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WHAT'S BUZZING OR FLYING NEAR YOU 2019

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  1. Sheal

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    I didn't know House Martins had feathers on their legs @strongylodon.
     
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    Nor did I till recently, must be a b*gger keeping them clean.:biggrin:
     
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      :lunapic 130165696578242 5:
       
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        What’s buzzing near me? A mosquito!
        I forgot to put the oven on for the bread earlier, and remembered as I cleaned my teeth on the way to bed.... so I’m sitting in the lounge, waiting for the timer to count down, checking GC, with a mozzie feeling lucky!!
         
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          @Jenny namaste Some years ago we had a peacock settle in our garden and when it didn't go away we called the RSPCA. They had been looking for it for a few days so they came straight away and took it away. Apparently a Colonel owned quite a few of them and when he died most of them flew away! Ours was the last one to be found.
           
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            Some babies.
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            This one stopped for a quick snack
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            And a drink
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            Another baby
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            Sunbathing
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              His pollen pouches were full but I couldn't tell if he had another wing!
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              We now have hundreds of butterflies in the garden (only a few last week). Lots of Peacocks and Red Admirals, a few Fritillaries and Tortoiseshells, a few small blue ones (they were around at least a month earlier than the others) and numerous whites.

              I don't know the difference between the whites and they rarely keep still long enough to focus the camera on them.
              Some have a black edging around the tips of the wings, others have a black spot a little way in from the tip and a few have orange tips.
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              Yes, I know the paving needs repointing :heehee: We'll do it after we've potted up the dozens of Verbena bonariensis that have seeded there. They sell very well :blue thumb:
               
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                She's gone so the tomatoes can breathe a sigh of relief!
                 
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                  thank you for those gorgeous butterfly piccies @shiney ,
                   
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                    These are the little culprits who are stopping me from getting to my plant supports...

                    Aren't they cute.:wub2:
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                      Just had to escort a fledgling wren out of the lounge, as it had got a little lost...

                      No photos, as I needed to get it safe, whilst not alerting Izzy to its presence
                       
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                        Little Terns at Chesil beach lagoon.
                        Youngster.
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                        Adult.
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                          Did the bee fly round in circles when it took off @shiney ? :biggrin:
                           
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                            Common Darters

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                              Broad Bodied Chaser

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                              Lapwing

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                              Ruddy Darter

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