What's buzzing or flying near you 2022 ?

Stunning photo Woo.

 

Here's a video about a hummingbird hawk moth in the UK. A few days ago there was one on my verbena bonerences.

 

Yes stunning pictures Woo

 

There must be something good to eat or minerals that they need because these mallard ducklings spent a great deal of time getting muddy.

 

Drone Fly

 

Green Heron in a buffalo berry bush.

 

Had the aerial 'battle of St Barth' yesterday in the chicken run. 4 hens + 3 crows v. 3 buzzards. Sadly, Oven-ready, one of the hens, lost her head. The others are deeply traumatised and not straying far from the hut today.

 

Corn Bunting.

 

Sorry to read this ... but you shouldn't have called her Oven-ready! Hope the others calm down soon and the buzzards keep away.

 

It was the only thing to call a chicken who, after being rescued from a life of depravity as a cockerel's favourite, went into 'self-harm' mode and plucked herself constantly She walked in a very strange fashion, too A blessed release, really The others are pulling themselves together

 

I finally got a photo of our resident skunk, who keeps a low profile, thankfully.

 

Good thing these hummingbirds hover once in awhile else I'd never get a pic!

The little bee will give you an idea of the scale of this fellow.

 

I don't have any photos to post but just lately it seems we have transferred to the coast - the seagulls kick up such a racket it's hard to believe!

We normally get them from the East here - especially when an easterly wind blows. So I was very surprised to see some flying around here & later perching on some roofs that looked bigger & a different colour to the ones we are used to.

Someone posted some photos a couple of pages back saying something about gulls from the Med & as we had some very hot air from Spain last week it makes me wonder if I may have seen the same kind here???

 

I like that bird feeder.

 

A very early returning Wheatear. It seems the autumn migration has started in July!