Wildlife photos please

[Chrissyteacup]

Squatters in the summerhouse!!!!!


Seems the summerhouse is the place to be!! Think they’d popped out for a drink but put some closer to their home!

[Perko]

^^^ a hedgehog!
(I can just make out his lovely nose)
Lovely!
Remember to leave water out for him in this weather....he may come back more often if you are the only supplier of water in your neighbourhood

Hey Nicos, yes not a great photo but didn’t want to dazzle the poor little thing with the flash! We’ve been out all day at a bbq, just got back and put a bowl of water out for them. My daughter wants us to build them a little house tomorrow so that’s Sunday morning sorted! I’ve just seen you can buy hedgehog biscuits so that’s a good enough reason to go for a mooch round the garden centre tomorrow!

[Mark_Riga]

Second year running we have baby owls in nest box put up 3 years ago.

[Small pumpkin]

I think he's a odynerus spinipes. Which is a surprise because he's not supposed to be this far north!

[Small pumpkin]

This beautiful adder was in the garden this afternoon.



I didn't get to close she didn't seem very happy being spotted.
Made sure the dogs didn't meet her. That wouldn't of ended well.
I'm guessing female because of the size.

[burnie]

This beautiful adder was in the garden this afternoon.

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I didn't get to close she didn't seem very happy being spotted.
Made sure the dogs didn't meet her. That wouldn't of ended well.
I'm guessing female because of the size.

It's a female, they are usually brown and black whereas the males look more black and white, size can come into it and females will get larger, they are now growing young in them to be born in the autumn.
Just to add(sorry) there are regular fatalities in our local Glens when quite big dogs have been bitten, Adders aren't aggressive, but will defend themselves and have the weapon to do so.

[Small pumpkin]

It's a female, they are usually brown and black whereas the males look more black and white, size can come into it and females will get larger, they are now growing young in them to be born in the autumn.
Just to add(sorry) there are regular fatalities in our local Glens when quite big dogs have been bitten, Adders aren't aggressive, but will defend themselves and have the weapon to do so.

I did get a lot closer to her when I first saw her because I thought she was a peace of rope the dogs had dragged out of the shed!( fun game apparently empty the shed and leave it lying around the garden! ) So I was very close to picking her up until I realised what she was! Hence the not getting to close with the camera. I know of a few dogs getting bitten around here. And my two are the sort of idiots that would try to play with it ! A couple of year ago I had to stop my chickens playing tug of war with one! How no chickens or me got bitten that day I'll never know !

[SelkirkAlex]

in south africa, where poisonous snakes are much more common, dogs being bitten are amazingly rare, dogs seem to still have an inbred aversion to snakes, terriers being the exception,

[veggiechicken]

There are adders in the fields near me. The local vets have advice on what to do if your dog is bitten https://www.heathvets.co.uk/blog/national-blog?id=30787

[Snoop Puss]

I think he's a odynerus spinipes. Which is a surprise because he's not supposed to be this far north!

Thanks for posting this. We have changing insect life this year and I've spotted one of these for the first time, coming for water. Could be more than one, of course... Surprisingly aggressive. Must have been thirsty.

[Jungle Jane]

I heard on the news the other day someone’s pet snakes gone missing in the Cambridge area,a 9 ft python,friendly & probably scared isn’t it in the wild for the first time,hope they find it safely. Photo of a bee on my leek flower

[bario1]

A fox on my plot at lunchtime

[Ms-T]

Flying Ants.



Yuk

[Jungle Jane]

Does anyone know what this insect is,I've never seen one before looks similar to a cucumber beetle in the internet images but it’s got orange on it’s head & those double dots on its shoulders. It’s been sitting on a cucumber leaf for about three hours now,not eating it just guarding it it looks like? There’s only one of them but I wonder what does it want to eat,hopefully not plant I’ve left it alone because it’s probably a good guy as there’s just one,except those leaves look like something might be having a go,I don’t know,I’ll keep an eye on it

[Small pumpkin]

Looks like a fire bug with a knackered wing.
But according to my book they’re only found in Devon. But the book could be out of date with locations by now.