Richard Lewington
Wildlife illustrator, photographer and invertebrate enthusiast - A Curious Bug-er from Oxfordshire. F.R.E.S. - President of Abingdon Naturalists’ Society
www.richardlewington.co.uk
- Pleased you are pleased, Nick. Thanks for your endorsement.
- It's been a long wait but an advance copy of 'Grasshoppers' has finally arrived. It's been worth the wait with excellent printing
- It's my pocket guide to butterflies.
- Unexpected 3rd brood Holly Blue in the garden this morning.
- Proofs of Field Guide to Dragonflies & Damselflies of GB&I have arrived and look good. Written by Steve Brooks & Steve Cham with many new artworks, photos and detailed maps, make it the most complete guide to British Odonata. The 6th edition in 28 years
- It seems that Robins are partial to Box Tree Moths!
- Queen Alexandra's Birdwing - Ornithoptera alexandrae, the world's largest butterfly, male wingspan 19cm female 24 cm. Swallowtail - Papilio machaon, Britain's largest butterfly, wingspan 7cm. Print from a recent painting www.richardlewington.co.uk/album.php?id...
- I've just added a few original invertebrate originals to my website www.richardlewington.co.uk/album.php?id...
- The holy grail this morning and then it was away - Clifden Nonpareil
- Little male Yellow Loosestrife Bee - Macropis europaea on its host plant by the garden pond
- The once rare Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus now found in my garden
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- Thanks Wylie. The guide should introduce you to most of the spiders you encounter in your travels - the species appearing in it were carefully chosen.
- First damselfly of the year in the garden, a female Common Blue Damselfly - Enallagma cyathigerum
- The aerobatic Dotted Bee-fly - Bombylius discolor in the garden yesterday
- Nice review by Bill Parker, of my spider guide, in the @britishspiders.bsky.social newsletter
- Yes, I’m beginning to wonder if Labour is just like all the other parties, in making promises to get votes and then doing nothing.
- Reed Bunting have just started visiting the garden, very twitchy.
- A dull breezy morning, brightened up by a lively group of Long-tailed Tits.
- Sadly, this fantastic Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm f/4 IS PRO lens has to go. For further details, please visit www.richardlewington.co.uk Repost appreciated
- Don’t mind at all, Keith
