Wildlife Corner

Hi Rish, yes, it is a Tiger Longwing - Heliconius hecale. The Tiger Longwing butterfly originates from between Mexico, Cuba and the Peruvian Amazon. These pretty butterflies are pollen eaters rather than surviving on food stored from the laval stage or on flower nectar. The eating habit of the...

Good idea Kedi. I might do that later just in case it comes back. It was quite sad really because it buzzed around me and checked me out for probably a couple of minutes. At one point it landed on my coat for a few seconds. It seemed confused, probably because I was wearing my big green coat and...

Thank you Peri and Jazmine much appreciated, Wind and torrential rain and no seagulls this morning But I just had to go out for an hour and walk along the Shingle Beach.

Hi Rosa,Jazmine,Redstar,Kedi and Marley,Thank you so very much for your most kind and thoughtful words

Hi Rosa Thank you,You are very kind,I was very lucky as I was sitting in the car at our local B and Q,s car Park waiting for Mrs Woo.

Thats so neat, and the close up's are cool.

Hi Peri,glad you like the little chap.I took loads of photos because he came every day for months and I was a bit worried that the cats would get him as he obviously had never experienced cats before and had no fear of them.When we went away for a holiday in July i put out lots of seed for all...

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Hi all...Found another today and he was no more than 4 mil in total with his legs spread:hehe:

The food is going on a daily basis now and the water, though I haven't seen him I am finding mini carnivore poos that I can only think belong to a hedgie. The slug population has decreased notably (not sure if thats a seasonal thing but hedgie is getting the credit!)I went and I treated myself...

Yes, Kathy, frogs normally seek out somewhere warm when the colder nights draw in. What better a place than in among the compost, and there's a meal slithering around almost obligingly as it happens. :hehe: I think that my own greatest fear in working around either of my gardens, it's the...

We once had a pair of Osprey flying over the Goyt valley here in the hills of Derbyshire. I was working at the time and so, unfortunately, I couldn't get over to see them. Anyway, it is interesting to note that one of the pair is far behind the other in France, while the other is in Portugal....

With that description clueless I`m oh so glad our insect friends are the small size they are. Just Imagine the scene if they were more our size!

Thanks for sharing that what a wonderful story

My own frog population has grown quite considerably this year. For a while now, I have been nearly stepping of young frogs and therefore have become wary of where I put my feet when in the garden. I love that video about toads and what they eat, especially where at the end, he pops one into his...

Thanks Walnut I thought you might just come up trumps. I'd an idea that it might be a hover fly when I saw the large hover fly shaped eyes but I'd never seen one that size before.

thats ok kandy, its some size unless he has friends and hes going to have a party haha.strongy when i watched the butterfly programme seen the chrisalis it just looked like that what greedy spider has got

Thank you Walnut,LittleMissRR,Penny,Rosa,Peri and Alice for your lovely comments ,they are really appreciated.

What fantastic shots..well done