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Thursday, September 30, 2021

30/09/2021 A few bugs and reptiles from the garden....

 The maximum temperature here today is 19⁰C, minimum 8⁰C. Rain is due from tomorrow forecast for a whole week!. Wind 9km/h icy South-Easterly winds with gusts up to 16 km/h!
 
I have so many photos for September and I have had no time to go through them all.  Here are just a few so that you know I am still in existence!!

Common Wall Lizard (Podarcis Muralis).

Gatekeeper butterfly (Pyronia tithonus)...

As above.

Great Banded Furrow Bee (Halictus scabiosae) I think


Wasp (Scolia hirta).

Common Heath, a moth of the family Geometridae.(Ematurga atomaria).

Small White (Pieris rapae) better known as a Cabbage White...

As above.

A pretty battered but happy Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)...

As above...

As above...

As above.

European Peacock Butterly (Aglais io)...

As above.

Common blue butterfly - male (Polyommatus icarus)...

As above.

Common blue butterfly - female (Polyommatus icarus)...

As above...

As above.

Western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera).

Not sure which bee this is, the flower is Sedum but which variety I do not know!

Common Wall Lizard (Podarcis Muralis).

Carpenter bees, (Xylocopa violacea) or (Xylocopa valga), very similar...

As above.

Map butterfly (Araschnia levana)...

As above.

Take care everybody, keep well and stay safe.
My local list of wildflowers. (91 Species 20/06/2021).

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Thursday, September 16, 2021

16/09/2021 More photos from August and still I have not caught up!

 The maximum temperature here today is 24⁰C, minimum 15⁰C. Raining as I type this. Wind 10km/h icy North-Easterly winds with gusts up to 26 km/h!

Moth Burnet Companion (Euclidia glyphica)...

As above.

Cyclamen

A rose with a fabulous perfume.

Sunflower.

Garvinea Cheeky Pink

Melodious warbler (Hippolais polyglotta).

Nasturtium.

Tomatoes.

Tiny sunflower with a busy bumblebee.

Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album).

Speckled wood (Pararge aegeria).

Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus).

Wasp (Scolia hirta) on the sweet potato flowers.

Western Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera)...

As above drinking...

As above all at the water bowl.

Garlic chives in flower (Allium tuberosum).

This bee is very dark but possibly Western Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera)...

As above.

European Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io).


Take care everybody, keep well and stay safe.
My local list of wildflowers. (91 Species 20/06/2021).

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Monday, April 6, 2020

06/04/2020 Went for a walk yesterday within our new restricted 1 km radius.

Maximum temperature here today 15C, minimum 9C. Rain but not measured as yet.  23km/h South-easterly fairly cold wind with gusts up to 56 km/h. 

6kms walked just slightly outside the allowed 1 hour!!

Speckled wood (Pararge aegeria)...


As above...


As above.


Sheild Bug (Coreus marginatus).

Wasp, possibly a Social wasp.


Common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis).


Black-veined white butterfly, (Aporia crataegi),..


As above...


As above.


Bee.

Farm land ready for planting.

Winter Wheat.

Our house is at the back of these trees.

The lambs are growing.

Calves taking a nap.

The neighbours chicken.

A rare sight these days, the sky used to be full of vapour trails!

 My favourite photos of the day, a two-prong Roe deer not taking much notice of me...
Guess that the lack of people and cars around is bringing the wildlife back to our community. 😊


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