What is buzzing or flying near you today??

Come on Glenda get that camera out.:thumb:

 

No idea what this is but it landed on my hubbys arm today



And this little lady comes to my garden everyday

 

I just love that beetle, Rouxbee, wonderful shot with lots of detail! Love your little daily visitor too, is it a thrush?


Today I have a 7-spot ladybird -




A hoverfly on a daylily -




A bee in a holyhock -




A 14-spot ladybird ( Propylea 14-punctata) on a margarite





Walnut - your help is needed yet again. For Ruby's green beetle and my odd ladybird. Thanks!

 

Rouxbee's beetle is Galeruca tanaceti no common name that I know of.
The birds a young blackbird.
Your first ladybird is a 7 spot .
2nd ladybird is a (14-spot) - Propylea 14-punctata)

 

Here are a few of the recent visitors to our garden



The local honey farm has hives not far from our garden.



I think this is a Dance fly



We get a lot of hover flies as we have a wild area at the bottom of the garden.



Not sure what this is.

Cheers

Alfie

 

Walnut.

 

Loads more great pics folks, tho not so sure of that dance fly ace - looks a bit too much like a spider for my liking! *shiver*

Our record so far this year (caught on camera!)...

Six goldfinches (you can only just see the one on the middle left perch) and a greenfinch. I like the cheeky chappie at the top, looking to see if there's a vacancy on the niger! :D

 

Brilliant photos everybody love the goldfinches JarBax they're beautiful birds.

 

Extrordinary JB.

 

Thanks, though I can take no credit - it's the birds that are beautiful!

I set up our feeding station quite a few years ago, previously I had feeders in different locations - seed hanging from the washing line etc. The seed used to grow everywhere, so I decided to make a dedicated feeding area. The birds love it - but it is quite far from the house. The pics I can get from the dining room are on 24 zoom, so not great quality. However, there's not really anwhere closer I can relocate it. (I do use no-mess seed often now, even though it doesn't matter so much where it falls!)

 

Waiting for mum






This little House Martin was sitting on the fence waiting for mum. ( Its now back in the nest)

I also spoted this beetle on the fence (any ideas anyone)



Hi Jarbax I agree the Dance fly is not very nice looking, it uses that spike to spear smaller flies.:eek:

Cheers

Alfie

 

The beetle looks like a variety of shield bug, see following Wiki entry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield_bug

 

Thanks Mike I think your right.:thumb:

Cheers

Alfie