Queen tree bumblebees rarely miss an opportunity to use a bird nest box! I had earlier in the year, prepped the blue tit nest box with nesting materials for the blue tits. However, the female blue tit definitely did not like my choice of materials! She wanted her own...
What do mosquitoes eat? If you have a wildlife garden pond, its likely you have mosquitoes with larvae swimming in it or adults flying over it. They were one of the first inhabitants of my new wildlife pond. There are so many predators in my pond that they certainly...
Red tailed bumblebees and other 3 bumblebee species mating You don’t often get to see bumblebees mating. Here I was lucky to be in the right places at the right times to film: B. lapidarius, B. hypnorum, B. terrestris? and B. pratorum. I had some strange looks...
Emerald Damselfly (Lestes sponsa) hunting, catching and eating prey in wildlife garden Oh the joys of wildlife gardening! Bees, birds, hedgehogs, frogs, newts, butterflies, wasps, moths, dragon and damselflies! I was just looking at some wildflowers and caught this...
Hedgehogs feasting in my wildlife garden! Hedgehogs have been visiting my garden since April. There were 2 adults followed by 2 hoglets later in the year. In the video, you will see how much the hoglets have increased in size. Aug. 10. Not seen the 3 hoglets feeding...
Noisey Hedgehog courtship ritual and hoglets! Hedgehogs have been visiting my garden since April. After having the opportunity to film 2 hedgehogs feeding together in late May, I was even more fortunate to go outside later and hear the courtship ritual and then saw...
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