Thanks. A honey bee nest? I would love to have honey bee hives but don't have space. Instead I decided to set up conditions for other types of bees. I'm delighted that it's working. About 85% of gardens front and back are designed for polinators.
well done on the bees, Fire. We have lots around because they nest in the old cob walls. If you stand at that end of the house on a warm day, the whole wall appears to be gently humming. We had a hornet nest in there last year. Amazing creatures but inconvenient near the house because they are so attracted to the lights in the evening.
OH saw a lesser spotted woodpecker bathing on the edge of our spring overflow this morning We often see the greater ones about, but that's the first time either of us has seen a lesser one.
And we found a hedgehog - also hardly ever see them here. But this one was really big, so clearly they are about - just staying out of sight
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
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well done on the bees, Fire. We have lots around because they nest in the old cob walls. If you stand at that end of the house on a warm day, the whole wall appears to be gently humming. We had a hornet nest in there last year. Amazing creatures but inconvenient near the house because they are so attracted to the lights in the evening.
OH saw a lesser spotted woodpecker bathing on the edge of our spring overflow this morning
And we found a hedgehog - also hardly ever see them here. But this one was really big, so clearly they are about - just staying out of sight
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
I love Alan's spiders too. Great photos.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...