If you’ve not seen one before this is a Robin’s Pincushion. Or a ‘Bedeguar Gall’.
This ‘pincushion’ in the hedgerows is a gall from a wasp that lays eggs in the stems of wild roses.
Tag: August
Why are we seeing so many Hummingbird Hawkmoths?
It’s the wind what done it!
Hummingbird Hawkmoths migrate to the UK every year from southern Europe and north Africa. If you’ve ever seen one you’ll know why they get their name. In fact, so closely do they resemble a Hummingbird the RSPB gets phone calls every summer from bewildered gardeners reporting actual sitings of Hummingbirds!
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Brimstone Butterfly
Female Brimstone is yellowish-green – with an orange spot in the middle of each wing
It’s so easy to get distracted by the butterflies in the garden. And this summer is turning out to be a great year for being sidetracked with butterfly numbers much higher than previous years.
Here’s a Brimstone. They’re traditionally one of the early butterflies and can be seen right through Spring and Summer in hedgerows and gardens. Brimstones have a single brood, and they’re a hibernating butterfly. They’ll spend the winter in ivy, holly and bramble, re-emerging early in Spring to breed.
Hobby Falcon
Hobby Falcon near Midhurst in Sussex
Ok – so this is a RUBBISH photo, BUT it was taken on my iPhone WHILST I was running down the garden to take the picture!
Peacock Eyes
Summer Butterflies on The South Downs in West Sussex
I’ve read a lot about the decline in the UK butterfly population but today was perfect butterfly weather and we weren’t disappointed with what we saw.
Recipe for a Stuffed Wood Pigeon
A very stuffed pigeon!
Don’t worry! Poor old Woody isn’t dead and heading for the cooking pot – he’s just eaten too much and can’t fly!
A bat in the bedroom!
Strange creatures in the night
We had a very exciting time in the bedroom last night!
Mrs Vee woke me at about 1:30am to say she thought there might be a bird in the room. In the darkness we could definitely hear the flutter of little wings but when we turned the lights on we discovered that it was in fact a bat!
Bepton Ranger 