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Marmalade Hoverflies on Fox-and-cubs
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East Dunbartonshire, Milngavie and Bearsden
Marmalade Hoverflies (Episyrphus balteatus) drinking nectar from Fox-and-Cubs (Pilosella aurantiaca). This is our most common hoverfly. They are on the wing throughout the year but can be seen in large numbers like this in the summer. Fox and Cubs, Orange Hawkbit or Orange Hawkweed (Pilosella aurantiaca or the synonym Hieracium aurantiacum) is aggregated under Hawkweeds and / or Hawkbits in the genus Pilosella, or alternatively Hieracium agg. The botanical classification seems complicated at the very least! Picture taken by Sarah Longrigg in Milngavie.
02 March 2020
Fox and Cubs or Orange Hawkbit
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Fox and Cubs or Orange Hawkbit (Pilosella aurantiaca). This plant has become naturalised in Britain since the 17th century and makes for a tenacious weed in many gardens. This photo was taken in Bo'mains Meadow SWT Reserve, Bo'ness.
30 June 2015
Three Badger cubs, Falls of Clyde
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South Lanarkshire -Falls of Clyde
Three Badger (Meles Meles) cubs close up with one adult in the distance, at the Falls of Clyde SWT reserve. Badgers only have one litter a year. Litter size ranges from one to five cubs, with two or three the more common numbers. I didn't even see the distant adult, as I was using a torch to find the animals and work the camera, with manual focus, autofocus being useless in the dark.
06 October 2006
Badger cub near sett
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South Lanarkshire -Falls of Clyde
Badger (Meles Meles) cub near sett, Falls of Clyde SWT reserve. Badgers live underground in a network of tunnels and chambers called a ‘sett’. The larger setts can extend from 20 to 100 metres or more, with some of the largest having more than 50 entrances!
