WHAT'S BUZZING OR FLYING NEAR YOU 2020

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    The biggest one is now sitting on the edge of the nest. :rolleyespink:
     
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      Saturday night they all settled down for a sleep. You can just about see all four of them.
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      At Sunday lunchtime it was not crowded any more as the three bigger ones flew the nest but the runt didn't quite manage it. He fell/fluttered to the ground and cheeped away unhappily (anthropomorphising) so I put him back on top of the hedge (couldn't reach into the nest).
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      Not too happy
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      But he perked up and the parents came back to feed him
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      And by evening he was more active
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      This morning, early, he was cheeping away but no parents came to feed him
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      and at 7.45 he flew away. :blue thumb:
       
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        At that age it would probably still be fed by it's parents and will still be around for a while.
         
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          I've seen him and one of the other babies today. One on a lilac tree and the other in a hazel tree. Haven't spotted the other two yet.

          That last one didn't seem the least bit bothered when I walked near him but I think he's used to me. He's the one I picked up and perched back on his hedge as the cat was roaming around.
           
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            Just spotted it again. :blue thumb:

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            The only way to get a shot of it was through the window as he's only 12" from it and can't be seen from the other side.
             
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              Burnet Moth:smile:

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                  An Eastern Phoebe, these little guys eat yellow jackets and I had to have medical attention this week for a yellow jacket sting, therefore these have become my favorite species. ;)

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                    Sorry to hear you've been stung @hydrogardener. What is a yellow jacket please?
                     
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                      Thanks, Sheal. They are wasps that, unlike honey bees, can sting multiple times injecting venom. It attacked me as I was reaching to pick up a hose in the garden. Within 48 hours my arm was badly swollen and the doctor prescribed a steroid and antibiotic.
                      I have seen the Eastern Phoebe eat them and I wondered how they don't get stung. They seem to hold them in their beak and snap their heads sideways like a whip several times. Whatever they do, it works. Also, yellow jackets live in large colonies underground and you really do not want a nest on your property as they are nasty critters.
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                        These Chipmunks are just too darn cute. It appears to be doing an impression of Quasimoto.

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                            This flew out of a flower whilst it was being watered. Not sure what it is.

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                              Not sure
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                                Ooooo that sounds nasty! They're obviously more lethal than the wasps we have here. Ours also sting multiple times.

                                I agree with you there. :)Looking at its face I assume they store food in their pouches like hamsters?
                                 
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