Your day's wildlife

[Illaveago]

I noted the other day...when a butterfly fluttered past, it occurred to me I've seen very few, same with dragonflies which are / were very common round here.

I haven't seen any dragonflies in our pond this year and only a couple of damsel flies. Our pond is a bit overgrown but I haven't seen many flying around here .

 

[biggs682]

Nice to see the ladybirds on our runner bean plants as there is quite a lot of black fly on them

 

[biggs682]

Just reviewed last night's trail camera footage and for the first time for a few weeks we had a hog visit 😁

 

[biggs682]

Just fished these two snails out of the watering cans.

 

[Windle]

No picture unfortunately as they're too skittish, but we've got a three legged squirrel coming to the peanut feeder in the front garden. There's a big and very obviously male squirrel that comes regularly but also a smaller, scruffy looking thing which I noticed on Sunday has only one back leg! Just a small furry stump remaining of the right leg. She seems to manage OK though. Just shows how resilient nature is.

 

[Mike_P]

Had evening dinner with a feathered companion; well the other side of the kitchen door. Was slightly concerned if it was alright but, having hopped a couple of times not that brilliantly on the covered garden table, it suddenly flew off wings seemingly going far too fast for it's speed.

 

[Poacher]

Curious fox cub got close up & personal to the trailcam last night!

 

[biggs682]

3 more snails recovered from the watering can making it 6 in 2 days

 

[biggs682]

Buzzy bee's doing there job

 

[biggs682]

First visitor in the newly relocated hog food tunnel last night

 

[biggs682]

Just spotted this hog walking around the rear garden

 

[Dave 123]

Old lady

Jersey tiger

 

[Proto]

Plenty of deer about, and they are frequent visitors during the night* but it‘s unusual for them to come during the day, possibly something to do with them knowing there’s a lurcher living here which would give chase. There are Sika deer about but this is a young Roe, I think. Anyone able to confirm?

*come down in the morning to find the shrubs and flowers have been eaten. Grrrr!

 

[biggs682]

The rear view of a hog enjoying some food in out garden last night

 

[biggs682]

One picture of the visiting hog last night in our garden

Whilst out on this mornings ride i had a pair of green woodpeckers who kept flying 50 ft landing then taking off again to keep ahead of me before they both flew off up into a big tree . I don't think i have ever seen 2 green woodpeckers together before