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Ben Heather CPAGB

Common Blue Damselfly Perching - Ben Heather — Common Blue Damselfly Perching
Not Selected All Appraisal by Jane Barrett ARPS AWPF DPAGB BPE5*
2025-26 Image of the Year Comp · Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Yellow Dung Fly - Ben Heather — Yellow Dung Fly
Highly Commended All Appraisal by Jane Barrett ARPS AWPF DPAGB BPE5*
2025-26 Image of the Year Comp · Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Common Carder Preening - Ben Heather — Common Carder Preening
8.5 Advanced Appraisal by Tim Morland DPAGB ARPS
2025-26 Round 6 (Final Round) · Tuesday, Apr 21, 2026

Yellow Dung Fly - Ben Heather — Yellow Dung Fly
10 Advanced Appraisal by Tim Morland DPAGB ARPS
2025-26 Round 6 (Final Round) · Tuesday, Apr 21, 2026

Common Darter - Ben Heather — Common Darter
8.5 Advanced Appraisal by Paul Parkinson ARPS CPAGB BPE 3*
2025-26 Round 5 · Tuesday, Mar 24, 2026

Large Skipper Roosting - Ben Heather — Large Skipper Roosting
9.5 Advanced Appraisal by Paul Parkinson ARPS CPAGB BPE 3*
2025-26 Round 5 · Tuesday, Mar 24, 2026

Large Skippers in Copulation - Ben Heather — Large Skippers in Copulation
8.5 Advanced Appraisal by Alison Jenkins ARPS DPAGB CPAGB/AV BPE1*
2025-26 Round 4 · Tuesday, Feb 17, 2026

Perching Solitary Mining Bee - Ben Heather — Perching Solitary Mining Bee
7.5 Advanced Appraisal by Alison Jenkins ARPS DPAGB CPAGB/AV BPE1*
2025-26 Round 4 · Tuesday, Feb 17, 2026

Common Blue Damselfly at rest - Ben Heather — Common Blue Damselfly at rest
9.5 Advanced Appraisal by Nick Bowman
2025-26 Round 3 · Tuesday, Dec 2, 2025

Common Blue Damselfly Perching - Ben Heather — Common Blue Damselfly Perching
9.5 Advanced Appraisal by Peter Norris AFIAP DPAGB BPE3*
2025-26 Round 2 · Tuesday, Nov 4, 2025

Social Wasp Stripping Wood - Ben Heather — Social Wasp Stripping Wood
9 Advanced Appraisal by Nick Akers ARPS BPE4*
2025-26 Round 1 · Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025

Digger Wasp with Prey - Ben Heather — Digger Wasp with Prey

Male Banded demoiselle roosting - Ben Heather — Male Banded demoiselle roosting
Highly Commended All Appraisal by Daphne Hanson DPAGB HonPAGB
2022-23 Image of the Year Comp · Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Helophilus Hoverfly Nectaring on Watermint - Ben Heather — Helophilus Hoverfly Nectaring on Watermint
10 Advanced Appraisal by Dr. Julie Hutson ARPS DPAGB
2022-23 Round 6 (Final Round) · Tuesday, Apr 25, 2023

Parasitic Fly - Ben Heather — Parasitic Fly
10 Advanced Appraisal by Dr. Julie Hutson ARPS DPAGB
2022-23 Round 6 (Final Round) · Tuesday, Apr 25, 2023

Carder Bumble Bee visiting Prunus blossom - Ben Heather — Carder Bumble Bee visiting Prunus blossom
7 Advanced Appraisal by Ian Ryall CPAGB
2022-23 Round 5 · Tuesday, Mar 28, 2023

Male Common Darter - Ben Heather — Male Common Darter
7 Advanced Appraisal by Ian Ryall CPAGB
2022-23 Round 5 · Tuesday, Mar 28, 2023

City of Arts and Sciences - Ben Heather — City of Arts and Sciences

The Women's Tour - Ben Heather — The Women's Tour

Flying Honey Bee extending it's proboscis - Ben Heather — Flying Honey Bee extending it's proboscis
8 Advanced Appraisal by Sarah Kelman DPAGB ARPS
2022-23 Round 4 · Tuesday, Feb 21, 2023

