Vic Brown
@viccbrown.bsky.social
Entomologist/Ecologist/Birder/Cook/Grandad
They are cute looking, though the little masked bandits will nick your lunch if given a chance. Here's one I photographed in Costa Rica in February.
November 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
They are cute looking, though the little masked bandits will nick your lunch if given a chance. Here's one I photographed in Costa Rica in February.
Reverse rainbow today, not an everyday occurrence for me.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Reverse rainbow today, not an everyday occurrence for me.
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My school wasn't closed that day, but my absence and that of about 8 other classmates, was noted. Worth getting a ticking of for.
November 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
My school wasn't closed that day, but my absence and that of about 8 other classmates, was noted. Worth getting a ticking of for.
Just the one on the Fatsia in my S. Cambridgeshire garden today.
November 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Just the one on the Fatsia in my S. Cambridgeshire garden today.
I think the jury is still out on whether or not they are now breeding in the UK.
November 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I think the jury is still out on whether or not they are now breeding in the UK.
Your "Horse Fly" is a female Locust Blowfly (Stomorhina lunata).
November 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Your "Horse Fly" is a female Locust Blowfly (Stomorhina lunata).
I saw lots of a similar looking beefly in Noosa N.P., Queensland, Australia, a couple of years ago. I have no idea of their ID beyond family, though.
October 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I saw lots of a similar looking beefly in Noosa N.P., Queensland, Australia, a couple of years ago. I have no idea of their ID beyond family, though.
They are frequent here, in and around my S. Cambridgeshire village. Especially on Wild Carrot and Devil's Bit Scabious in late summer and on Ivy in my garden in autumn.
October 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
They are frequent here, in and around my S. Cambridgeshire village. Especially on Wild Carrot and Devil's Bit Scabious in late summer and on Ivy in my garden in autumn.
Agreed, but not such fun wordplay.
October 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Agreed, but not such fun wordplay.
It is Guy's Fortnight.
October 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It is Guy's Fortnight.
That's a male. They're generally placid and well-behaved compared to workers.
October 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
That's a male. They're generally placid and well-behaved compared to workers.
The artist is Fred Brown (no relation). He's quite well-known for his large-scale work on the Yorkshire coast.
He did a wonderful recreation of Banksy's recent work on Scarborough beach a few weeks ago.
He did a wonderful recreation of Banksy's recent work on Scarborough beach a few weeks ago.
October 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The artist is Fred Brown (no relation). He's quite well-known for his large-scale work on the Yorkshire coast.
He did a wonderful recreation of Banksy's recent work on Scarborough beach a few weeks ago.
He did a wonderful recreation of Banksy's recent work on Scarborough beach a few weeks ago.
They are fairly abundant on the sandy soils where I live in S. Cambridgeshire. Usually, about half a dozen or so in my garden each day while the Ivy is flowering.
September 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
They are fairly abundant on the sandy soils where I live in S. Cambridgeshire. Usually, about half a dozen or so in my garden each day while the Ivy is flowering.