Wings on Wednesday - Bumble Bee

While I was cutting the grass this morning I noticed this bumble bee resting on the lawn. Earlier on the Sun had been shining but by this time it had clouded over and the temperature had dropped. I guess the bee was waiting for the Sun to shine again or having to generate the temperature needed to get its flight muscles working - somewhere around 30C.



It stayed in the same place for about half an hour before flying off.

Getting to be a Regular

The Grey Squirrel is becoming a regular visitor to the garden



Today it had just come down to ground level as Penny went out the back door. I have never seen a squirrel move so fast. At first it took a wrong turn and shot in the greenhouse. Fortunately for the squirrel Penny had gone round the greenhouse and it managed to escape. Though the squirrel left the garden in short order it gave Penny plenty of exercise as she hurtled about for several minutes trying to find out where it had gone.

Friday at the Flicks - Squirrel eats Seeds, Rook Wants Peanuts

As well as invading the bird table a local Grey Squirrel decided to help itself to some seeds from one of the bird feeders:



This Rook spent over four minutes trying to get at the peanuts in the feeder. Fortunately the various curves on the bracket fooled it. At one stage it looks as though it was attempting to remove the top from the feeder:



Have a great weekend observing the wildlife around you wherever you may be.

Wings on Wednesday - Bread

From time to time I put a slice of bread in one of the feeders.
As often as not a corvid will drag it out and drop it on the grass.

If you are a Jackdaw then you pull off beak sized pieces.
If you are a Blackbird you pull off beak sized pieces.
If you are a Starling you grab the lot and fly off with it:

Monty the Pillow

Monty the Moose becomes Monty the Pillow

Penny Meets a Hedgehog

Every night when Penny goes in the back garden for a last look round she hopes to find a Hedgehog. If they have been about she rushes round, nose to the ground, following the scent trail. Last night she met up with one. A first she tended to be a bit rough but soon settled to just being inquisitive.



As soon as she was let out this morning Penny went straight to the place where she had met the Hedgehog, hoping it was still there.

 

Friday at the Flicks - Fur on the Bird Table

As I switched on the video monitor to check for any Hedgehog activity last night I spotted a Grey Squirrel on the bird table. It was having a long leisurely breakfast before going off to explore the seed feeders and eventually being chased away by Penny.



Have a great weekend observing the wildlife around you.