Your day's wildlife

[Proto]

Excuse poor photo, was in a hurry to get it out of the house and back to the wild before it became too stressed, but found this little fellow (wren?) hopping around the sitting room this morning. So tiny!

Easily caught, few paces out the patio doors and let it go, pleased to see it zoom off into the woods.

 

[Illaveago]

I managed to catch the Woodpecker that I hear going "Chick,chick". It was several houses away.

 

[Gillstay]

This Wren got caught out as we accidentally approached it from both sides. So it flew up to the side of a bench and just froze. Stayed there till we went inside got a camera and a close up. never seen a Wren be so still for so long before.

 

[PeteXXX]

Birds, of some sort, in Hyde Park t'other day 👑

 

[Gillstay]

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Birds, of some sort, in Hyde Park t'other day 👑

Egyptian geese

 

[PeteXXX]

Egyptian geese

Thank you. I knew someone would let me know

 

[potsy]

Posing very obligingly for me yesterday

 

[Illaveago]

Posing very obligingly for me yesterday
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I've seen a couple of dragonflies in our garden recently . They have been absent for most of the summer .

 

[Proto]

Middle of last night heard some scratching noise in the loft above our bedroom. Then sounds of fluttering wings. Bit odd, I think, it's usually mice, and on one occasion, rats. So I go to the next room where loft hatch is and switch on light, to discover a bat flying around. Close loft hatch, open the windows, turn off light and close door and hope. This morning it seems the bat has gone.

How it gone into the loft I've no idea. Maybe we have a roost up there. Quite a large bat to my untutored eye, but no idea what type.

 

[biggs682]

Common Darter at rest

 

[biggs682]

Love is 2 hogs sharing a romantic meal in our back garden

 

[Asa Post]

I've just put some food out for the creatures of the night, then remembered as I got back in the kitchen that I had two slices of bread starting to go mouldy. They might as well have them as an additional treat. I went straight back out, and already one of the fox cubs was feeding on the peanuts on the lawn. I stood at the corner of the house, and it looked at me ... and carried on feeding.

I whistled to it. No real response. I waved a bread slice, and then threw it to the fox. It backed a few steps, then came forward again to feed. I threw the second slice and the same thing happened again. When I eventually got cold, I went inside. It was still feeding. Fearless, or it knows and trusts me.

I would guess 15 to 20 feet away.

 

[Dave 123]

I've just put some food out for the creatures of the night, then remembered as I got back in the kitchen that I had two slices of bread starting to go mouldy. They might as well have them as an additional treat. I went straight back out, and already one of the fox cubs was feeding on the peanuts on the lawn. I stood at the corner of the house, and it looked at me ... and carried on feeding.

I whistled to it. No real response. I waved a bread slice, and then threw it to the fox. It backed a few steps, then came forward again to feed. I threw the second slice and the same thing happened again. When I eventually got cold, I went inside. It was still feeding. Fearless, or it knows and trusts me.

I would guess 15 to 20 feet away.

He’s just lulling you into a false sense of security……
the peanuts are a starter!

 

[roubaixtuesday]

New lens to play with, so I get to bore you with "Dawn on the common"

The heron can be spotted bottom right

 

[biggs682]

An upside down nuthatch on some nuts