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Image Taken on 28 Jun 2013
at 15:03 Image of day on 11 Aug 2013
Robins are breeding all over the plot - we haven't looked for the nests
but see all the activity we expect.
Any volunteers to be a little green grub - the favourite pick by the parents
to feed to the nestlings.
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Image Taken on 04 May 2015
at 09:44 Image of day on 27 Jun 2015
The posts supporting about 100 Lombardy Poplars along the farm
road are starting to get used by the wildlife. We caught this
robin stopping off for a moment presumably on his way back to the
nest. Talk about 'overloaded'.
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Ref: 20150627_df3_20150504_0944_009 robin on tree stake with 3 different caterpillars held by beak (crop 2)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 24 Apr 2006
at 06:24 Image of day on 29 Apr 2006
Looks like these robins have a family to feed. A small
caterpillar we guess is destined for a small beak. This
was one of a number of visits.
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Image Taken on 04 May 2015
at 17:41 Image of day on 27 Jun 2015
A Robin with a caterpillar in the beak. We are seeing Robins all
round the site collecting insects & grubs.
Youngsters to feed already we think.
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Image Taken on 23 Aug 2013
at 11:07 Image of day on 19 Oct 2013
Neither of our aging ears can hear the chirp of crickets anymore,
but we spotted this female Roesel's Bush Cricket low on the
ground looking wonderful in the sunlight. The antennae are at
least as long as the body of the insect and would probably have
carried on out of this crop if not hidden by foliage.
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Image Taken on 15 Jul 2021
at 16:03 Image of day on 25 Aug 2021
A Roesel's Bush Cricket we found on a garden bench Note the very long antennae
sported by Crickets - Grasshoppers sport much shorter antennae.
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Image Taken on 10 Oct 2008
at 11:04 Image of day on 22 Oct 2008
In some long grass we came across this cricket, body about 2cm
long. One of our e-mail recipients suggests that is a
Roesel's Bush-Cricket (Metrioptera roeselii)
which seems to be correct and is a new sighting this year for
this area.
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Image Taken on 10 Sep 2014
at 15:48 Image of day on 20 Nov 2014
We put the insect in the longer grass, and then struggled to get a good image!
One antenna goes up and left, the other is bent down to the right.
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Image Taken on 10 Sep 2014
at 15:49 Image of day on 20 Nov 2014
To our horror it then leapt off towards the pond, and jumped
right in. We grabbed a hat to scoop it out, but it was managing
perfectly fine on the dense weed, so we left it in peace.
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Image Taken on 10 Sep 2014
at 15:47 Image of day on 20 Nov 2014
We picked up this Cricket on a path before it got trodden on, and
photographed it 'in the hand' - for scale this is the base of
an adult's thumb. The Antenna rising upwards continues for about
another frame height - we didn't want to lose the detail of the
insects body by shrinking it.
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Ref: 20141120_df2_20140910_1547_074 roesels bush-cricket on thumb joint (crop 2)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 11 Apr 2022
at 10:02 Image of day on 12 May 2022
Next day a trail cam catches this Rook picking up a long piece of Blackthorn
twig way out of balance for the bird to fly with.
Elsewhere we watched how a Rook managed unbalanced loads.
About 10 times a Rook picked up a long twig away from the balance point,
drop it, and immediately pick it up again. About the tenth attempt found a reasonably
central point and the Rook flew off with their prize.
It would seem that Rooks can't estimate where the centre of balance is,
and substitute persistence as a means of getting the job done!
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Image Taken on 30 Jun 2019
at 12:52 Image of day on 15 Aug 2019
The unexpected re-appearance of this 'antique' rose complete with a
'Marmalade' Hover-fly. Many modern roses are useless to the wildlife,
but this old cultivar obviously has lots of goodies on offer.
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Image Taken on 30 Jun 2019
at 12:52 Image of day on 15 Aug 2019
Detail from the above ...
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Image Taken on 25 Jun 2017
at 17:48 Image of day on 16 Aug 2017
A Rose of Sharon flower with a Bee collecting the pollen.
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Image Taken on 17 Jun 2010
at 12:52 Image of day on 25 Jul 2010
A pretty medium sized beetle called a Rustic Sailor Beetle.
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Image Taken on 24 May 2019
at 10:56 Image of day on 28 Jun 2019
A rather magnificent little Beetle on a folded over Iris leaf.
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Image Taken on 19 Jun 2011
at 10:21 Image of day on 02 Aug 2011
3 in one
Although this is a montage its real - 2 frames taken in a few seconds with different choice
of focus combined to get them all sharp.
 + 7 spot ladybird + bumble bee on same thistle (montage for focus)(r+mb id@768).jpg)
Ref: 20110802_df1_20110619_1021_243+249 rustic sailor beetle (q) + 7 spot ladybird + bumble bee on same thistle (montage for focus)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 29 May 2022
at 09:31 Image of day on 11 Jul 2022
A female Scorpion Fly - so no 'scorpion' tail.
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Image Taken on 18 Aug 2021
at 16:15 Image of day on 02 Oct 2021
This years appearance of Scorpion Flies has started.
This is a female - who doesn't have the 'Scorpion like' tail that gives the species it's name.
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Image Taken on 17 Jun 2010
at 12:58 Image of day on 25 Jul 2010
Female scorpion fly, which doesn't have the curled up tail of the male.
There are a pair of pics in flight in the
Archive for 8 June 2009 about 2/3 down.
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