Your day's wildlife

[Mrs M]

Don't know who they are? but waking up each morning to a wee chorus of birdies singing.
Love it.

 

[Poacher]

The House Martins have returned to my village - wonderful

"What a good place to be."

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

There's oystercatchers and gulls nesting on the flat roof of my work, apparently they are causing great disturbance to those in the office immediately below. I'm told that a pest control person was on site with a large gun the other day.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

At last, the swallows have arrived in this part of the world. Saw one fly past the house yesterday evening then this morning riding around West Lothian saw a good dozen. Happy days

 

[Crackle]

Heard this chap and then saw him, I so rarely see them even when I can hear them and he's only the 2nd one I've ever spotted. Great Spotted Woodpecker I think. Unfortunately, wrong lens on camera, so this is blown up a bit and not so clear.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

Ok, I give in, what is it?? !! @User259

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

First Willow Warbler of the spring for me and two Swallows. An Orange Tip butterfly and a wood superbly carpeted with Bluebells.

Must be summer as one swallow isn't enough apparently

 

[Tail End Charlie]

[QUOTE 3651023, member: 259"]It was a rafflesia flower. Believe me, you don't want to smell a fresh one![/QUOTE]
Like a dragon arum then? I well remember growing one and bending down to have a good sniff as it looks so striking and nearly throwing up!!

 

[Tail End Charlie]

Quite a few butterflies out today. Nothing exotic but it's always good to see them, and the bees as well.

 

[vernon]

Heard this chap and then saw him, I so rarely see them even when I can hear them and he's only the 2nd one I've ever spotted. Great Spotted Woodpecker I think. Unfortunately, wrong lens on camera, so this is blown up a bit and not so clear.

Brag, brag, boast, boast

They are regular visitors to our bird feeders in the back garden. The most we've had at once is three.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

[QUOTE 3651826, member: 9609"]One enormous bumble bee - could it have been a Queen, and how would I know ? it flew off before I could get a descent picture

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That's a damn good picture. A decent one wouldn't be an improvement

 

[Deleted member 23692]

[QUOTE 3649917, member: 9609"] What sort of roof is it? - is it a gravel covered flat roof ? generally they nest on stony islands in the middle of the river, I have never seen them use any material, just scrape a hollow out in the gravel and lay the eggs, and hope for a dry spell, if the river rises, it all just gets washed away.[/QUOTE]It's a flattish roof, but never having been up there I'm not sure if it is graveled or not. Nevertheless we get 2-3 pairs nesting up there every year and it's great when you encounter the chicks walking round the car park

 

[Crackle]

Brag, brag, boast, boast

They are regular visitors to our bird feeders in the back garden. The most we've had at once is three.

Really, I'm jealous.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Heard this chap and then saw him, I so rarely see them even when I can hear them and he's only the 2nd one I've ever spotted. Great Spotted Woodpecker I think. Unfortunately, wrong lens on camera, so this is blown up a bit and not so clear.

I would invite you to come and sit in my bedroom, but it could be taken the wrong way. I can get you within 1 foot of any one of the 3 of them that routinely visit my bedroom window throughout the day. They like the fat block that is one the window but I have to confess I am getting fed up of being woken up by them before my alarm clock goes off when they "peck" at the block. I don't even need to be awake to know who is on the fat block, I can name which bird is on it by the sound they make - loudest first Greater Spotted Woodpecker (male, female and last year's juvenile), nuthatch, Great Tit... then all of the rest are really quiet and I don't mind them!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I had a stoat last night whilst on my physio walk! Didn't have surprise me.