Wildlife photos please

[DannyK]

Goldfinch going for sunflower seeds today.

[Nicos]

No piccie, but I heard the first cuckoo calling today!
That and the swallows....brill

[Madasafish]

His and Hers...

In our garden

[Bigmallly]

Pesky Wabbits...............

[bearded bloke]

^^^^ ummmmmmmmmm, casserole

[Jungle Jane]

Ladybirds on an apple tree.

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Cream spot or Orange? Anyone know?

Never seen these before,they're really pretty.

[Small pumpkin]

Ladybirds on an apple tree.

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Cream spot or Orange? Anyone know?

I just gooooogled your lady birds because there not in my book. They are orange lady birds. I found this on the wildlife trust website

The Orange Ladybird is a large ladybird that feeds on mildew (fungus) on trees, particularly Sycamores, but has recently spread on to Ash and is increasing in numbers. It hibernates in leaf litter or in sheltered locations. The lifecycle of a ladybird consists of four phases: the egg; the larval stage, during which the larva undergoes a series of moults; the pupa in which the larva develops into an adult; and the adult phase, during which the female lays egg in batches of up to 40.

[Jay22]

Seems they are still pretty rare! Only seen so far in England, so there you go VC, you may have seen them first in Wales!

Edit to say just read an update which says they are seen in England and Wales but very rarely in Scotland...probably too wet and miserable up here. Sorry VC!

[Gillykat]

Migrating birds seem to be finally arriving in Northumberland Chiffchaff last week, Blackcap and Swallow yesterday and today a Willow Warbler.

And this fella kept whizzing around and feeding on my grape hyacinth - a Bee Fly!

[Gillykat]

I was telling a friend who lives in Wales about the Bee Fly and she said she'd never heard of them So I've dug out a video I remember seeing on Springwatch

Enjoy!

BBC Two - Springwatch, 2014, Episode 4, Beeflies

[PyreneesPlot]

Roe deer just passing through at speed!

The woodland beyond the deer spreads all the way to the next village (3.5km) so there are a lot of deer, although we don't often see them in the garden.

[jackarmy]

Gilly that is awesome.
I actually saw one today and said to my wife
"I dont know what the eck that was, it looked like a bee with a moles nose "
perfect timing and thank you

[Gillykat]

I only saw my first one last year and was stumped until I googled it Through that I found the video clip from Springwatch 2014 which I remembered I'd been fascinated by...but obviously forgotten all about!

No sign of it on the allotment today but I'm sure it'll still be around somewhere as I get loads of bees on my plot.

Glad I've helped you put a name to it too.....when I'm out birding or watching wildlife I always try to show others what I'm watching. Children are usually fascinated to see birds so close up through my telescope and last June I was walking back to Craster after visiting the seabird colony on the cliffs below Dunstanburgh Castle. Seeing a bird commotion offshore I set up my scope and was thrilled to see seven Bottlenose Dolphin, two of them babies For 20 minutes or so they played in the waters just offshore and I pointed them out to everyone walking past and they were all as thrilled as me....there was quite a crowd by the time they headed on south

[Containergardener]

I'm rubbish with cameras, things disappear before I get picture
See deer ALOT on walks with dog, pheasants, rabbits, foxes.
Love the sound of the curlews around now, always makes me smile.
Still havnt heard our first cuckoo , seems late but maybe I'm wrong.

[Gillykat]

No cuckoos yet as far as I know (not here in eastern Northumberland anyway) and it's only the past couple of days that we've had a significant amount of Swallows arriving.

My camera is nowt special - just a basic digital which I point and click It's a Canon PowerShot A3500 AS which I bought last year for around £45