What's Buzzing or Flying near you today.... 2014

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  1. Sheal

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    Great pictures Strongy and love the Guillemots! :dbgrtmb:
     
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      @wiseowl I promised you this a while ago, I've still not managed to get a full face picture so you can see the difference between a Rook and a Crow, still working on it! :)

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        First time since I moved to my "new" house (1999) I saw a Green Finch on my feeders just outside the conny this morning. Tried to sneak indoors to grab my camera but s/he saw me and was off like a shot! Not just the first time I've seen a green finch at the feeders, the first time I can remember seeing one in my garden at all.
        Very happy to see it, also have had a number of tits around the feeders, bird table area, unfortunately not so happy as they were merrily stripping the liners off my hanging baskets displayed on the fence!
         
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          No Coconuts yet then :snork:
           
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            One of these was buzzing around today
             
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              Royal Marines.....any idea what sort of chopper it is Jazz?
               
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                Came across this little chap today while moving a few things around in the greenhouse. First cockchafer beetle of the year.

                No idea why, but every year around this time I find lots of these in the greenhouse. They seem to be very good at getting in there, but have absolutely no idea how to get out again.

                After grabbing a couple of quick close-up shots, I took him outside and within a couple of minutes he was airborne. :)

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                  Them's proper daft Trunky, but lovely too :)
                   
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                  • ARMANDII

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                    Anyone got an idea what this is?, it was on my Lilies.:coffee:
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                    The Bees were out working away.
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                      That's not from these parts Our Mandy :yikes:
                       
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                      Do you mean piccies 1,2,and 3 Ziggy? I thought "illegal immigrant" too,
                      Jenny
                      ps snazzy coat though ...
                       
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                        Perhaps:dunno:,........I couldn't find it in my Insect Books:scratch:
                         
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                          Wow ,there looks to be two of what ever it is 'playing':doh:
                           
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                            The nearest I could get is Calocoris Quadripunctatus in shape and length but the colouring ain't right:dunno::wallbanging::snork:
                             
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