What's Buzzing or Flying near you today......2016

Not quite the photographic standard as most of our members, but captured these a little while ago:

A bee taking a little rest



And then, to my pure delight, one of the blue tits that have made their home in my garden just happened to fly past me and land on the fence ...



... before making its way home.



All the more surprising because, not only was I sat a few feet away, but look who's right below their home (!)

 

Waiting their turn.

 

Not flying yet but the three of the four Sheffield peregrine eggs have hatched ,
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Chaffinch

 

Excellent capture @Sheal

 

Talking of solid bases, here's a coot nesting on a lift pump in front of the energy from waste plant at work:

 

I have seen several of these small birds at our feeder lately. After looking it up I believe it is a Carolina Wren, and if so it is a long way from Carolina here in New York.

 

Nice little bird, it certainly looks like its a Carolina Wren, the only other bird i can find that's very similar is the bewick's wren.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=b...T0-DHkQ_AUIBigB#tbm=isch&q=bewick's+wren+bird

 

Nice shot, it seems to be bigger than our Wren which is insectivorous and as far as I know never visits feeders.

 

Don't know what this fellow is, but (s)he is not happy, as I've just filled in the nesting hole you can see just above.

I know, we are supposed to encourage wildlife, but this is literally 10" away from our door. No, we can't use the "back" door for the summer, as we only have one externally lockable door! Sorry mate!

Here you can see the bee landed, with the filled in hole in the mortar above.


Insect in flight, but you can see the true colour (and the gold hairs) better in this.

Any idea who I have just made homeless?

 

A couple of interesting finds in the wild area in my garden today. Had to look them both up, hope I've identified them correctly.

This moth had attached itself to a cowslip, I think it's an Angle Shades moth.



Cardinal Beetle.

 

An update: It turns out the lagoons of leachate have a lot of insects in them so there's plenty to eat. I went to have a look on Friday but no eggs there and couldn't see any ducklings, so either eaten or hatched. I suspect eaten as no egg shells but it was very windy, at least someone benefits. Good 'ole nature.

 

Giant Willow Aphid:





Millions of the things on the willow coppices!