Caron Blay
@caronblay.bsky.social
Wildlife/plant/fungi enthusiast. Chaotic gardener. Running wanker. Maid of Kent. Made of Kent. Partial to a nice verge and a mossy log. She/her.
Spot the kingfisher fly-by (with delayed reaction from old Lightning-Fingers Blay over here)
September 16, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Spot the kingfisher fly-by (with delayed reaction from old Lightning-Fingers Blay over here)
Just in case you haven't already seen enough Jersey tigers this summer.
August 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Just in case you haven't already seen enough Jersey tigers this summer.
Jersey tiger (one of many) and iron prominent from the moth trap this morning.
August 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Jersey tiger (one of many) and iron prominent from the moth trap this morning.
Parasitic wasps on a comma pupa
August 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Parasitic wasps on a comma pupa
Orthoptera selection from today: Roesel's bush-cricket, common field grasshopper and a speckled bush-cricket boudoir photoshoot in a creeping thistle seedhead.
July 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Orthoptera selection from today: Roesel's bush-cricket, common field grasshopper and a speckled bush-cricket boudoir photoshoot in a creeping thistle seedhead.
This is only the second wasp spider I've ever found, and it was completely by accident! What a beaut.
July 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This is only the second wasp spider I've ever found, and it was completely by accident! What a beaut.
Comma pupation. They remind me of steampunk-looking fruit bats hanging upside down.
July 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Comma pupation. They remind me of steampunk-looking fruit bats hanging upside down.
The difficult teenage phase.
June 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The difficult teenage phase.
Currently recruiting for my new death metal band: 'Tadpole Cannibalism' 💀
June 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Currently recruiting for my new death metal band: 'Tadpole Cannibalism' 💀
A very cute zebra jumping spider
June 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
A very cute zebra jumping spider
Slo-mo hummingbird hawk-moth
June 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Slo-mo hummingbird hawk-moth
The life cycle of an orange-tip butterfly, condensed into a somewhat shoddily-produced montage. Photos are of a few different individuals (and the adult is from several years ago).
June 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
The life cycle of an orange-tip butterfly, condensed into a somewhat shoddily-produced montage. Photos are of a few different individuals (and the adult is from several years ago).
Four species of orchid on this morning's run.
June 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Four species of orchid on this morning's run.
This frog ignoring a potentially delicious earthworm meal.
June 6, 2025 at 7:34 AM
This frog ignoring a potentially delicious earthworm meal.
Beautiful bee orchids, growing next to a main road in Maidstone. I could see seven flower spikes.
June 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Beautiful bee orchids, growing next to a main road in Maidstone. I could see seven flower spikes.
