What's Buzzing or Flying near You Today..?? Mark 2..!!

Overhead today. Was quite close when I first saw it but had risen by the time I'd grabbed the camera. Buzzards are now a regular sight and sound above the village.

 

Great shots Dave, Buzzards seem to be more common than Kestrels now.

 

Certainly more common around here where I've seldom seen kestrels. We do get occasional sparrow hawks but buzzards can be seen almost every day.
We do have a pair of white tailed eagles ("Flying barn doors") nesting about three miles away but I've only seen one of them once and didn't have a camera handy

 

Most folk think that "Visit Scotland" is only about nurturing the tourist industry. It isn't. There's wildlife to nurture too .

 

Very hot today (peaked at 25 C) and we got the fountain going after the winter. Our tame blackbird popped in to cool off but his missus arrived to tell him to get out as it was her turn!

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Not often you'll get that close to a longtailed tit Strongy. Very seldom see them in our garden.

 

Had a rather large Bumble Bee checking out my garage today. Exciting stuff.
Like everyone else theres an abundunce of ladybugs.

 

Sat in the garden this morning and several strange bumble moths is the best way to describe them. long noses and hover over the ground at about six foot up in the air. Quite large, as big as a bumble bee but not.

 

Not seen a single ladybird yet Robert though a few bumble bees and the odd hover fly now appearing. Grand daughter (26 months) discovered wood lice on Monday and was fascinated by all their little legs and how they rolled into little balls.

 

They are one their way to your Dave

 

This evening was the first time i've seen one of the Siskins on the nyjer feeder.

 

Blimey, never even seen a Siskin