Let’s see your pictures of spring.

[Mick Dempsey]

Let the dog out for his last run last night, nearly stood on this little fella, a Midwife Toad apparently, off on his way to my pond to release the little ones.

[Stubby]

10 hours ago, AJStrees said:

Okay so you say small wild bees? Are you talking bumble? Honey or a host of others?

 

These details are important to know. ?

Not Bumble ( but have seen / heard the odd loner ) these are I would say the workers of honey bees . There nest must be close by but not found it yet .

[Stubby]

10 hours ago, AJStrees said:

Its been quite quiet round here on the Kestrel front, I am wondering if they are all mating at the moment. A fair few buzzards about though. Beautiful birds. 

Seen one Kestrel and one Sparrow Hawk , they used to be plentiful . buzzards and Kites are like confetti round here . Not seen the Hen Harrier for a few years .  We do see the Peregrines or their off spring from the Chichester cathedral bell tower come inland to find territory of their own .    

[David Cropper]

We have loads of Raptors here. Never see rabbits, I think it's a result of mixie from generations ago. I think that I'm lucky to have seen 100 in the18 years that I've lived here. Hen harriers aren't uncommon here,  Merlin's and Hobbies as well, although I can't tell them apart. I was told years ago that one is a winter visitor and the other is a summer one. One of the most impressive sight is the cranes going north in February then returning south when the summer ends. Thousands of them. First time I saw and heard them I thought they were geese. You can hear them during the nights going over.

 

[gary112]

wood anemone,another favourite in spring 

[Khriss]

21 hours ago, AJStrees said:

Yep tight boots over the bee suit is my current get up, seems to work well. They are pretty fascinating thats for sure. 

Got 20 stings in one lil hole near my boot top. Nearly passed out  ?  they were mad that day! K

[AJStrees]

7 minutes ago, Khriss said:

Got 20 stings in one lil hole near my boot top. Nearly passed out  ?  they were mad that day! K

Ouch. Was it bad weather and they were not feeling it? Or summat else?

[Mick Dempsey]

11 hours ago, David Cropper said:

We have loads of Raptors here. Never see rabbits, I think it's a result of mixie from generations ago. I think that I'm lucky to have seen 100 in the18 years that I've lived here. Hen harriers aren't uncommon here,  Merlin's and Hobbies as well, although I can't tell them apart. I was told years ago that one is a winter visitor and the other is a summer one. One of the most impressive sight is the cranes going north in February then returning south when the summer ends. Thousands of them. First time I saw and heard them I thought they were geese. You can hear them during the nights going over.

 

Hobbys (Hobbies?) Follow the swallows up from Africa, used to see them a lot in the village here, since the drop in swallow numbers I haven’t seen them in years.

 

Never seen a Merlin (to my knowledge) but seen quite  a few short toed eagles, you think it’s a buzzard till a buzzard flies near it then you realise it’s size.

[AJStrees]

13 hours ago, Stubby said:

Not Bumble ( but have seen / heard the odd loner ) these are I would say the workers of honey bees . There nest must be close by but not found it yet .

Sounds good. Might be some hives about, I think worker bees will travel something like up to 2 miles a day or something crazy. Things are hotting up with all this Spring sunshine. 

[Khriss]

1 hour ago, AJStrees said:

Ouch. Was it bad weather and they were not feeling it? Or summat else?

Was my fault. Still sweating from work, opened hive too quick and should have shut it when i saw they werent happy. African types too  k