This year one of the dahlias I planted two years ago has actually flowered, and it also looks like the begonias I planted might too. Last year none of them flowered, so it's fingers crossed for this year.
At the weekend we took a trip to Birmingham to see Steve's parents. There were the usual sparrows, starlings, blackbirds, robins, blue tits and great tits. They still have sparrows that are being fed by the parents :) I also spotted a couple of peacock butterflies along with some small and large whites.
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| Yellow Rose © 2013 Natasha Forder |
| Birds | Wildlife and Insects | Flowers |
| Blackbird – male, female, juvenile | Grey squirrels | African daisy |
| Great spotted woodpecker - male, female, juvenile | Snail | Rose |
| Chaffinch - male, female | Slug | Lavender |
| Greenfinch - male, female, juvenile | Backswimmer | Large Daisy |
| Blue tit - adult, juvenile | Bees - various | Lily |
| Great tit - adult, juvenile | Large white butterfly | Hostas |
| Dunnock - adult, juvenile | Small white butterfly | Birdsfoot trefoil |
| Robin - adult, juvenile | Hemerocallis | |
| Jay - adult, juvenile | Cats Ear | |
| Magpie - adult | Oregano | |
| Crow - adult | Marjoram | |
| Nuthatch - adult | Thyme | |
| Woodpigeon - adult, juvenile | Montbretia | |
| Ragwort | ||
| Gaura cherry brandy | ||
| Gaura lindheimeri belleza | ||
| Penstemon pensham czar | ||
| Lobelia x speciosa fan salmon | ||
| Ceratostigma plumbaginoides | ||
| Coreopsis grandiflora rising | ||
| Coreopsis sunray | ||
| Gaillardia sunburst yellow | ||
| Dahlia |
Another beautiful photo Natasha. Actually saw a male chaffinch, for the first time in ages - just hope he comes back again.
ReplyDeleteAnd on 2 really hot days we had masses of those turnip sawflies everywhere x