Maximum temperature 20C, minimum 14C. 11 km/h NW wind with 23 km/h gusts. Some rain this afternoon not measured yet.
A young black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
A fly (I think) of some kind!
Fritillary again but this one is different to yesterdays! Note the white around the wings which yesterday's did not have...
As above,
Common wall Lizard (Podarcis Muralis)
as above.
Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
A wasp of some kind ?
Pyrrhocoridae beetles.
The flowers of the topinambour. Seconds after I came in from taking this photo with a blue sky it started raining!
For those that are interested Part four of our trip to Botswana and Southern Africa is HERE
Love the flowers, Diane. And, are those ladybugs?
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Hi Sally, not they are not lady bugs See here
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Happy week Diane
Another beautiful series, Diane! And I love the sweet expression on the lizard!
ReplyDeleteThat particular lizard is always more or less in the same place and as long as I move slowly it just quietly watches me. Keep well Diane
DeleteDo those beetles come after your crops? Or eat something else?
ReplyDeleteHere we have our yearly invasion of japanese beetles. which eat the leaves on the grape vines, around the pool fence. but ... our cardinals love to feast on them!!! :-)
They are supposed to be a slight pest but they have never done much damage that I can see so I just leave them be, sometimes there are hundreds! See the link I have put on Sally's reply.
DeleteTake care, Diane
I love your shot of the flowers looking up towards the sky. It would make a great "quote" background - "something like the sky is the limit" or something of that nature.
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are very tall despite me having cut them down to half height! They make great photos also when the bees are on them but the weather here is rubbish and wet so there are few bees around at the moment. Thanks for the comment take care iane
DeleteThose red beetles are interesting. They look like they are wearing backward tuxedos.
ReplyDeleteThe very top one looks to me like an African mask but yes the others do look a bit like tuxedo wearers :-) Enjoy your day Diane
DeleteBeautiful photos from your garden. Have a beautiful day!
ReplyDeleteThanks Nancy I hope you have a good day also. Take care Diane
DeleteA delightful post, Diane. I think I've probably said it before, but your Speckled Wood is somewhat different in colour to ours - where yours has an orangey colouring ours is pale cream!
ReplyDeleteWith my best wishes - - - Richard
It is strange that the speckled wood should change colour with environment but it obviously does. Thanks for the comment Richard. Hope you have a good week Diane
DeleteGreat shot of the young Black Redstart. This species was quite common around our B&B when we visited France last.
ReplyDeleteWe used to have a lot but I stopped them from coming into the barn where they were nesting. They made so much mess, we had nesting material all over the place and the car was covered in mess daily!!! They are still around but I do not see as many. Hope all is well Diane
DeleteIncroyable macros Diane, I particularly enjoyed your perspective in the lizard shots ✨
ReplyDeleteThanks Grace, that is a very obliging lizard I will be sorry when it hibernates. It is the only one that does not mind me getting fairly close and it is almost always in the same area. Keep well Diane
DeleteLove that shot of the lizard's face.
ReplyDeleteA very friendly one, not many of them wait around for me to get close. LOL Have a good day Diane
DeleteWhat stunning shot of the sunflowers and sky! Always fascinated with your critter photos!
ReplyDeleteThose are Jerusalem Artichoke flowers, I seriously cut them back to push the growth into the edible roots, but I always let some grow as I love them also. Keep well Diane
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