What's buzzing or flying near you 2022 ?

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  1. Victoria

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    Stunning photo Woo.
     
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      Here's a video about a hummingbird hawk moth in the UK. A few days ago there was one on my verbena bonerences.
       
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        Yes stunning pictures Woo
         
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          There must be something good to eat or minerals that they need because these mallard ducklings spent a great deal of time getting muddy.

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            Drone Fly

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              Green Heron in a buffalo berry bush. Green Heron GC.jpg
               
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                Had the aerial 'battle of St Barth' yesterday in the chicken run. 4 hens + 3 crows v. 3 buzzards. Sadly, Oven-ready, one of the hens, lost her head. The others are deeply traumatised and not straying far from the hut today.
                 
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                  Corn Bunting.
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                    Sorry to read this ... but you shouldn't have called her Oven-ready! Hope the others calm down soon and the buzzards keep away.
                     
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                      It was the only thing to call a chicken who, after being rescued from a life of depravity as a cockerel's favourite, went into 'self-harm' mode and plucked herself constantly :noidea: She walked in a very strange fashion, too :biggrin: A blessed release, really :) The others are pulling themselves together :)
                       
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                        I finally got a photo of our resident skunk, who keeps a low profile, thankfully.:yikes:

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                          Good thing these hummingbirds hover once in awhile else I'd never get a pic! :phew:

                          The little bee will give you an idea of the scale of this fellow. DSCN2819.JPG
                           
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                            I don't have any photos to post but just lately it seems we have transferred to the coast - the seagulls kick up such a racket it's hard to believe!

                            We normally get them from the East here - especially when an easterly wind blows. So I was very surprised to see some flying around here & later perching on some roofs that looked bigger & a different colour to the ones we are used to.

                            Someone posted some photos a couple of pages back saying something about gulls from the Med & as we had some very hot air from Spain last week it makes me wonder if I may have seen the same kind here???
                             
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                              I like that bird feeder. :dbgrtmb:
                               
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                                A very early returning Wheatear. It seems the autumn migration has started in July!
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