Garden Wildlife 2014

[annew]

Fantastic video! I love it when they fluff up and look like the classic pink lollipop. It reminded me of the children's song 'There were 6 in the bed and the little one said......"

[Palustris]

This sat on the fence for over an hour, just waiting for me to come back from my walk. It even stayed there while I got the camera and went back outside to take the picture.


No wonder we do not see any small birds when doing the RSPB count!

The white streaks are rain, by the way, it was persisting down.

[Steve Garvie]

Great piece of video on the LTTs Maggi!
Nice Sparrowhawk images Palustris!

[Anthony Darby]

..............and why we have so many thrushes, blackbirds, mynahs, starlings, sparrows, goldfinches, chaffinches and the occasional native bird in our gardens, and very few insects, except flies. A cicada just needs to start calling and there's a rush of birds in its direction. The only raptor I see is the occasional Australasian harrier.

[Maggi Young]

Wildlife - or pest.........

Experts at Glasgow's Botanic Gardens battle to save rare plants from being devoured by stick insects
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/experts-glasgows-botanic-gardens-battle-3127481

Makes a change from greenfly, I suppose.....

[Steve Garvie]

Wildlife - or pest.........

Experts at Glasgow's Botanic Gardens battle to save rare plants from being devoured by stick insects
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/experts-glasgows-botanic-gardens-battle-3127481

Makes a change from greenfly, I suppose.....

What they need is one of these:

[Anthony Darby]

The stick insects in the Kibble Palace is not news as they have been there for years. I've even seen them there. The ones I saw were the Indian stick insect, Carausius morosus, not the Australian one in the photo, unless the description in the text is wrong. Stick insects are nocturnal, so I would suspect totally invisible to chameleons which hunt moving prey during the day.

[GordonT]

Looking out our window today, we noticed “stuff” scattered all over the snow. I was puzzled for a moment or two until I recognized some Pigeon feathers. A moment later we realized the litterbug was still in the yard.





This Peregrine Falcon had its fill of Pigeon before a second one swooped in to grab a morsel or two. The photos of the pair were too blurred to be of any value… Drat!!!

[Matt T]

Lovely pics Gordon. Peregrine is a stunning bird., occasionally spotted here too

[ichristie]

Hello All, I know this is not wildlife or Is it? found this growing amongst my Trilliums yesterday have no idea where it came fro maybe something from outer space??,  cheers Ian the Christie kind

[Maggi Young]

If that were under the sea it would surely be wildlife, Ian - it looks like it is just about to slither off.......

[johnralphcarpenter]

Ladybird sunning itself on a Phlomis leaf.

[Maggi Young]

Ladybird sunning itself on a Phlomis leaf.

Is it just me, or do others think that  lazing of a sunny Phlomis leaf is the equivalent of snuggling in  flannel sheets?

[ichristie]

Hi Maggie yes it is weird has anyone any ideas what it is??, cheers Ian the Christie kind

[Matt T]

Hello All, I know this is not wildlife or Is it? found this growing amongst my Trilliums yesterday have no idea where it came fro maybe something from outer space??,  cheers Ian the Christie kind

Hi Ian,
You can get help with identifying fungi from the Scottish Fungi group: https://sites.google.com/site/scottishfungi/
Matt