Tag Archives: wildlife gardening

Hairy-Footed Flower Bees

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Frogend_dweller

This is a photo of a bee having a good guzzle from a red deadnettle. The bee looks particularly furry and indeed it is, but what is most impressive is the length of the hairs … on its legs. Especially … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Wildlife | Tagged Anthophora plumipes, Bees, deadnettles, forget-me-not, Gardening, Hairy-footed flower bee, Photography, Primroses, wildlife gardening | 6 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Three birds at my winter table

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in birds, Wildlife, Wordless | Tagged Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs, Garden birds, Photography, wildlife gardening | 19 Comments

Wildlife Wednesday – On the hunt

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Frogend_dweller

Tina @mygardenersays hosts Wildlife Wednesday on the first Wednesday of each month. Check it out!

Posted in birds, Wildlife | Tagged Ants, birds, Gardening, Green woodpecker, nature, Photography, Wildlife, wildlife gardening | 6 Comments

Wildlife Wednesday – New life in the pond …

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Frogend_dweller

August’s wildlife report is a bit of a list of missed photo opportunities, starting with a young badger that seems to visit about midnight. I know that there is one about, because there have been a couple of encounters between … Continue reading →

Posted in birds, butterflies, The home garden, Wildlife | Tagged Badgers, centre-barred sallow moth, Frogs, Gardening, Photography, Ponds, ruby-tailed wasp, Ruddy darter dragonfly, wildlife gardening | 11 Comments

Wildlife Wednesday – Funny faces and anthropomorphised gestures

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in The home garden, Wildlife, Wordless | Tagged #wildlifewednesdway, Horticulture, muntjac deer, newts, Photography, swallowtail moth, wildlife gardening | Comments Off

Wildlife Wednesday – Sith Lords and other Cloaked Beauties

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Frogend_dweller

There’s been plenty of drama in the meadows this year from the Cinnabar moths (Tyria jacobaeae). Cinnabars are a day flying moth and tend to disturb easily. This results in startling flashes of red as their hindwings are revealed when … Continue reading →

Posted in birds, butterflies, Wildlife | Tagged #WildlifeWednesday, cinnabar moth, Humming-bird hawk moth, Large Emerald moth, Marble white butterfly, wildlife gardening, Wildlife photography | 17 Comments

Wildlife Wednesday – Water: The Great Attractor

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Frogend_dweller

Apologies, I know that it’s Thursday, but you know how things get. Regardless, I wanted to quickly link up with Tina for her monthly Wildlife meme, to share some of the babies and new creatures I’ve seen in the garden … Continue reading →