WHAT'S BUZZING OR FLYING NEAR YOU 2018

@silu, a majority of the House Martins would be young ones as there would have probably been two broods. The second half of September is usually the time they leave us but take a few weeks to get down to the South coast as they will not be in any hurry.

Two unringed Ospreys at Arne this morning, it will be interesting how they will interact with the 14 young relocated ones when they are released next month if they are still here.






Starlings in the back garden enjoying the cool water.




A couple of Wasp Spiders, one with it's packed lunch.




Underside.

 

Thank you @strongylodon, just seemed so early for them to be massing.Always sad to see our summer visitors go. Our many nesting Swallows won't leave here until say the middle of September usually. Great photos by the way.

 

This picture is adorable

 

Herron on my walk today

 

They come over the canals by we

 

@shiney

Could it have been a Jersey Tiger Moth? they have black and white stripes

 

Little Egret .






Lapwing.

 

looks like I have at least 2 couples of hummingbirds. they love my feeder and the yellow wax bells and the fall aneminies . and of course the honeysuckle vine on my deck.

 

@redstar I hope to see some when we go to Colorado/Arizona next week.

Great White Egrets in Weymouth, gradually increasing in numbers in the UK, where these three unringed ones have coming from I have no idea, they are the same size as the common grey Heron.

 

Just seen a Barn Owl for the very first time this morning

 

@redstar, do you get the hummers all summer or just now passing through?

I Like the Blue Heron, the only one I have ever seen was in Zion National Park, going there again on our trip, may see another!

 

Hummers start appearing early here, like about early May. I know they are around as they love my Virginia Blue Bells, darting in and out of them. And have very few "red" flowers. So, right after I see them in May, I get out the sugar feeder, with no red food coloring in it (bad for them). they also love the honeysuckle vine on the deck which will start its earliest bloom mid-May, blooming several time through the season. and there are other flowers they love I have also. the latest is the yellow wax bells.

the blue heron is over, one street, in a huge pasture, some of which has a stream running through it. sometime I see him, or one of his family, in our creek at the edge of our property.