Male Banded demoiselle roosting - Ben Heather — Male Banded demoiselle roosting
10 Advanced Appraisal by Stephen Carroll ARPS
2022-23 Round 3 · Tuesday, Jan 3, 2023

Carder Bumble Bee visiting Prunus blossom - Ben Heather — Carder Bumble Bee visiting Prunus blossom
First All Appraisal by David Portwain ARPS
2022-23 Essex Challenge Trophy · Tuesday, Dec 13, 2022

Flying Honey Bee extending it's proboscis - Ben Heather — Flying Honey Bee extending it's proboscis
Not Selected All Appraisal by David Portwain ARPS
2022-23 Essex Challenge Trophy · Tuesday, Dec 13, 2022

Digger Wasp with Prey - Ben Heather — Digger Wasp with Prey
10 Advanced Appraisal by David Hall LRPS
2022-23 Round 2 · Tuesday, Nov 29, 2022

Roosting Azure Damselfly - Ben Heather — Roosting Azure Damselfly
9 Advanced Appraisal by Alison Jenkins ARPS DPAGB BPE1*
2022-23 Round 1 · Tuesday, Oct 4, 2022

Orange-tip Butterfly - Ben Heather — Orange-tip Butterfly

Sabre Wasp drilling into wood - Ben Heather — Sabre Wasp drilling into wood
Highly Commended All Appraisal by Tom Peck LRPS CPAGB
2021-22 Image of the Year Comp · Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Orange-tip Butterfly - Ben Heather — Orange-tip Butterfly
9 Advanced Appraisal by John Wilcox LRPS CPAGB
2021-22 Round 6 (Final Round) · Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Speckled Wood in the Sun - Ben Heather — Speckled Wood in the Sun
8 Advanced Appraisal by John Wilcox LRPS CPAGB
2021-22 Round 6 (Final Round) · Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Isolated Frozen Willow - Ben Heather — Isolated Frozen Willow

Petrified trees - Ben Heather — Petrified trees

Dance Fly displaying its biting mouthparts - Ben Heather — Dance Fly displaying its biting mouthparts
9.5 Advanced Appraisal by Nick Akers
2021-22 Round 5 · Tuesday, Mar 29, 2022

Nomada Bee Nectaring - Ben Heather — Nomada Bee Nectaring
9 Advanced Appraisal by Nick Akers
2021-22 Round 5 · Tuesday, Mar 29, 2022

Earwig on Patrol - Ben Heather — Earwig on Patrol
10 Advanced Appraisal by Andy Wilson ARPS
2021-22 Round 4 · Tuesday, Feb 22, 2022

Nomada Bee Roosting - Ben Heather — Nomada Bee Roosting
9 Advanced Appraisal by Stephen Carroll ARPS
2021-22 Round 3 · Tuesday, Jan 4, 2022

Sabre Wasp drilling into wood - Ben Heather — Sabre Wasp drilling into wood
9.5 Advanced Appraisal by Alison Jenkins ARPS DPAGB BPE*1
2021-22 Round 2 · Tuesday, Nov 23, 2021

Parasitic Wasp - Ben Heather — Parasitic Wasp
9 Advanced Appraisal by Pauline Martindale
2021-22 Round 1 · Tuesday, Oct 5, 2021

Darter Embrace - Ben Heather — Darter Embrace
10 Advanced Appraisal by Ron Tear ARPS MPAGB PSA3* BPE5*
2020-21 Round 4 · Tuesday, Nov 17, 2020

Digger Wasp on Patrol - Ben Heather — Digger Wasp on Patrol
Commended Appraisal by Daphne Hanson DPAGB
2018-19 Image of the Year Competition · Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Pollen Laden Leaf Cutter Bee on Thistle - Ben Heather — Pollen Laden Leaf Cutter Bee on Thistle
Commended Appraisal by Sue Dobson
2017-18 Essex Challenge Trophy · Tuesday, Nov 21, 2017

Threes a Crowd - Ben Heather — Threes a Crowd

Queue for Landing - Ben Heather — Queue for Landing
9 Intermediate Appraisal by Mike Cowling ARPS
2016-17 Set Subject PDI Competition - Plant Life · Tuesday, Jan 17, 2017

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