The Wilden Marsh Blog
A nature conservation blog about the fauna and flora of Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Lower Stour Valley, Worcestershire, England.
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Sunrise: 06.05 Sunset: 08.12
Sunrise: 06.21 Sunset: 08.00 I photographed my first hoverfly of this year, last night.
Sunrise 05.18 am Sunset: 08.54 pm Eristalis pertinax is a European hoverfly. Like Eristalis tenax, the larva of E. pertinax is a rat-tailed maggot and lives in drainage ditches, pools around manure piles, sewage, and similar places containing water badly polluted with organic matter.
Sunrise 05.20 am Sunset: 08.52 pm
Sunrise 05.20 am Sunset: 08.52 pm As I pressed the shutter, this bee stuck its tongue out at me. Huh! A bee with attitude! What next?
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