They're trialling various methods of scaring them away from lambs, but no single method is effective. I don't know if you can get Landward on TV [our version of countryfile] but they had an item recently about it.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I love the baby goldie pic, Zenjeff I'm sure that goose is going to the same physio class as me, cornelly I think I posted this somewhere else, but can't remember where. Spotted him when I was out the other day Sexton beetle. Never seen one before - really pretty
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
An excellent picture, Fairy...I have only ever seen one once, on the body of a dead Bank Vole, and I didn't have my camera with me, still wonderful to see though.
I nearly stepped on him, Sheps. I just caught the bright colour out the corner of my eye, and thought 'that's a helluva size of ladybird' I looked it up when I got home - fascinating how they 'work'. There was a wheatear singing his head off on a fir tree lower down, but I didn't get a very good pic of him - too far. He flew away before I could zoom in a bit more. Lovely little birds
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
That's a cool little beetle. I don't think I've ever seen one. Hard to do an exact ID from that photo though as there's 4 or 5 similar species with variable patterns.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Are there lots which come under the title sexton beetle, w'edges? Or did you mean he wasn't a sexton, but something similar? He was about an inch long, and quite weevil-y looking at the head end, if that's any help. I touched him to see if he flew, which he did, after squeaking at me and stomping away briefly I looked on a couple of sites, but couldn't find anything more specific. The pic on a Scottish insect site seemed very similar.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Are there lots which come under the title sexton beetle, w'edges?
7 species that come under the common name sexton but 5 that look similar with the orange markings. Yours is probably Nicrophorus interruptus going by the 4 distinct orange patches.
Thanks for that w.edges. I'll take a wee look at your link later. Lots to read there! If I see one again, I'll try and get some closer pix, but my camera's macro option isn' t great unfortunately. I zoomed one of the pix a bit more, so perhaps this shows all the antennae/legs a bit better. It's certainly a stunning looking thing. Always lovely to see something new
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I'm sure that goose is going to the same physio class as me, cornelly
I think I posted this somewhere else, but can't remember where. Spotted him when I was out the other day
Sexton beetle. Never seen one before - really pretty
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I looked it up when I got home - fascinating how they 'work'.
There was a wheatear singing his head off on a fir tree lower down, but I didn't get a very good pic of him - too far. He flew away before I could zoom in a bit more. Lovely little birds
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I looked on a couple of sites, but couldn't find anything more specific. The pic on a Scottish insect site seemed very similar.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
If I see one again, I'll try and get some closer pix, but my camera's macro option isn' t great unfortunately.
I zoomed one of the pix a bit more, so perhaps this shows all the antennae/legs a bit better. It's certainly a stunning looking thing. Always lovely to see something new
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...