well.. i have not been able to get and take many pictures and to be honest i have not seen much wildlife about.. no butterflies or many bees of late.. not good.
on a good note thou.. the young seagulls have all fledged (great quite at night and early morning now) and lots of young finches and sparrows in the garden feeding.. had a female sparrowhawk catch one today.. so she going strong still. the young starlings are getting their adult feathers and not so many coming into feed now.. the robins have got 2 young this year and lots of young coal tits and blue tits.
We get pigeons nesting every year in our garden. This year they were perched on top of the rose arch. I do wonder if they are the same family and the young ones coming back to rear their own young. I know they are not the most beautiful of birds and not that popular but I have grown very attached to ours and love to watch them developing. Feel quite sad when they have flown the nest.
Lavenderlady I think you will find that those chicks are indeed Collard Doves and personally I think they are soooo cute and lovely, I have 2 pair that come into the garden and they bring the "young un's" with them, such a treat to see them fit and healthy more so after the terrible weather there's been.
Oh well didn't know they were collared doves, thanks for that rainjustlearning. I know they are so cute, they are really fluffy. I also thought the close ups of the bees were interesting as well. Isn't nature just amazing and doesn't it make you feel honoured that they choose your garden to come into.
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well.. i have not been able to get and take many pictures and to be honest i have not seen much wildlife about.. no butterflies or many bees of late.. not good.
on a good note thou.. the young seagulls have all fledged (great quite at night and early morning now) and lots of young finches and sparrows in the garden feeding.. had a female sparrowhawk catch one today.. so she going strong still. the young starlings are getting their adult feathers and not so many coming into feed now.. the robins have got 2 young this year and lots of young coal tits and blue tits.
We get pigeons nesting every year in our garden. This year they were perched on top of the rose arch. I do wonder if they are the same family and the young ones coming back to rear their own young. I know they are not the most beautiful of birds and not that popular but I have grown very attached to ours and love to watch them developing. Feel quite sad when they have flown the nest.
I posted some pics of bees on heleniums on the monthly photos thead, these are some close-ups, taken at the same time...
Soldier beetle on echinacea...
Lavenderlady I think you will find that those chicks are indeed Collard Doves and personally I think they are soooo cute and lovely, I have 2 pair that come into the garden and they bring the "young un's" with them, such a treat to see them fit and healthy more so after the terrible weather there's been.
Hollyhock- the 'beetle' looks like a Harlequin ladybird to me. J.
Oh well didn't know they were collared doves, thanks for that rainjustlearning. I know they are so cute, they are really fluffy. I also thought the close ups of the bees were interesting as well. Isn't nature just amazing and doesn't it make you feel honoured that they choose your garden to come into.
I think Jo could be right have alook and see if you can compare
http://www.ladybird-survey.org/gallery.aspx