What's Buzzing or Flying near you today... 2015

Looks like you're spot on there Sheal, it does seem to be the Western Conifer Seed Bug. Thanks for that, I just knew GC wouldn't let me down.

I see pines and firs are among its favourite host plants, which makes sense. There are several mature Scots pines in the property across the road from us, and a neighbour's garden a few doors down the road contains a huge fir.

 

@Spruce I thought it would fly as it was listed amongst the shield bugs.

You're welcome @Trunky. It was the shape that got me started, luckily I looked at the shield bug images first so it didn't take long to track down.

 

to be honest with you Sheal it was sitting on top of the tap in the bathroom , and at first I thought it was a cockroach , my mums place is surrounded with very old conifers , it flew off when I threw it out of the window , well it sort of glided and I had to flick it off my hand as it griped on and took a couple of shakes to get it off

 

Not surprised Spruce. You'd be grumpy too if someone was trying to throw you out of a window.

 

There I was, lurking under the cherry tree, determined to get a good photo of bee-on-flower, and look who dropped in?




could this be one of my mining friends - I think I've seen those pantaloons before....

and a much more subtantial fellow...

 

2 more house Martins have arrived and have taken up the old nest from last year and I would say the best site out of the whole close , they aint daft , still no swallows yet or swifts

 

@Spruce ... thank you for the reminder ... there were house martins here when we viewed this property - must keep an eye out to see if they come back

Saw this fat fella when I was on my walk this morning ... not a brilliant photo, but the best the zoom could do on this el cheapo camera - you can just make him out on the bottom right piece of blossom

 

sorry "M" but I'm not sure what I'm looking at...
any more clues please?
Jenny

 

Big fat bumble bee, Jenny He was high up in a tree

 

In the middle lot of flowers they's something on the flower bottom right

 

yep got her,
thanks ,
Jenny