its genitalia, visible in this photo.