Garden - Groundhogs

Living my chosen lifestyle where I do and in the situation that exists, 'shutting down' on Wildlife simply is not an option. If it's not an unidentified Butterfly fluttering past or a Common Buzzard screeching from above there is always something on hand to watch or investigate. With both Sunday and Monday evenings given over to an open invitation to Harbins Farm House for dinner it was on the latter when making my way over there that the familiar song of a

 WHIMBREL

 was heard from high above. 

Regardless of the fact that it wasn't seen it was considered

qualification to be added to our Records as the first ever 

noted here during the month of July.

The images are from the archive as illustration for our viewers.

Although the temperature had dropped at dawn to +10C first

indications, looking through the perspex collar of the first trap, 

appeared good and it wasn't long before we were 'potting' the

first Moth new for the year.

DARK SPINACH

With no significance save for being a most attractive Insect

SCORCHED CARPET

has been added while

  STRIPPED WAINSCOT

 SCALLOP SHELL
and

 SEPTEMBER THORN

 are also new for 2016.

 In addition, and away from the Moths,

was another form of

HARLEQUIN LADYBIRD
afterwhich it was time once again to head for the Common.

Approaching the Gravel Pit

and the small mound forming an Island and known as
The Mountain a

CORMORANT

was very much 'King of the Castle' posing for both stills and

Video Clip.

Close by we found a

BLACK-TAILED SKIMMER
and a closer look reveled a/the

GREEN SANDPIPER

back in residence.

CANADA GEESE

with their offspring, but difficulty now to know which is which?

Unfortunately the Heath remains very dull so we decided to
Return to Slight Return to get the 'paoerwork' done.

Hugh's new Vegetable Patch looking healthy
and maturing by the day but it still remains a mystery as to
who placed the Daisy Scarecrow in the middle of it all?

Finally, it was from the door of the caravan that we took the

GREEN WOODPECKER 
clips, this a juvenile.

Entry

	Pageviews
United States	2815
Russia	1451
United Kingdom	496
Germany	331
China	36
Canada	27
France	20
New Zealand	16
Australia	13
Estonia	11