robjh
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire - almost Essex
Nah, he wasn't a lizard, the Queen is. Has anyone seen her lately?
Your day's wildlife
- Thread starter Flick of the Elbow
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deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
Yes, wearing green I seem to remember....
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
2 beautiful swans on the canal between bow roundabout and greenway . Only seen because I didn't do the col de bow and tried the supershiite way instead . It was closed so massive danger at the exit towards Stratford and I hopped onto pavement and went onto canal path .
I love life and it's little quirks
I love life and it's little quirks
SatNavSaysStraightOn
Changed hemispheres!
- Location
- ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ 'ɐɹɹǝquɐƆ
More specifically it is the lesser stag beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus) I believe. http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/lesser-stag-beetle
There is also an excellent photo of it here http://www.warrenphotographic.co.uk/26634-lesser-stag-beetle
But sadly not the stag beetle (Lucanus cervus). https://ptes.org/get-involved/surveys/garden/great-stag-hunt/
How to tell the 2 apart (except by size) is can be found on this pdf. http://ptes.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Beetle-ID-guide.pdf
coffeejo
Ælfrēd
- Location
- West Somerset
It's a while since the rats in my garden were evicted and the voles have finally moved back in! I spotted some newly dug holes last week (thankfully far too small for rats) and just caught a glimpse of a vole gathering some of the spilled bird food. 
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Just had our yearly fleeting visit by a pair of Goldfinches.
Not sure if they are the same pair every year but we always seem to see one pair per year in the garden.
Not sure if they are the same pair every year but we always seem to see one pair per year in the garden.
coffeejo
Ælfrēd
- Location
- West Somerset
It took a while to persuade any to come to my garden but I bribed them with sunflower hearts and niger seed, and now have several pairs who visit on a daily basis all year round.
(Peak nesting time seems to over now, or at least that's what my weekly feed bill suggests.)
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
I keep finding dead animals in my garden, I'm hoping it is Jimmy (2 doors up) as he is due to move next week. But I'm slightly worried that there is another cat in the neighbourhood that is becoming an effective hunter. Yesterday's find was another bird and a small mouse together with the same coloured mess!
coffeejo
Ælfrēd
- Location
- West Somerset
I really hope Jimmy is a cat...
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
A little egret in Deptford Creek at low tide around midday. I've not seen one there for a couple of years, so that's good news.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Anyone any idea what this is?
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Juvenile Great Crested Grebe
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
I'm glad you said that as I thought that was what it was, but I'm more Tim Brooke-Taylor than Bill Oddie so didn't want to commit
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Having not seen a fox in a while, saw three of them this morning. Also played chicken with a suicidal rabbit, stupid thing was doing its best to get run over.
Maverick Goose
A jumped up pantry boy, who never knew his place
- Location
- A champagne supernova in the sky
A bat clinging to a curtain in the living room....must have got lost on the way back to hell after a heavy night!
