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Bees...butterflies...and moths....
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 ...and another view. |
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 ....Verbena "Lollipop" flowers............. Taken 15 August 0901. |
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 ............a Mint Moth on Strawberry Mint flower..... Taken 15 August at 1228. |
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 ...a Hoverfly feeding from a Winter Savoury flower...... Taken 15 August at 1231. |
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 ....a Spider setting up home in the Strawberry Mint...... taken 15 August at 1225. |
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 ...a Honeybee on a Cosmos Xanthos.......... Taken 16 August at 1429. |
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I may have to get some Compact Marjoram if the bees like it that much
 Stunning photo's, Egner. You should publish them in a book. |
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Thanks Makybe...very kind.
get some Compact Marjoram for next year Makybe.......you wont be disappointed.....will attract loads of life......smells amazing as well. ..once you have some..... simply keep dividing it......this will invigorate it and ensure loads of flowers each year.....pretty soon you will have so much you will need to give it away. an amazing plant. |
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Thanks, egner. I will definitely do that
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 ...a Caterpillar....not sure what kind....in an Eschscholzia "Orange King" flower..... Taken 18 August at 1114. |
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 ...another view of the little fella. |
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 ...a Holly Blue butterfly....I think!! on a Verbena "Lollipop" flower..... both being illuminated by the late afternoon sun.......... Taken 21 August at 1641. |
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 ..and a close up of the fella. |
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 ...Verbena "Lollipop" bathed in a shaft of sunlight.... Taken 21 August at 1619. |
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 ...Stinging Nettle and its flowers.......... Taken 21 August at 1451. |
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 ..........a Bumblebee...getting to grips....literally...with a Heuchera flower........... Taken 21 August 1456. |
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 ..and another view. |
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 ...our old friend the Grasshopper......tucked away in the Apple Mint.... Taken 21 August 1427. |
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 ..another old friend...the Mint Leaf Beetle......sheltering his shiny body and luminous legs under an Apple Mint leaf.... Taken 21 August at 1429. |
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I had a hummingbird hawk-moth in my garden this afternoon
hovering around the buddleia with his long tongue out after the nectar.Nothing invigorates a day like the feeling of sunlight on your face and a hummingbird hawk-moth in your shrubbery. |
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My garden is now full of various Buddleias and Verbenas in full bloom and no butterfly visitors at all this year ,other than a few Cabbage White
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...very nice Make my hay........would love to see one of those........
....that's a shame sixtwosix........it hasn't been the best of summers with the weather......hasn't helped for sure.... |
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 ......morning dew on Apple Mint leaves..... Taken 28 August at 0755. |
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 ...a simple Oxeye Daisy....grown from seed.... Taken 28 August at 1140. |
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 ...an Oxeye Daisy with a few visitors.... Taken 28 August at 1136. |
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 ...a Bumblebee on a Wild Basil flower.... Taken 28 August at 1146. |
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 ....Anenome Konigon Charlotte flowers.... Taken 28 August at 1215. |
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 ...a Rose after a rain shower..... Taken 23 August at 1513. |
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Finally had a peacock and tortoiseshell visit the garden.
Had a dragonfly visit the pond and found both a young smooth newt in the pond and an adult version under a wooden tub. |
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lovely sixtwosix....havnt got a pond...
...will have to add a small one for sure.. |
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...we have had bees...butterflies...moths....cat....fox ....badgers.....havnt got one of the squirrels yet...although foinavon got one of his.....
...may as well extend it to birds now the autumn seems to have come prematurely. The Blackbirds are already ravaging the Rowanberies and the sunflower seeds are getting a hammering.....pics to follow in a few days... |
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Lovely sunny day yesterday egner. I already mentioned the quantum robin and was also swamped with bees of all types feeding on the flowers of nasturtiums, pot marigolds and globe artichokes. The good thing when they are feeding is they are not inclined to sting so can approach quite closely. Unfortunately didn't take my camera with me but will try and remember next time.
There are several beekeepers on our site so we are assured that our fruit and vegetables will always be pollinated. |
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...great stuff foinavon...bit of sun makes all the difference...as you say get some pics next time.....dismal here today...
...great to have the important little workers so close to you as well.... ...and continue letting the Quantum Robin telepathically encourage your digging!!!  |
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I'll be seeing a lot of him from now on as he will be fattening up for winter. During the winter months when I occasionally sit by my shed to have a cup of tea and a biscuit, a robin almost always turns up to cadge a few crumbs. At such times I like to kick over some leaf litter as their beady eyes always spot tiny insects scurrying for cover. There's a fine line between death and survival for them in winter and every little helps.
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...it does indeed Foinavon.
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...finally...the sun has reappeared....everything coming back to life....
...bees already getting back in to gear |