Your day's wildlife

[Dave 123]

They just boom out with song, lovely stuff. I'e heard them a few times, often deep in bushes or hedges near lakes or water. Last year I actually saw one...and they'e quite small, quite nondescript birds.

First one I ever saw was along the driveway at Minsmere. It sat on a branch not 3'away in plain sight and sang for me. It was amazing.

We rented a villa near Cala sant Vincente in Mallorca four years ago. We would wander up to the end of the driveway and sit on the wall and listen to them sing. That was the place with stone curlew in the field, and you could sit on the loo and watch hoopoe in the orchard.

https://t.villaplus.com/destination...c-islands/majorca/cala-san-vicente/villa-papa

 

[biggs682]

Got this picture this morning looks like we have 6 baby Robins first nest and first brood that we have had in 13 yrs

 

[biggs682]

This morning's nest picture

 

[philk56]

On my ride along the Swan River in Perth saw a few of these lovely looking birds:

It is a Red-capped plover.

Also some terns diving for fish. I believe they were greater crested terns:

 

[potsy]

Had a rare bird bath visitor earlier...

 

[Jenkins]

Loads of these around the banks of Loompit Lakes in Trimley...

Plus a Muntjac deer in the woods near Felixstowe Dock and a buzzard being harassed by a couple of crows in Nacton

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Disturbed a large nest of a Tree Bumblebees (b. hypnorum) at work yesterday. They had taken up residency in an old wheelie bin that was full of old wasp comb. I moved it and was administered with a sting to my neck. By the evening the base of my spine had gone numb. It wasn’t unpleasant at all. Weirdo.

 

[rualexander]

A few critters from recent bikepacking trip in Scotland

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[biggs682]

Inside the nest this morning

 

[Alex H]

Orange Tipped Butterfly

 

[potsy]

Don't see these too often and never seen a pair before..

 

[Illaveago]

The Hedgehog was on the back lawn a few minutes ago .
I have also seen a group of 12 gulls swarming around a large Poplar tree . I suppose they are after insects .

 

[biggs682]

Inside our Robin's nest this morning

 

[Glow worm]

A couple of grey partridge behind our house yesterday - always a pleasure to see.

On a sadder note, we’ve found 2 hedgehog carcasses in the same field- both badger kills. Hedgehog numbers significantly down here this summer. The thinking is the dry weather has reduced the availability of badgers preferred food of worms and snails so hedgehogs are a protein rich alternative. We are devastated as we’ve spent years feeding hogs and releasing rescued ones too. One of the dead ones was one of our released ones.

Anyway, a couple of pics from last nights ride

A half decent sunset at Wicken Fen to the sound of grasshopper warblers, cuckoos and drumming snipe among others

A couple of (poor) pics of some of the glow worms I saw a little later. They’re hard to capture on camera! Saw 13 females (flightless and glowing) and 3 males (they fly but don’t glow).

There were probably lots more. I once saw over 100 here on a moonless night - a truly magical sight.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

A couple of grey partridge behind our house yesterday - always a pleasure to see.

On a sadder note, we’ve found 2 hedgehog carcasses in the same field- both badger kills. Hedgehog numbers significantly down here this summer. The thinking is the dry weather has reduced the availability of badgers preferred food of worms and snails so hedgehogs are a protein rich alternative. We are devastated as we’ve spent years feeding hogs and releasing rescued ones too. One of the dead ones was one of our released ones.

Anyway, a couple of pics from last nights ride
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A half decent sunset at Wicken Fen to the sound of grasshopper warblers, cuckoos and drumming snipe among others

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A couple of (poor) pics of some of the glow worms I saw a little later. They’re hard to capture on camera! Saw 13 females (flightless and glowing) and 3 males (they fly but don’t glow).

There were probably lots more. I once saw over 100 here on a moonless night - a truly magical sight.

Oi, Glowers, I don't think selfies should be allowed!