Yellow face solitary bees resting and foraging video
Yellow Face bees (Hylaeus sp.) in my wildlife garden I must admit these bees are tiny and therefore very easily overlooked. When I got my 'eye-in', I had to use Steven Falk's excellent book and his website to try to find what they were, so I may be wrong! Reading this...
The frantic antics of a male Wool carder bee-video
The victorious gladiator male Wool carder bee. Watch this magnificent male Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) as it fights, hassles, grapples, hovers, pounces, mates, patrols and chases other bees. It attacks a wood chip on a string, a male bumblebee and a male...
Flowers that attract Wool carder bees video
Flowers that attract Wool carder bees Wool carder bees, (Anthidium manicatum) are fascinating to watch. To encourage them into your wildlife garden plant these flowers, grab a brew and watch their fast and furious lives! This is a small selection of flowers that they...
Dave Goulson talks about helping our declining bees
Wild pollinators and what we can do to help their decline Prof. Dave Goulson talks about his lifelong interest in bumblebees and other wild bees. He explains the factors that are driving bee declines (loss of habitat, pesticides, the spread of disease), and suggests...
Birds ‘n’ Bees and gardens presentation Warrington Asperger’s Group
Asperger's Group Warrington Fri 20 Oct 2017 The first in a series of fascinating talks by naturalist George Pilkington, about the courtship and nesting behaviour of both garden birds and bees. Learn how some bees are actually ousting birds from their completed nests!...
The brave woodpigeon and the sparrowhawk video
This was one gutsy woodpigeon with attitude! I have seen adult Woodpigeons (Columba palumbus) show similar behaviour towards Collared Doves and even Magpies when driving them away from food. I have seen many sparrowhawks attack and kill smaller birds, such as...
How to make Garden Compost talk Risley Moss
George Pilkinton of Nurturing Nature; How to Make Garden Compost Sunday 24th September 11:00pm to 12:30pm Making Garden Compost is like making a cake! You need the right ingredients, an 'oven', the right amounts, mix and away you go!...
Mint moths foraging and mating in my wildlife garden
Probably mint moths! This year I have more water mint growing as it has now become more established in my small wildlife pond. I was intrigued when I saw this little moth flying in the daytime, which is rather unusual for many moths. After reading about mint moths and...
Isodontia mexicana using Nurturing Nature observation nest box in Switzerland
A new solitary grass carrying wasp to look out for in your nest boxes? Isodontia mexicana, is a species of grass-carrying wasps, found in the United States. Notton states that c. 1940 it was accidentally imported into Hawaii, then c. 1960 southern France and now has...
Hedgehogs need Hedgehog Highways and Homes-PTFS survey
Hedgehogs need Hedgehogs Highways and Homes. National Hedgehog Survey. This is the first ever national census of hedgehog houses, brought to you by Hedgehog Street: a national campaign from People's Trust for Endangered Species and the British Hedgehog Preservation...