Jan 14, 2015
Its not only birds that use bird feeders! Bumblebee hibernation or ‘sleep over’ site? Early September I was out in the garden when I saw bird seeds falling to the ground from a bird feeder next door. I looked inside it to find a queen tree bumblebee,...
Jan 4, 2015
Solitary wasp as an aphid pest controller! Not all wasps sting us! Most never show any interest in us humans to the slightest degree. They prey upon smaller invertebrates including solitary bees and even honeybees outside their busy bee hives. The wasps either chew...
Dec 20, 2014
WEA class visit to Martin Mere I have seen this many times before but years ago. The Swan Spectacular, really lives up to its name! A truly spectacular sight, noisy, busy and colourful. It is held 3pm daily outside the Swan Link hide, Sat 1/11/14 to Fri 27/3/14 Mar....
Nov 22, 2014
Ivy bee, a rather new species heading northwards in Great Britain Have you been lucky enough to see this new species of solitary bee which resembles a honeybee? They can be rather noisy! Have look at the video. The last bee to emerge in Britain during Sept and...
Nov 11, 2014
More Red Admirals seen later in year by Garden BirdWatchers The British Trust for Ornithology, (BTO) have a team of people working to monitor, not only birds but other wildlife in people’s gardens, known as Garden Birdwatch. In their latest newsletter...
Oct 24, 2014
Survival strategies of the Peacock butterfly You may find peacock and small tortoiseshell butterflies hibernating in your house for the winter. What should you do? Further to my article about peacock butterflies making a hissing anti predatory noise video I was...
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