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JJB Offline
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Never seen one of those, isn't it attractive. Fine picture SC.
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Can the Man Offline
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Super pics SC never seen one of those before, are they native to Scottish waters ?
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Small chilli Offline
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Wood carpet

   

Bumblebee not worked out species yet.

   

Think it’s a garden bumblebee
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(10-07-2021, 07:08 AM)Small chilli Wrote: Sunstar came up in our creels. Put back after a quick photo

 
I thought it was something you'd crocheted!! I had to count the legs/arms - 13. Seems an odd number (not a joke!).  I'm off to find out more...........

EDIT https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-...on-sunstar
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Along the canal today, this pair seemed to be practising their hissing. No parents in sight. They are a bit grey in the picture.

   

We put up a bee house in the spring and a few of the holes are already occupied.
A bee here stuffing bit of leaf into one.

   
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Broadway Offline
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(15-07-2021, 07:55 PM)Mark_Riga Wrote: Along the canal today, this pair seemed to be practising their hissing. No parents in sight. They are a bit grey in the picture.



We put up a bee house in the spring and a few of the holes are already occupied.
A bee here stuffing bit of leaf into one.
What canal Mark?
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(16-07-2021, 02:34 PM)Broadway Wrote:
(15-07-2021, 07:55 PM)Mark_Riga Wrote: Along the canal today, this pair seemed to be practising their hissing. No parents in sight. They are a bit grey in the picture.

We put up a bee house in the spring and a few of the holes are already occupied.
A bee here stuffing bit of leaf into one.
What canal Mark?

The Shropshire union near to Bunbury. On the way back, there were several people waiting on a bridge over the railway to photograph a steam train on it way to Chester.
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Small chilli Offline
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Green leafhopper (cicadella viridis)

   
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Magpie moth

   

Wasp harvesting wood for nest building.

   
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Saw my first magpie moth this week Smile
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