Your day's wildlife

[Kempstonian]

It looks better than our 'lawn' at the moment.

I suppose the grass in the photo is going to have 'bear' patches.

Brown bear patches!

 

[Mart44]

Brown bear patches!

Yes.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Butterflies in the garden yesterday

Comma, Painted Lady, Gatekeeper and Large White (after my brassicas ). The Meadow Browns didn't seem to be about tho'.

 

[biggs682]

Still munching

 

[Mart44]

A bee on a Buddleia flower. It look like it has got sunglasses on.

 

[biggs682]

Had some help picking rhubarb yesterday

Then spotted the below winged creature whilst out walking any ideas .

 

[Kempstonian]

Had some help picking rhubarb yesterday

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Then spotted the below winged creature whilst out walking any ideas .

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Its a bumblewasp!

Not a hornet is it?

 

[biggs682]

Its a bumblewasp!

Not a hornet is it?

I am not sure

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Another two species of butterfly in the garden today. Small Copper and Common Blue

Also I disturbed 2 slow worms while turning my wild flower meadow hay.

 

[Mart44]

A stag beetle on our shed roof

 

[Mart44]

A spider makes a home in a Trumpet Vine flower.

 

[biggs682]

This Pigeon is resting his weary self on our apple tree

 

[Mart44]

A Heron taking a stroll along the bank of the Basingstoke Canal:

 

[Mart44]

Two swans, just swanning around..

 

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Speckled Wood with Common Blues the other day and another slow worm in the hay today.