Your day's wildlife

[geocycle]

First swallow near Levens, Cumbria. Also blackcap and chiffchaff singing.

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

Loads of ladybirds. Seem to be everywhere but not in swarms. In house, in garden, etc. Started appearing a few days ago.

 

[biggs682]

Loads of butterflies spotted on our wildlife reserve walk earlier.

Spotted orange tips , commas , peacock and loads of brimstones

 

[Dirk]

Saw my first Swallow of the year yesterday on the West Somerset coast.

 

[rockyroller]

no further signs of the big cat. but we keep watching

 

[Asa Post]

A first for me this morning - a hedgehog caught in a rat trap.
It's a live-catch trap, so I was able to release the hedgehog with no harm done. It was too scared to unroll with me hanging around, so I placed it under a bush and left it alone. Five minutes later, it had gone.
The first hedgehog I've seen since April 2023.

 

[Poacher]

A Holly Blue posed for my phone camera while I was waiting for a bus this morning.

 

[rockyroller]

re-confirmed who's hole is under the front steps

 

[rockyroller]

extra picture from the other night. it's funny how bad it is

 

[laurentian]

Housemartins arrived here today!

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

Female blackbirds are collecting food rather than just foraging/eating. 1st brood already hatched?

 

[laurentian]

Female blackbirds are collecting food rather than just foraging/eating. 1st brood already hatched?

Watched one fledge from a nest in my garden last week so I would say balckbirds are well underway . . .

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Nothing earlier, but I did hear an owl last night (we do get the occasional one).

Actually, that's not quite true as I saw what was probably a Meadow Brown Butterfly at Singer Railway station and also a deceased Lady Bird at Dalmuir. 🤦‍♂️

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Bumblebees too

 

[rockyroller]

gotta remember this next time I bunny hop the bike

Wifey says "well it is Spring & they are rabbits"

the video clips are pretty amusing