It's been another good week for butterflies with my first ever sighting of a comma butterfly. The bees have also been busy. Still making the most of the lavender and flowering herbs. And I am still trying to get that perfect shot!
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| Buff-tailed Bumblebee © 2013 Natasha Forder |
It's been quiet for the squirrels this week. It seems to be just the very skinny one that has been visiting. Last week was similar, only this one and the squirrel we fondly call squirrel knackered leg. More about him in a future post. Also this week I haven't seen any collared doves either. The goldfinches are fickle and come and go, so I'm not so surprised they haven't been around. Even without some of the usual's it's been a busy week, they are non-stop eating and all the food is gone at the end of the day. Usually the feeders last a bit longer than this!
I've found some garden bugs inside this week, not long after being out feeding the birds so I assume they have come in on my clothes. I can't make my mind up if one was a grasshopper or a cricket. I also saw a bright green and black dragonfly, which I've tried to identify but doesn't look like any of the pictures I've seen.
| Birds | Wildlife and Insects | Flowers |
| Blackbird – male, female, juvenile | Grey squirrels | African daisy |
| Great spotted woodpecker - male, female, juvenile | Snail | Geranium |
| Chaffinch - male, female | Slug | Rose |
| Greenfinch - male, female, juvenile | Backswimmer | Lavender |
| Blue tit - adult, juvenile | Bees - various | Large Daisy |
| Great tit - adult, juvenile | Large white butterfly | Lily |
| Dunnock - adult, juvenile | Small white butterfly | Hostas |
| Robin - adult, juvenile | Brimstone butterfly | Honeysuckle |
| Jay - adult, juvenile | Grasshopper or cricket, in the house! | Birdsfoot trefoil |
| Magpie - adult | Dragonfly (bright green and black) | Hemerocallis |
| Crow - adult | Centipede, in the house! | Cats Ear |
| Nuthatch - adult | Comma butterfly | Oregano |
| Woodpigeon - adult, juvenile | Marjoram | |
| Little owl, the sound of | Thyme | |
| 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 |
Perfect shot Natasha? surely it is this - great photo!
ReplyDeleteThe Comma is one of our regulars, but seeing lots of whites at present probably because of the veggies we are growing.
Lots of collared doves too but still no greenfinches.
Our feeders also being emptied much quicker than normal too probably due to so many more sparrows. Was abut 15 of them the other day all having fun dust bathing.
Thanks!
ReplyDeleteLots of whites here too, but no veggies for them!
That must have been great seeing all the sparrows :)
The greenfinches here are still around at the moment but they do come and go.
Wow, great photo Natasha - Looks amazing x
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you are having so many visitors to the garden too :)