Found 3 of them on this little weed in the shady corner of my patio. 100% leaving it for them to snack on. Hoping we can leave them overwinter since their pupae tend to stay on the ground don't they?
Managed to get a quick video of this absolutely huge hornet mimic moth before it flew off.
Was just about to top up my little garden pond when I spotted something swimming!
Just a bit worried it’s trapped. I have rocks around the edge for the frogs to jump out but not sure if a snake can!
It's been about 6 weeks since they first hatched and they are still busy. Much bigger now but they still don't seem to leave the box.
But what monster have they created? 😱
I am sure you have all seen this before, but i havent :)
I have done various stuff in the garden before, but never dedicated a bit to drilling holes in specifically.
The big holes are 10mm. Looks like a leaf cutter bee has been busy eh?
Fun stuff.
Wildlife visiting the water bowl in my Sussex garden this week. With this heatwave the bowl has been in constant use by a range of species and I'm regularly having to top the water up. This is just a tiny selection of the hundreds of clips captured this week!
This lovely blackbird has been regularly visiting for his favourite sultana treat. I think he’s almost saying “feed me” here!
We have a wildflower meadow and are conflicted as to when we should cut it.
I was considering early March - to allow insects to hibernate in the long grass/plants over winter and allow birds to forage the seed heads.
As an alternative I was considering cutting in autumn carefully and then standing the cutting upright in pots so that any insects hibernating within the plant matter can stay there.
What do you good people suggest/recommend?
Spotted this guy in my erigerons the other day, never seen this insect before!
They are growing and now venturing outside but mainly stay in the box by the hole. This was captured earlier today.
Any thoughts on the grub thing that lands bottom centre at about 15 seconds? Is it food?
Btw the camera is looking down and the hole is bottom centre.
Put out some water and scraps last night to help nature through the heatwave and had my lovely big fox visit for a snack of apple and a drink of water.
