Rockwolf 🇪🇺 (@rockwolf74.bsky.social)

@sconzani.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 5:52 PMReposted by @rockwolf74.bsky.social

This flock of birds flew over when I was at Beachy Head, flying east to west along the coast, and I can't work out what they are, though I'm sure someone will know. Photos cropped but unadjusted and not sharp. Any help much appreciated!

@mammalmark.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 6:06 AMReposted by @rockwolf74.bsky.social

13 Species in the VC29 Garden this morning, first Silver Y for a while but apart from that the usual suspects #teammoth

@ellenwilson.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 6:58 PMReposted by @rockwolf74.bsky.social

Aurora over the garden just now in #EastLothian

@bernoid.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 7:16 PMReposted by @rockwolf74.bsky.social

Stunning Dark bush-cricket on my drainpipe in the garden just now. She’s so beautiful. Look at those eyes!

@rockwolf74.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 3:41 PM

They’re Caddisfly eggs.

@arnoldtortoise.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 9:58 AMReposted by @rockwolf74.bsky.social

Lthops hallii in low morning sunlight showing the surface texture and loss of turgidity now that watering is over until next spring. The remnant of this year's flower will remain until next moult is completed.
#Lithops

A flat greyish leaf-pair with mottled textured surface is growing out of a grey gravel rich medium

@wrenandbee.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 4:56 PMReposted by @rockwolf74.bsky.social

👏 Yay the weekend 👏

@donnarainey4.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 6:58 PMReposted by @rockwolf74.bsky.social

The wonderful variety of #clouds & sky colours today.

@csath.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 9:39 AMReposted by @rockwolf74.bsky.social

#RedSprites over severe #thunderstorms at W Greece, as captured from #Athens with specialized light pollution filter. Over 70 were recorded in total. 8 Oct 2026

Red sprites in the night sky, over the cityscape of NW Athens and mt. Pikilo.

@vc40orthops.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 9:22 AMReposted by @rockwolf74.bsky.social

Migrant Lepidoptera still out in numbers at Dudmaston last week, with several each of Vestal & Clouded Yellow seen.

@rockwolf74.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 7:21 AM

It was a surprise to get 4 Turtle Bugs (Podops inuncta) out of grass tussocks last Sunday in Perton (Staffs), as I normally only ever find one at a time! #Pentatomidae #Shieldbug

@rockwolf74.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 8:15 PM

Blimey! That really is a shame… not something I’d have considered happening.

@rockwolf74.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 6:34 PM

Despite growing numbers, I’ve not heard anything about issues with native species, so hopefully they’re not too much of a concern…

@rockwolf74.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 6:09 PM

One thing that really struck me in Kent last week was the number of Ring-necked Parakeets everywhere now!! I heard far more than I saw, but managed to snap these 2 in Gravesend with the TG-6! #Kent #Birds

@sarahlambert7.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 4:17 PMReposted by @rockwolf74.bsky.social

Has anyone else ever come across a Wild Strawberry flower looking quite like this? The serrated petal margin is certainly new to me!

#wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A flower of Wild Strawberry, with five white petals around a domed yellow mound covered with pistils which is surrounded by spoon-shaped golden stamens. This flower has unusually serrate petals.

@martinefenn.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 4:24 PMReposted by @rockwolf74.bsky.social

“You cannot be serious!” Not sure if this qualifies for @robcrank68.bsky.social ’s alt #BirdOfTheDay theme #Eating as we watched this Goosander for ages and it never managed to swallow the fish! We think it was probably a young bird learning the ropes! #ECK 🪶

A young? Goosander on the dark waters of the River Coquet in Northumberland with a far-too-big flatfish in its mouth. This fish is upside down in this pic.

Young Goosander with a flatfish in its mouth, this time the fish is right-way-up. No way is it going to swallow it!

@george-station-cat.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 8:50 AMReposted by @rockwolf74.bsky.social

Apparently, I now have my own QR code! Point your phone at it & it takes you to MY BOOK. No idea how. No mice inside. Disappointing. 🙄 Could you give it a little share & help more people discover me? The FC calls it word of mouth. I prefer word of MEOWTH. 😹🧡🐾

@marcusbugs.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 4:24 PMReposted by @rockwolf74.bsky.social

This the season to be confused...

@ajcann.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 2:55 PMReposted by @rockwolf74.bsky.social

Spaniopus dissimilis male.

#Wasps #Hymenoptera #VC55 #Pteromalidae

Spaniopus dissimilis male.
Male mid tibia somewhat expanded and flattened distally, its posterior surface concave; tibia pale at base but more or less broadly fuscous to black distally. Antennal flagellum uniformly yellowish brown. Male forewing immaculate.
Parasitoids targeting gall-making insects within the Diptera family Cecidomyiidae (gall midges).
Tselikh, E.V. (2015) Review of the world species of Spaniopus Walker, 1833 (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), with description of a new species from the Russian Far East. Zootaxa, 4058(1), 41-65.

Spaniopus dissimilis male.
Parasitoids targeting gall-making insects within the Diptera family Cecidomyiidae (gall midges).
Tselikh, E.V. (2015) Review of the world species of Spaniopus Walker, 1833 (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), with description of a new species from the Russian Far East. Zootaxa, 4058(1), 41-65.

Spaniopus dissimilis male.
Male forewing immaculate.
Tselikh, E.V. (2015) Review of the world species of Spaniopus Walker, 1833 (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), with description of a new species from the Russian Far East. Zootaxa, 4058(1), 41-65.

@pemberleybooks.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 1:23 PMReposted by @rockwolf74.bsky.social

Our October #BookOfTheMonth! After meeting with Paul D. Brock at the AES fair last month, we had to 🤭
Grab your copy here: tinyurl.com/mva2s2ya