It never stopped moving so I only managed a few record shots.
The first I have seen since the last big influx in 2009
I have many House Sparrow families around the building.
Here a fledgling was being fed.
As I lifted the lid of my green waste wheelie bin I spotted
a small black beetle which I managed to photograph before it ran away.
Size about 8mm and much shinier than the photo shows.
So far I have failed to identify it.
Butterflies turned up in force in my garden yesterday - and like yours they were making for the lavender.
ReplyDeleteWeaver: Very few butterflies here yet. The lavender bushes were teeming with bumblebees.
DeleteIs it a black ground beetle?
ReplyDeleteDave: Possibly though I can't find an exact match for one with a short dumpy body and such wide top patrs to the legs.
DeleteLovely to see the Painted Lady. There is an influx at the moment and I still haven't seen one!
ReplyDeleteRR: Pure luck I think. Not see any more. I only saw one last time they invaded the UK.
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