Author: rcannon992
I am an entomologist with a background in quarantine pests and invasive invertebrates. I studied zoology at Imperial College (University of London) and did a PhD on the population dynamics of a cereal aphid (Metopolophium dirhodum) in the UK. I spent 5 years with the British Antarctic Survey studing cold hardiness of Antarctic invertebates and 17 years with the Food and Environment Research Agency. My main interests now are natural history, photography, painting and bird watching.
Water pipits like watercress!
Dartford warblers in Galicia
The Chaffinch – lucky to live in Europe
A splendidly shiny beetle!
A splendidly shiny beetle!
Feeding on hemlock!
A carrot by the sea!
Citizen snail
Northern Wheatear in northern Spain
Yellow and black larvae; red and black adults; what am I?
Ray Cannon's nature notes 