Natural History Glorious First of June in Gunnersbury Triangle! 1 June 2023 Ian Alexander Thick-Kneed Flower Beetle on Iris among the rampant herbs in the Ramp Meadow Black-Tailed Skimmer Dragonfly: a female or an immature male (the mature males have a blue abdomen with black tip)
Natural History Summer Colours at Gunnersbury Triangle 6 June 2019 Ian Alexander Thick-kneed flower beetle (metallic iridescent green and gold) on Poppy (red, pink, orange, there are plenty of colours in there!, with violet stigmas) Crab Spider scarily camouflaged on Hogweed: whitish-green and bright red, curiously Caterpillar of Angle Shades moth, magnificent in bright green and turquoise. Its food plants include Bramble, Hazel, Hops, Birch, and Oak, all of which are found here.