Small tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
Small tortoiseshell Aglais urticae butterfly at rest with wings only slightly open.
Broken-belted bumble bee Bombus soroeensis 2
Broken-belted bumble bee Bombus soroeensis, showing the bumble bee in flight, male bee
Broken-belted Bumblebee Bombus soroeensis
Broken-belted male bumblebee in flight. Illustration for Swedish packaging company
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa with details of one modified disc floret and a bract, showing the distinctive brown margin, and hairs.
Tawny owl Strix aluco
Tawny owl Strix aluco sat on a branch, showing mottled plumage and large eyes.
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
Male Pied flycatcher in amongst leaves of the English oak Quercus robur
Carbon cycle based around a tree, fully annotated
Illustration showing annotated carbon cycle including images of leaf litter detritovores, soil micro-organisms, root tips, and the importance of respiration and photosynthesis For more on this illustration, check out my blog
Carbon cycle centred around a tree
Illustration of the Carbon cycle, with all the elements and chemicals involved in the cycle (but omitting arrows and english text). For more on this illustration, check out my blog
Carbon cycle: Beech tree with roots, leaf litter, and fungal hyphae
Used as the basis for a diagram showing the Carbon cycle. For more on this illustration, check out my blog
Wasps and bees hibernating in cracks in an old wall
Wasps and bees hibernating in cracks in an old wall, showing common UK bee and social wasp species in the mortar of a church wall
Fountain Grass Pennisetum setaceum
Fountain Grass Pennisetum setaceum sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant
Oregon Grape Mahonia aquifolium
Oregon Grape Mahonia aquifolium sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant
Butterfly bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly bush Buddleja davidii sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant
Old Man’s Beard Clematis vitalba
Old Man’s Beard Clematis vitalba sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant
Giant Goldenrod Solidago gigantea
Giant Goldenrod Solidago gigantea sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant
Himalayan Knotweed Persicaria polystachum
Himalayan Knotweed Persicaria polystachum sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant
Oriental Bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus
Oriental Bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant
Monarch & Queen butterflies on Mexican milkweed
Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus & Queen butterfly Danaus gilippus life cycle on Mexican milkweed Asclepias curassavica. Illustration includes pupa and caterpillar for both species.
Rocky shore line ecosystem zonation of species
Rocky shore line ecosystem zonation of species. Some of the animals and pants featured include whelks, mussels, bladderwrack, star fish, top shells, periwinkles, crabs, branacles, and anenomes. Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli
Oyster mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus
Oyster mushrooms Pleurotus ostreatus growing from a shared base. Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli
Thylacine Thylacinus cynocephalus
Thylacine Thylacinus cynocephalus, an extinct marsupial mammal. Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli