What's Buzzin' or Flying Near You Today..? MK 3..

There's only a few bees visiting my garden now even though there's still quite a few plants in flower. It's quite sad to think that a lot of them have probably died by now. Can't wait for next year when there'll be loads of them again.

 

So who said it was nice weather for ducks? Come on, own up!

 

Ooh, love that Autumn coat "M"...
definitely a "this season" colour,
Jenny
any idea what he is?

 

Nice photo 'M'.

It looks like a knot grass moth larva

 

Some lovely pictures, well done everyone.

 

Thank you, HsuH, hoping you may be right there Here's another view ...



Trouble is, it is incredibly similar to a Brown Tail Moth caterpillar and they don't get must street cred according to this article

 

And today, I have these:-

1) discovered on my white poplar (unidentified)


2) seems to be a lot of these around at the moment (bumper year, in fact!)



3) and finally, this tiny fellow (and in all honesty, I didn't see him, I was taking a shot of the flower and only noticed him when I was uploading the file to my computer - bliddy interlopers! Hrmph!!)

 

great pics im actually quite surprised there are so many Daddy Long Legs about (it seems there are millions this year) as the sparlings had been pulling the Leather Jacker grubs out of the lawn by the bucket load! amazing there were any left at all to change into Daddy Long Legs

 

Where am I Zigs, Shapwick or Ham Wall?


I would love to put decent pics up of the two Hobbys and two Marsh Harriers but they were so far away all I managed were these!!




I was caught off guard by my first (UK) sighting of a Great White Egret which flew up out of the tall reeds, over some trees and not seen again.

Loads of young frogs and Dragonflies (the reasons the Hobbys are here).

 

That frog's a wild looking thing isn't it?!

 

It is and it looks more like an Edible Frog than a common but I am not 100% sure, most had a lot of green colouring.

 

How cute .

Just the usual variety of garden birds around my place this weekend - wood pigeons, magpies and starlings - though, while we were hanging out some laundry, my granddaughter spotted a very surprised Grey Squirrel coming over the wall from the garages to our right.

I can honestly state that, once it spotted us, it 'fair flew along the tops of fences down the side of the garden - jumped down to get across the back - then shot up the fence on the other side and away across the rear fences to our left - seemed to really know his route very well indeed. Maybe he knows where there's a good stash of acorns to be had ..............

The whole incident lasted less than 30secs, but we felt very privileged to watch him/her. Had my phone in my pocket, but my arms were full of washing and I couldn't grab it quick enough to get a photo .