The bug I found in our garden has been identified as a Caddisfly (Stenophylax)
Adrian
Whilst searching for my favorite bugs the Shield bugs I came across this strange looking bug, I'm not sure what it is till I get it identified on iSpot.org.uk. I got a few shots of it and these are the best ones and I got a shot of the Shield Bug I was looking for.
The bug I found in our garden has been identified as a Caddisfly (Stenophylax) Adrian
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I just happened to spot not one but two Green Shield bugs on one of our Blackcurrant bushes today and then in the same place a large Caterpillar, I'm not sure at this stage what the Caterpillar is I will put it up on iSpot.org.uk to try and get an ID for it.
More information on the Shield bug can be found here. http://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Pentatomidae/palomena_prasina.html Adrian Looking back at photos taken last year I came across a shot of a Goldcrest that was visiting our garden at the time. The Goldcrest is Britain's smallest bird. We have not seen it visiting this year though.
A little bit of video showing the birds feeding at the bird feeder, I filmed this while sat on our garden bench with my iPhone held at arms length so it's a bit wobbly.
Adrian Louise had told me that the bird feeder gets quite busy when we are not in the garden, So while clearing out the small bedroom I opened the window wide and kept an eye on the feeder and sure enough the feeder got quite busy with some squabbling going on between the birds, I think there is not enough room for them all. I did manage to get this photo with my iPhone showing 7 Greenfinches and 2 Goldfinches.
Adrian While out playing oliver spotted a spider on the safety mat at the end of his slide, He got down close for a better look and coaxed the spider onto his hand and let it walk up his arm, He likes to look at bugs and has always wanted to hold them since he was 2 years old, The first thing he held was a huge Toad we found on the canal side. Back to the spider here are some photos of him with the spider.
Adrian Yesterday there where lots of bugs flying around our flower bed so I decided to get the camera out and try to film them instead of just photographing them. When shooting macro the depth of field gets narrower so you have to get your focus on one point and hope the insects land there, Well that's what I did anyway. I filmed this clip on my Lumix GX-1 with the 14-42 power zoom lens and attached a +10 macro lens filter to the end of the lens. I do need to experiment with this as shooting macro videos is new to me, I am quite pleased with a couple of the shots in this clip. Hope you find it interesting.
Adrian Last weekend we went for a lovely walk along the canal at Saville Town Wharfe in Dewsbury and while we were there we saw a tent where the conservation volunteers were letting people make bat boxes and bird houses, we chose to make a bat box. Oliver did most of the hammering of nails and really enjoyed it. Then later in the week we put the bat box up on the side of our house, no bats have moved in yet but it can take a while.
Louise Dead Bird Yesterday morning when we went into the garden we spotted a few feathers around the bird feeder and then I spotted some blood behind the swing and behind our wicker fence, It was fresh so the cat must have just caught the bird, we think it was either a Pigeon or a Collard Dove going by the colour of the feathers, We do have a Collard Dove visiting our garden whose partner was killed a few months back, So we will just have to watch and see who turns up over the next few days. Trail Camera
We are awaiting delivery of a trail camera, these are wildlife cameras that detect the heat of an animal and then starts taking photos or video of them automatically so when we are not in the garden we will see what visits, This will mean we will be able to put up more footage of the birds and we will see what visits at night too. |
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