Chubber Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 It's now time to start looking at the fan-trained nectarine tree on the south wall of our house for the first buds, and maybe throw a piece of fleece over the younger tenderer branches if the blossom opens too quickly and there is a hard frost warning. Whilst doing so today, I spotted Eddy Lizard, who was obliging enough for me to let me take my camera out of my pocket. P'raps he/she is a bit of a poser, because they normally disappear in an instant..... Close up of head Doug 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted March 3, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3, 2013 Came across this little character in the woods at work today, it wasn't bothered by me at all and I could get the camera (phone) to within a few inches. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted March 20, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 20, 2013 Not close exactly, about two hundred feet up this one. I was in Chichester on Tuesday morning photographing the buses in West Street when in addition to the Archbishop of Canterbury arriving(!) the cathedral's regular season visitors, a pair of pereguine falcons made one of their first appearances of the year: 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonBradley Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 "Archbishop of Canterbury arriving" Did he come by bus? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Yes - a horse-drawn bus, Don. At a canter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonBradley Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 It took a minute for the "canter" to sink in! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted March 21, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 21, 2013 This little fella was outside my place just now looking far from happy. In fact since some local farmer set up a bird scaring gun in the fields over the back of my place, he is the first garden bird (except several fat pigeons who have taken no notice whatsoever of the gun that was supposed to be scaring them off) I have seen in almost three months. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cary hill Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 (edited) Out walking yesterday our progress along the riverside path was blocked by this fine Greylag. Something in it's genes must have told it we were Gaullish malcontents, as we were treated to a fine display of raucous honking and wing flapping. Having no Anser to this we executed a flanking maneouvre. Honour having been satisfied, the Greylag was then happy to pose for photographs. Edited April 29, 2013 by cary hill 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted July 2, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 2, 2013 happened to look up the garden this evening and this little chap was having his dinner courtesy of the lovely wife's gardening efforts! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted July 3, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 3, 2013 Spotted on a recent walk around the Rosedale Railway. 'Muck Bod' (Curlew) Not exactly wild... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Crows are to blame for most of our disappearing fat balls, but this little fella is definitely the prime suspect in a recent case involving the theft of an entire peanut dispenser. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted July 10, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 10, 2013 Waiting just north of Corfe Castle on the Tornado rail tour yesterday (that didn't have Tornado as some twerp at Network Rail decided to impose a steam ban at about half eleven the previous night!) there were a fair few butterflies fluttering about. The speckled white with black bits ones kept moving but I did managed to take this: 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium chris-shay Posted July 10, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 10, 2013 Not the best of pictures, but this elusive pine martin comes and steals the nuts from the feeder in our garden occasionally... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted July 10, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 10, 2013 Yesterday morning. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted July 10, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 10, 2013 Is it the world's smallest Vulcan bomber or just a moth? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted July 16, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 16, 2013 Sat on the patio watching this chap wander about the field opposite Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubber Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 (edited) This chap[pess] Bombylius major is the ultimate jump-jet! Perfectly adapted for long tubular flowers you know when they are around 'cos they make a Greek yob's moped sound like a Rolls-Royce, and when two have a hissy-fit over whose flower it is they are quite loud. Also known as a Beefly. Sadly they predate on Solitary Bees by flying over their nests and dropping eggs nearby which quickly hatch, find the bee-burrows and start to slowly but surely eat the bee-larvae. Taken last week in the wild flower bit of the garden. Doug Edited July 23, 2013 by Chubber 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubber Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 And here's another Vulcan bomber in dazzle camouflage...a bit out of his way, a Jersey Tiger Moff. Doug 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubber Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 (edited) and on the floral side, got quite excited this year when in addition to our normal pale mauve bee-orchid [top], we found a white one nearby, which I can't find in my books... Not quite sure why the lower one is shown sideways, it didn't leave here like that... Doug Edited July 23, 2013 by Chubber 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubber Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Finally for this session, some perky little tits..... Doug 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted July 23, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2013 Wow Chubber! That's the best view of ... Kev. (Must get out more...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted August 8, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 8, 2013 Given that I have never seen a peacock above ground level, this was a surprise on the neighbours roof today: When I put the pictures on the laptop they generated some interest: 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted August 8, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 8, 2013 Digging Holes on site and you get visitors drop in.... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted August 11, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 11, 2013 Just moved into a new house and we seemed to have inherited something of a menagerie: Two hedgehogs visit every evening at around the same time: We also have this scruffy female blackbird who is very tame and often walks into my shed whilst I am working: And finally every morning this stern little fellow is waiting on the back doorstep for his breakfast and giving us hard stares through the window: 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted August 11, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 11, 2013 Went to the Severn Valley yesterday - usual excellent day out Butterfly population up the valley seemed excellent - hundreds of conspicuous large whites but also peacocks and red admirals - and unless I am very much mistaken silver washed fritillaries on the buddlias outside the engine house at Highley. They wouldn't keep still long enough for a photo so can anyone else confirm please? Also a very noisy green woodpecker yaffling outside the house at 07.30 this morning.... Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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