Your day's wildlife

[craigwend]

 

[Gillstay]

Stopped for a natural break on my ride today near Dunford Bridge and these little fellas caught my eye

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A quick Google Lens when I got home says they're Alder Leaf Beetles. Seems an interesting insect. Long thought extinct in UK but they were found near Manchester in 2004 and suspected to have arrived in some foreign alders. Since then they've spread but are still uncommon

I'm rubbish on tree leaves. Is that an Alder they're on?

Yes that is Alder. And I have never seen those beetles. thanks.

 

[Gillstay]

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Sat on my garden fence earlier today.

I'm not sure if it's anything to do with the dead pigeon by my back door that I've just had to scoop up and dispose of!!

Yes it more than likely did and if you had left it they often come back later and take them away. Oddly if you move then just a couple of feet to one side they will not spot them in my experience. You chucked his dinner away.

 

[PeteXXX]

Yes it more than likely did and if you had left it they often come back later and take them away. Oddly if you move then just a couple of feet to one side they will not spot them in my experience. You chucked his dinner away.

It was great to see one close up, but not too often!

 

[Chief Broom]

Had a pleasant walk along Brora beach today between showers. A big flock/skein of geese went over- would guess around 400,
probably Greylags. Watched a Guillemot fishing close in, it would pop his head under and look around rather like person snorkaling and then dive for a sandeel. Big groups of ringed plovers in their hundreds. Couldnt see any terns today reckon they've gone and will see them again in the spring.

 

[Dave 123]

Found this little fella whilst working in someone’s garden this morning-

 

[AndreaJ]

At this time of year I see at least one kingfisher every time I walk along the canal. Not a brilliant picture but I had the dogs with me so had to be quick, not that it’s very bothered by them.

 

[Chief Broom]

At this time of year I see at least one kingfisher every time I walk along the canal. Not a brilliant picture but I had the dogs with me so had to be quick, not that it’s very bothered by them.
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Beautiful pic! would be nice as a painting, just a tad more clarity for perfection

 

[DRM]

No pic but leaving the last job down a dirt road with woodland each side, I had 2x rabbits run out in front of the van, closely followed by 4x deer

 

[Tail End Charlie]

At this time of year I see at least one kingfisher every time I walk along the canal. Not a brilliant picture but I had the dogs with me so had to be quick, not that it’s very bothered by them.
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Lucky you. I only seen a Kingfisher a handful of times, in fact there have been so few I can remember each one clearly.

 

[Rezillo]

While having our lunch today, we spotted this sparrowhawk eyeing up a possible lunch on our bird feeders.

 

[biggs682]

Not sure how many more night's we will have hog activity for

 

[annedonnelly]

Hope all your hogs are big & fat enough to hibernate. My neighbour found a couple of small ones in the garden about a month ago & took them to a rescue place. One was sent back with instructions to fatten up over the next few weeks - hopefully it's doing so. I don't know what is eating the food I put out - fingers crossed it's the hog & not a rat.

 

[biggs682]

Hope all your hogs are big & fat enough to hibernate. My neighbour found a couple of small ones in the garden about a month ago & took them to a rescue place. One was sent back with instructions to fatten up over the next few weeks - hopefully it's doing so. I don't know what is eating the food I put out - fingers crossed it's the hog & not a rat.

They seem big enough and they haven't touched any food that we put out for last week or so

 

[swee'pea99]

Cheeky buggers! They're getting bolder and bolder.

They'll be bringing popcorn soon...