Harpella forcifella

A very rare moth in Britain makes an appearance in Kent.

Photo : Accipter, courtesy of Wikipedia

Mr Ross Newnham, a volunteer with the Kent Wildlife Trust, discovered a Harpella forcifella moth on the Holborough Marshes Nature Reserve near Snodland.   (Source: Kent Messenger)

This European moth which has only been recorded four times in Britain to date, is quite common in Belgium.

A Grey Seal

The wild Cornish coast is home to Grey Seals, like this one, or perhaps it's a Selkie?

The Yeoman Archer

Mr Messett of the Yeoman Archers showed visitors to Woking Palace how Agincourt was won!
The longbow here was made by the archer himself.
The Yeoman Archers are a not for profit group who raise money for the Armed Forces.
https://sites.google.com/site/yeomanarchers/home

Nectar Gatherers in Old Hall Copse

Honeybee

The brambles are out and providing rich nectar for bees and butterflies

A Silver Spoon

These bees had landed in an oak sapling.

According to the traditional rhyme "a swarm in June is worth a silver spoon"

Black Headed Cardinal Beetle

The Black-headed Cardinal Beetle, Pyrochroa coccinea found enjoying the Woking sunshine..

Woking Palace Open Day, May 2013

Bee display at Woking Palace

The Wise Thrush

"That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over,

River Search Launch at Dapdune Wharf

Perfection in a grain of pollen

The wonder of pollen grains revealed by the power of the microscope

West Hall Spring Fair

Vespa velutina nigrithorax

This beautiful creature, the Asian Hornet, is a predator of honeybees ...

The Bee Photographer

Beautiful and informative pictures of honeybees taken by photographer Eric Tournaret

Early forage

It will not be long before the bees find the first pollen and nectar of the New Year.

In every beginning...

In every beginning is the ending.
And in every ending is the beginning.