I didn't expect to see a Painted Lady in the garden until late summer but one came today. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
I am hoping to see fly orchid and possibly this week but they are scarce in Dorset.
Hobby over Weymouth, three had just arrived from West Africa and gorging themselves on dragonflies. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
I took our U3A nature group around Badbury Rings (Ancient hill fort) today after checking it out last Friday and some orchids had grown since...
@pete, I kept it in the conservatory once the buds started forming but I may have kept it too dry. There is new growth starting now so in two...
Sunny intervals but still the cold N/E wind max 17c.
@pete All three of my Protea cynaroides buds never developed and just dried out for a second time. I was hoping to see it flower for the first time.
Mine are only in bud but kept outside permanently.
Thankyou @On the Levels, I don't usually go there until next month but I was surprised to see the Twayblade in flower. Next there in June will be...
Dingy Skipper.[ATTACH] Small Heath. [ATTACH]Common Blue. [ATTACH][ATTACH]Burnet Moth. [ATTACH]
Yellow Hammer and Common Whitethroat. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Badbury Rings near Wimborne, just two orchids showing so far June and July for the other four. Early Purple and Common Twayblade, one of our least...
Common and Sandwich Tern, Brownsea Island. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Green Veined White. [ATTACH]
Male Greenfinch and Chaffinch are visiting daily now but no sign of females, maybe on eggs. [ATTACH][ATTACH]First young Blackie. [ATTACH]
Sunny all day, 22c but tempered by a stiff breeze.
There were good numbers of Bumble Bees around today, mainly Common Carder and Buff Tailed but Ithere have been a couple of Red Tailed which I have...
@ArmyAirForce Thanks for the info, I'll pass it on to the other half as she has been wanting one.
I find it is supermarkets and convenience stores that often have trolleys full of dead or dying plants.
Can anyone recommend a trail camera, one which can take video and stills?
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