Your day's wildlife

[sevenfourate]

Lone seagull who came to join me this Morning while I waited for the sun to rise on the last day of Holidays……

 

[Poacher]

After a short ride out to Gunthorpe to scrump a few apples, I returned via a new (to me) bridle path along the N bank of the Trent. About 250 m upstream of Gunthorpe bridge I heard a high pitched "peee-eh" sound, then some chittering "ki-ki-ki" noises. (Eurasian) Hobby, although I couldn't see them due to high hedge. Luckily there was a gap a few metres further on, and I soon spotted a juvenile halfway up a tree, in clear view. An adult flew by twice, the juvenile took to the wing and turned upside down in flight to take food from it! An aerial food pass.
My camera skills aren't up to the job of following these very active falcons in flight, and anyway I was open-jawed in wonder, but here's a couple of long distance pics of the juvenile perched.

Here's one of what they were probably eating: a dragonfly. Migrant Hawker, I think. There were some other species, including Red Darter(?) but this was the only one co-operative enough to stay still for a portrait.

Another 100 metres upstream and near the far bank was a flock of about 50 Greylag geese - even noisier than the Hobbies.

 

[gbb]

used to seeing birds in the store, even a mouse or two. but this .....

I remember walking round a corner one warm summers morning...to be met with the sight of....a lizard about 40cm long, about 30ft away. I froze instantly, watching the thing for a few seconds.

Then it quickly dawned on me....it was a kids plastic dimetrodon

Oh ffs I laughed to myself.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Tatton Park

 

[Profpointy]

I remember walking round a corner one warm summers morning...to be met with the sight of....a lizard about 40cm long, about 30ft away. I froze instantly, watching the thing for a few seconds.

Then it quickly dawned on me....it was a kids plastic dimetrodon

Oh ffs I laughed to myself.

Gives me the excuse to post this

 

[Poacher]

Shield bug on our dirty dining room window - looks like it had an accident in the underwear department.

 

[craigwend]

 

[8mph]

 

[biggs682]

Just rescued this moth from a bucket of water hopefully it will dry out ok .
Had a quick look in our reference book but not one I can see .
Hopefully the cc tribe can help

 

[Poacher]

Just rescued this moth from a bucket of water hopefully it will dry out ok .
Had a quick look in our reference book but not one I can see .
Hopefully the cc tribe can help

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Should have let the fecker drown! It's a Box Tree Moth, a recent invader, the caterpillars of which have been known to destroy Box plants completely.

Edit: as seen here:
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/your-days-wildlife.174739/page-359#post-7075288

 

[biggs682]

Should have let the fecker drown! It's a Box Tree Moth, a recent invader, the caterpillars of which have been known to destroy Box plants completely.

Edit: as seen here:
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/your-days-wildlife.174739/page-359#post-7075288

Oh dear , it's moved from where I left it.

Pretty sure we have seen a few recently locally.

Thanks @Poacher

 

[Dave 123]

A drone fly feeding on a Convolvulus flower

 

[FrankCrank]

Doves are frequent visitors in and around our garden, and we have a nesting pair in situ in this pic, indicated by the arrow
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And a close up of the chicks, well camouflaged
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These type are called peaceful doves, or barred doves, or zebra doves, depending on the part of the world they're in.

A few years back I made a small dovecot specially for them, but they just ignore it, preferring a dilapidated old basket instead

The wee creatures are doing fine. They breed all year round it seems, no sooner have they fledged that the next generation comes along.

 

[FrankCrank]

Standing proud now, soon be time for lift-off

 

[biggs682]

The underside of a Box Tree moth otherwise known as @Poacher 's friend