1. Struggling with identification of bees/pollinators and various other tricky insects groups? It has been my life's mission to make things easier, so check out this chain. Firstly, Steven Falk Flickr: flickr.com/photos/6307520…. It's a virtual museum and field adventure.

I don’t care, I love it 😍
Well my algorithm has gone down the toilet but I really don’t care as I just love taking photos and sharing my results.
Nikon Z9 and Sigma 150mm macro
SS1/600 F6.3 ISO3200 (cloudy)
#bee #beeinflight #macro #insectphotography #actionphotography

SUPER excited to share that my 2027 Bee Calendar is now available for sale ✨

This is a limited edition calendar with 12 of my highest definition bee photos, all taken this year.

Each photo is labelled with the scientific name, the English name, and the sex of the insect this will act as a resource for people to learn to recognise some bee species and appreciate the amazing diversity of insects that exist. 🌿🐝

Buy calendar here: etsy.com/uk/listing/460…

**only a small number are available, so if you want to get one, make sure you don’t leave it too late!**

2027 artwork calendars now available! carimnahaboo.com/products/2027-…

Human Evolution & Our Origins in Africa | My thoughts on the most recent preprint

What a stroke of luck. Right time right place!

📸 arunkumar6974

Look who has just been to visit! So happy. Lucky to have a dry spell. Long video again for you to dip into but look how Gravy buried her food and then digs it up again and flies off with it! I wonder if she thought the Crows were watching her bury it! 😁

most of Europe’s wild bee species in decline.
theguardian.com/environment/20…

A family of red kangaroos wondering what I'm doing on their (normally peaceful) little laneway.
Amyton, South Australia.

Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius, flying over a small London park yesterday with a crop full of acorns that would later have been cached for later consumption. Many Oaks Quercus spp. would have been 'planted' by these birds. Cropped (the images, that is!).

Two-headed ant. This worker Lasius niger has been attacked by a worker Lasius flavus in one of the ant wars that must take place daily. Presumably its compatriots dismembered the attacker but were unable to remove the head now locked in place by rictus of the jaw muscles.

This Flickr account is an amazing resource for anyone trying to identify / learning to recognise some bees! 🐝

Today I found a slime mold (Fuligo septica) sent a picture to my friend Alex Hyde who told me they pulse as they grow so fast. So I went back and did a timelapse video. OMG I had no idea! 1 is the whole slime mold and the 2nd one is at 5 * magnification!!!

Following my recent Lasioglossum & Halictus workshop at the Reading @bwars2000 weekend, I've updated my Flickr Halictus folder: flickr.com/photos/6307520…. Improved specimen photos and updated text. View on a laptop/PC for best functionality.

For many many years, I’ve wanted an opportunity to set up a little pop-up hide to see into the secretive lives of Jack Snipes. Set up at a promising looking pool in Nottinghamshire the other day, and wowzas!!!!! 3 bobbing away in front of me tonight!

The stunning Ginkgo tree at Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds, England.

One of the oldest tree species on Earth, its leaves glow in autumn of a magnificent golden hue.

It's such a special moment when the light first hits. Standing in the early pre-dawn silence, you watch the sky get fractionally paler and paler, until the sun suddenly breaks cover over the hills with a sharp flash and runs down the slopes into the valley, bringing brightness to and the path ahead. It never gets old.

📍 Peak District, England

One day I’m gonna get a sharp shot of one of these Ruby tailed wasps in flight 🤩 Definitely a nemesis species for me as I’ve only see this one and it was quick and very erratic.
Nikon Z9 and Z105mm macro
#fyp #insects_macro #viral #macro #nikon

I am a bit addicted to photographing Ravens & then sharing them with all of you!! They were really friendly on their second visit today & they came within a few feet & mutual groomed. The first one might be my favourite yet. It might be a tad corny but I will call it soul mates😁

I've added a Blog post to my website today. It's about springtails and the method I use to photograph them. There are lots around in our #Staffs garden at the moment. #collembola #photography

Some of the plants still producing flowers in our garden...

Mostly being enjoyed by Common Carder #bumblebees and Hummingbird Hawk-moths, but a few hoverflies and wasps visiting them, too.