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Creeping Thistle, RSPB Loch Lomond
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense), a plant in the family Asteraceae, In Compartment 32 at RSPB Loch Lomond, taken by David Palmar
04 July 2023
Creeping thistle with thistledown, Basildon Park
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) seen displaying thistledown, the mature silky pappus of a thistle. This allows the seeds to be dispersed easily by the wind. The Creeping Thistle can be distinguished from the similar Marsh Thistle by having few if any prickles on its main stem, whereas the Marsh Thistle is covered in them. Taken by David Palmar in Basildon Park in Berkshire.
31 August 2020
Red Admiral on Creeping thistle, North Uist
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) can be seen almost anywhere in the UK. Adults are mainly migrants from North Africa and continental Europe. However some will hibernate here. This one is photographed on Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) at RSPB Balranald, North Uist
08 August 2017
Creeping Thistle, RSPB Black Devon Wetlands
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Clackmannanshire - Alloa, Clackmannan and Black Devon
Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense), our most common thistle, is thought of as a weed by many gardeners, due to its ability to spread quickly and the difficultly encountered in removing it. It is, however, an important food source for many farmland birds, which are facing population declines due to the intensification of agriculture. These were photographed at RSPB Black Devon Wetlands. The stem on Creeping Thistle is smoother than on Marsh Thistle, which has prickles on its stem.
09 July 2017
Picture-winged Fly, Stirling
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Stirling
Picture-winged Fly (Xyphosia miliaria), will feed on the nectar of flowering plants and will lay their eggs on thistle buds. This one was photographed on Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense) at the Back Walk under Stirling Castle Rock.
06 July 2017
Picture-winged Fly, Stirling
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Stirling
Picture-winged Fly (Xyphosia miliaria), will feed on the nectar of flowering plants and will lay their eggs on thistle buds. This one was photographed on Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense) at the Back Walk under Stirling Castle Rock.
06 July 2017
Picture-winged Fly, Stirling
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Stirling
Picture-winged Fly (Xyphosia miliaria), will feed on the nectar of flowering plants and will lay their eggs on thistle buds. This one was photographed on Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense) at the Back Walk under Stirling Castle Rock.
06 July 2017
Red-tailed Bumblebee, Stirling
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Stirling
The male Red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius), seen here on Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense), can be distinguished by the yellow banding on his face and thorax. Females are larger, and black with a prominent red tail. These are sociable insects nesting in burrows and under rocks. They will fly from spring through to autumn, before going into hibernation (with the exception of the old queen and the males which will die in the autumn). Can be seen anywhere with flowers. This photo was taken at the Back Walk under Stirling Castle Rock.
06 July 2017
Red-tailed Bumblebee, Stirling
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Stirling
The male Red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius), seen here on Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense), can be distinguished by the yellow banding on his face and thorax. Females are larger, and black with a prominent red tail. These are sociable insects nesting in burrows and under rocks. They will fly from spring through to autumn, before going into hibernation (with the exception of the old queen and the males which will die in the autumn). Can be seen anywhere with flowers. This photo was taken at the Back Walk under Stirling Castle Rock.
06 July 2017
Buff-tailed Bumblebee with pollen baskets, Stirling
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Stirling
Buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) are the UK's largest bee and are so called due to the queen's buff coloured tail. Worker bees have a white tail with a small buff line before the abdomen. With a relatively small tongue, buff-tails prefer open, daisy-like flowers for feeding. This one was photographed on Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) at the Back Walk under Stirling Castle Rock. You can see the orange pollen basket on the bee's leg.
