Slow worms

Wandered through the gate onto the allotment the other late afternoon and found these two, not sure what they were up to, having a fight maybe?

 

I think they were chatting each other up

 

I did wonder,

 

That's the start, just grabbing her neck , if she isn't interested she will shrug him off. She possibly could have already mated.

 

I have them in my garden , its times like that the raven has them I have seen many a slow worm flying through the air , just dont see whats happening around them "love struck"

great photos

 

Their biggest threat around here is cats.
I hung around until both had disappeared under my pile of flower pots.

 

I think the female one is called Nigella.