Garden

A selection of birds and bugs from the garden so far this year, particularly some of the new arrivals.

Male Blackbird squaring off against an upstart Starling

Blackbird and juvenile ("Squeaky")

Blackbird feeding

7-spot Ladybird

Bee

Peacock butterfly

Zebra Spider

Zebra Spider

Green Shieldbug

Fly in tulip

Female Blackbird with a "gob full of squidge"

Tulip

Robin

Male Chaffinch

Male Chaffinch

Fledgling Robin

Female House Sparrow

Soaked Blue Tit

Blue Tit Shower

Common Ink Cap

Common Ink Cap dissolving

Coal Tit

Fledgling Coal Tit

Coal Tit

Goldfinch

Canoodling Collared Doves

Garden

Some bits from the garden. The resident fungus is fruiting in the lawn, so we got some shots while it was still in one piece.

Common Ink Cap

Common Ink Cap

Common Ink Cap

Guardian of the Beans.

Green Shield Bug nymph

Green Shield Bug nymph

This caterpillar was originally found on our sofa watching News North West!

Grey Dagger Moth caterpillar

Grey Dagger Moth caterpillar

Common Ink Cap

Common Ink Cap

Earlier in the year we had a juvenile Collared Dove, possibly stunned from flying into our window. It sat on the window sill for quite a while, before flying off to the fence. Never seen one before.

Juvenile Collared Dove

Juvenile Collared Dove