Wildlife photos please number 2

[Containergardener]

Brilliant pictures of bee flies. I was being monitored too today while I was sat , obviously I was intruding. Funny things arnt they.
Blackcap I havnt seen one of those either.
Not seen a slow worm either if thats what it is.

Lots of bumblebees today while I was weeding . I actually wondered if they were looking for holes, would they?

[mothhawk]

Had one of these just now. Not seen one before. A Linnet(had to get the Birdbook out) Not my pics.

I saw a blackcap for the first time last week. Ditto with the bird book to check it. I've never ever seen one before (and I'm no spring chicken!).

Lockdown has certainly been good for wild things.

[burnie]

OH sent me this from our compost heap!

Some snakes and slow worms lay their eggs in compost heaps, maybe not turn the heap over for a couple of months until they get chance to hatch?

[Plot70]

I have located my photos on my "hard to search" disk.

[peanut]

I felt I was studied quite intensely by a Bee Fly the other day, it was funny the way it hovered around me, zooming in close then backing off and darting around me. I got the distinct impression I was in his/her space! Which to be fair I was.

[annie8]

Strangely my sister sent me a pic of a bee fly that she had seen in her garden the other day. I had never heard of it.

[Containergardener]

^^^You have more patience than me.
Now I know where they are going il keep a watch on that plant.

[Plot70]

I once got some photos of a bee fly. I had to spend ages chasing it with a camera in my hand.

[Containergardener]

Saw one peacock butterfly

A bright green caterpillar

Also two of those furry bee-fly enjoying my Erysimum . Tried to take a photo but couldn't see it on pic.

[Nicos]

OH sent me this from our compost heap!

[Nicos]

No photo sorry , but I’ve seen a couple of orange tip butterflies today

[Containergardener]

An adult newt in the flower bed I was digging yesterday . It played dead until I looked the other way

[annie8]

Never seen one of them. How exciting.

[Containergardener]

Oh-I’ve just read that it’s on the Red list!- makes you seeing it even more wonderful eh?

I didn't realise that.

I actually thought it might be a young chaffinch but when it was on the feeder a chaffinch arrived which was much bigger than the Linnet.
I hope it comes back.

[Nicos]

Oh-I’ve just read that it’s on the Red list!- makes you seeing it even more wonderful eh?