Monday, 31 July 2017

Birds, Bees, Butterflies, Bugs and all creatures great and small. (in other words a catch up ;-) )

A (small) selection of a few of  my sightings seen in May, June and July.

12th May.
Foxes x 3 caught on camera in my garden.


 
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                                    May Bug in my garden on the 29th May.
                                                                  
 
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                        Chaddesley Woods. Worcs Wildlife Trust, Nature Reserve.
 
28th May.
 
Beautiful Demoiselle
 
Surprising what difference a little sunshine can make.
 
Shade
 
Sunshine
                                                                                                

                                                              25th June
 
Ringlet
 
9th July
 
Red Admiral
 
Comma


                                                          Meadow brown
                                         
                                                    Silver-washed Fritillary     
 
 
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RSPB Sandwell Valley. 14th May
 
I believe this to be a Grey-haired Mining Bee.

                                                 Ring-necked Parakeet. Pretty but noisy!




                                                      Smooth  Newt (male)


                               
                                                 Smart looking Greenfinch
                                                      
                                                Canada Geese and goslings.
 
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Carrion Crow admiring the sunset. 17th May.
 
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June
 
Fox in my garden 24th June. A little beauty!
I was on my holiday in June so not much to add for June in this post. Holiday images to arrive on my blog in the not too distant future. ;-)
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July
Whittington, Stourbridge. 4th July.
 
Gatekeeper

                                               An assemblage on Ragwort.

                                                              Ringlet
                                        
                                                   Small Skipper (I believe) :-) 
                                                
                                                          Small Skipper ( I think) ;-)

                                                     Small Tortoiseshell.
                             Sadly not many of this species seen this summer.
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Forest of Dean. 13-15th July.
 
Barn Swallows that were making or maybe repairing a nest.

                                         
                                               Blue-tailed damselfly ( I reckon) :-)
 
Gatekeeper
 
                                                       Speckled Wood
   
                                                    Large White

                                                  Juvenile Pied Wagtail.

                                                     Juvenile Robin.

                                                         Another one.


                                   Peregrine Falcon at Symonds Yat Rock.

 
Pond Skater
 
Wolf Spider (I think) ;-)

                                   

                                              Mandarin Duck at Cannop Ponds.


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In my garden. 23rd July
 
Red Admiral
 
Red Admiral with attitude! ;-)
 
Vipers Bugloss inspection.

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Hagley Hall,  Stourbridge, West Midlands.
 
Good to have had closer views than normal of the Fallow Deer. Only the Bucks on view today, presumably the Does were busy with fawns.
 

 
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 Trimpley Heavy Horse Show. 30th July.
 
A great show!
 
Suffolk Punches.






Shire Horses.


 
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I will end this post with a delightful Comma butterfly that was in my garden on the 16th July.




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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4 comments:

  1. Simon Douglas Thompson1 August 2017 at 17:42

    I've got a small skipper pic virtually the same as yours, on ragwort! As for the doodlebug, Brrrrrrrrr

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  2. Pam1 August 2017 at 20:10

    Thank you for the Skipper confirmation Si!

    I have to say I prefer the bug stationary in daylight!!!!

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  3. Anonymous17 August 2017 at 09:41

    What a beautiful selection of sightings and photo's Pam, the butterflies are so colourful!
    I love the Shire Horse pics too, we've had a pair of juv Peregrines (they breed on old ICI towers locally) learning their skills over the garden, they're so noisy but an absolute thrill to see, tho as yet I've not been quick enough to get an image.
    Autumn is definitely on it's way isn't it!

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    1. Pam18 August 2017 at 10:29

      Thank you for your kind comments, they are much appreciated Ruth.

      How lovely to have a pair of juv Peregrines over your garden, a thrill indeed!Fingers crossed you manage a pic if they slow down somewhat.lol

      Mornings and early evenings are feeling Autumnal, I refuse to accept summer is over though. lol ;-)

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