#lockdown #gardensafari – Popular dining area 17 April 2020 by David Sparrow pair and a robin busy eating from the same fat ball feeder. The robins’ nest and sparrows’ nest are both in the next tree.
#lockdown #TeamWolverhampton – coal tit 17 April 2020 by David Coal tit, spying out whether things were safe while perched on a distant leylandii, then making a flying visit to grab a quick snack on fat balls.
#lockdown #gardensafari – Vespula vulgaris 17 April 2020 by David Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) – I think the first ones I have seen this spring, resting on a leaf to warm in the sun.
Cliff Mining Bee (Andrena thoracica) 17 April 2020 by David Cliff mining bee – thjs one had landed on the insde of a dirty window – it worked out how to return to the open air just after these pictures were taken.
#lockdown #gardensafari – Comma butterfly – view from below 16 April 2020 by David The same comma butterfly featured in yesterday’s post, now moved to a different sunny spot. At rest with its wings closed, seen as from below. The curved pale mark on the wing is the supposed comma.
#lockdown #gardensafari – Male blackbirds hunting 16 April 2020 by David Two male blackbirds, both patrolling short grass listening for worms.