Kittiwake kittiwake!
The cliffs along Marine Drive, Scarborough, are bare and strangely quiet now that winter is coming. The kittiwakes have long since left and are far away, over the ocean. Only … Continue Reading Kittiwake kittiwake!
Bumbler bees and foxgloves
Sometimes when you take a photograph you only notice something unusual about it when you come to examine the image closely on the computer. I took this image of a … Continue Reading Bumbler bees and foxgloves
Shiny bronze beetle
I came across this attractive ground beetle in Galicia, Spain. It was quite large, over an inch long (at c. 27 mm), with an attractive bronze sheen (1). Its taxonomic … Continue Reading Shiny bronze beetle
Wandering after Wallace: Gede-Pangrango National Park
Source: Wandering after Wallace: Gede-Pangrango National Park
Wandering after Wallace: Cibodas Botanical Gardens
Source: Wandering after Wallace: Cibodas Botanical Gardens It would be interesting to know what Wallace would have thought of the gardens today. He would probably have been impressed by the … Continue Reading Wandering after Wallace: Cibodas Botanical Gardens
Wandering after Wallace: Bogor Botanical Gardens
Source: Wandering after Wallace: Bogor Botanical Gardens Alfred Russel Wallace – co-discoverer of evolution by natural selection – spent three and a half months in Java and visited these gardens … Continue Reading Wandering after Wallace: Bogor Botanical Gardens
Grasshopper legs
I came across this grasshopper at a site I have blogged about before, called Punta Corveira. This beautiful headland is located on the north coast of Galicia – between Cedeira and … Continue Reading Grasshopper legs
A weird and wonderful plant
This very strange-looking flower originates from South Asia, where it occurs from Bhutan to Bangladesh. There are more than 500 species in the genus Clerodendrum L. (Family: Lamiaceae), widely distributed … Continue Reading A weird and wonderful plant
Rose of the jungle
I came across this amazing flower – rose of Venezuela, or rose of the jungle – in Bogor Botanical Gardens, Java, Indonesia. It originates from South America, where for millions … Continue Reading Rose of the jungle
Javan faces
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Pholidosis: scale patterns
Pholidosis is a name used by zoologists to refer to the pattern or arrangement of scales on the bodies of animals such as reptiles. The pattern of scales on different … Continue Reading Pholidosis: scale patterns
Heron Food II
Retirement is having enough time to sit and watch herons feeding! I watched this Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) feeding in a rock pool, at low tide, at Scalby Mills, which is … Continue Reading Heron Food II
