Last summer, the garden was visited by an adult scarlet tiger moth. Now, crawling over alkanet leaves, a brightly coloured caterpillar. Just the one – at least so far.
Bluetit, fluffy after bathing
Bluetit, its feathers all fluffy just after emerging from a full body immersion in a bird bath. In one picture it shakes itself to help dry off.
Wild garlic flowers opening
Ramsom (wild garlic) flowers, just about to open. Then seen again, two days later, once the flowers had opened. From a patch of the plants growing by the side of the canal near Aldersley Junction.
Ducklings, second visit
The same ducklings seen in yesterday’s post. now two days older. All still thriving, and zipping along the water of the canal just as quickly as before.
Ashy miner bee on a leaf
An ashy miner bee, a solitary bee, resting warming itself in sunlight. on a leaf
First ducklings of the year
The first set of ducklings I’ve noticed this year, pictured what looks like just a few hours after coming out of their shells.
Now seen them several times on different days. Though still very young, they are moving up and down the canal, from the Hordern Road bridge to beyond the water bridge.