Common daisy, lawn daisy or English daisy La pâquerette ou pâquerette vivace Bellis perennis Cette appellation populaire vient du fait que la plante fleurit à la période de Pâques. C'est sans doute la

Rubrique "BDIV REPORTER" LA PETITE PERVENCHE. Après le jaune des Narcisses voici le bleu des Pervenches forment de beaux tapis dans les sous-bois frais (mais aussi les haies et les parcs). Elle

Nommer la nature c'est l'aimer davantage, voici donc une nouvelle rubrique que j'ai décidé de créer et d'appeler "L'apprenti-Naturaliste" dont le but sera de nous pencher sur des espèces de chez

MACROPHOTOGRAPHY of the European garden spider! (European garden spider, diadem spider, cross spider and crowned orb weaver. It is sometimes called the pumpkin spider - in french: Épeire diadème, elle

Photographies of the Wild Daffodil! SPRING IS COMING! The daffodil is the national flower of Wales, and also the county flower of Gloucestershire. Narcissus has conspicuous flowers with six petal-like

Photographies of the Wild Daffodil! SPRING IS COMING! Narcissus pseudonarcissus (commonly known as wild daffodil or Lent lily) is a perennial flowering plant.This species has pale yellow flowers, with

MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY of the European Garden Spider! The legs of orb-weaver spiders are specialized for spinning orb webs. The webs are built by the larger females who hang head down in the center of the web

MACROPHOTOGRAPHY of the European garden spider! (European garden spider, diadem spider, cross spider and crowned orb weaver. It is sometimes called the pumpkin spider - in french: Épeire diadème, elle

MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE SPECKLED WOOD butterfly! The speckled wood occupies a diversity of grassy, flowery habitats in forest, meadow steppe, forest, woods, and glades. It can also be found in urban areas

MACROPHOTOGRAPHY of The meadow brown The meadow brown is univoltine and adults emerge over a long period (spring, summer and autumn). Some individuals have a short larval development time and produce late

MACROPHOTOGRAPHY of The meadow brown There is marked sexual dimorphism in this species. Males are less colorful, with smaller eyespots and much reduced orange areas on the upper forewings. They are also

MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE Bright Line Brown eye butterfly! The bright-line brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common species throughout Europe, but is also found in

MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY of the Cloeon dipterum Mayfly! Cloeon dipterum is a species of mayfly with a Holarctic distribution. It is the most common mayfly in ponds in the British Isles and the only ovoviviparous

MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY of the Red Underwing. As the red underwing moth takes off, the sudden flash of colour may confuse the attacker, and when it lands and immediately closes its wings it may seem to disappear

MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY of the Red Underwing. The red underwing (Catocala nupta) is a moth of the Erebidae family. This is a large (80 mm wingspan) nocturnal European species which, like most noctuids, is drably

MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY of the Spindle ermine! Common wherever the foodplant occurs, on calcareous soils. Larva feeds on Spindle and, in gardens, Evergreen Spindle, living gregariously within a silken web.

MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY of the Spindle ermine Yponomeuta cagnagella, the spindle ermine, is a moth from the family Yponomeutidae, the ermine moths. The wingspan of the moth ranges from 19 to 26 millimetres.

MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY of the Siver Y butterfly! The Silver Y (Autographa gamma) is a migratory moth of the family Noctuidae which is named for the silvery Y-shaped mark on each of its forewings. The Silver

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MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY of the Cinnabar Moth caterpillar! Females can lay up to 300 eggs, usually in batches of 30 or 60 on the underside of ragwort leaves. When the caterpillars (larvae) hatch they feed on