Your day's wildlife

[biggs682]

A family of swans this morning

 

[geocycle]

This beauty arrived in my garden this morning and delayed my departure by an hour! I think it is a Yellowhammer but did also wonder about a Siskin. Any experts? Edit: the local birders tell me it’s a hybrid canary, or maybe they re winding me up!

 

[Nigeyy]

I think I am becoming obsessed with humming birds. We can now identify about 5 different ones -the big one, the darter, the one with spots on, the little one and silvery grey one. Now and again two come at once -and they don't like that, results in a lot of darting and both of them disappearing. If I am patient, I can stand at the window and be no more than an arms length away. Sometimes we leave the window open and hear the low buzz of their wings so we know when they are there. It is the most beautiful restful noise.... I just wish I had a better camera! Here is the darter, taken about 10 minutes ago:

 

[potsy]

A couple from today, plus my best pic so far of the Jay..

 

[geocycle]

Nice pics @potsy. The poor nuthatch looks like it’s had a hard season!

 

[GetFatty]

I saw a duck trying to cross the South Circular. I'm guessing she's still there

 

[Rezillo]

A couple of days ago - many active dragonflies!

 

[Dave 123]

Walking the dogs this afternoon, Lisa near trod on this fella....

 

[Alex H]

6 Herons

 

[Dave 123]

6 Herons

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A siege or a sedge is the collective noun.

 

[Alex H]

A siege or a sedge is the collective noun.

How many do you need for a sedge?

 

[nickyboy]

This beauty arrived in my garden this morning and delayed my departure by an hour! I think it is a Yellowhammer but did also wonder about a Siskin. Any experts? Edit: the local birders tell me it’s a hybrid canary, or maybe they re winding me up!

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It's an escaped canary of some sort. Definitely not a UK wild species

 

[velo.mouse]

Wondering if there's sufficient interest on here to keep a thread going on what wildlife we've come across during the day, out on the bike, in the garden, from work, whatever.
Recent encounters for me were a ladybird on Sunday and a sparrowhawk on my way to work yesterday.

My Squirrels know something is up....
They too are social distancing themselves while feasting around the sacred picnic table..

 

[oldwheels]

Not out on the bike but a sparrowhawk went over earlier getting a hard time from a couple of small birds about house sparrow size.

 

[Proto]

A few nights ago, let the dog out for a wee before bed, looked in the ferns that run along the front of our house and spotted something glowing. So bright thought it must be some electronic device of some sort, but no, a gloworm! Incredibly bright, like a bright green LED. Can't remember the last time I saw one but it was decades ago.