local wildlife (fur,feathers and beasties)

[nepia]

Never seen anything like it.  Could the fluff be parasitic fungal mycelia perhaps?

[Stubby]

13 minutes ago, nepia said:

Never seen anything like it.  Could the fluff be parasitic fungal mycelia perhaps?

Pretty sure its as Mick said , wooly aphid .

[Mick Dempsey]

Wife snapped a couple of young wild boar on her way to work today.

Edited June 8, 2020 by Mick Dempsey

[openspaceman]

I was pleased to have this lady visit, a bit surprised that she was hovering in front of my desk  well after the doors were shut for the evening.

 

A bit cold but I popped her out so her suitors could battle it out for her.

[nepia]

Good one.

Maintaining the Sarf East beetle theme my lad had this in his garden in Beckenham a couple of days ago

 

[openspaceman]

51 minutes ago, nepia said:

Good one.

Maintaining the Sarf East beetle theme my lad had this in his garden in Beckenham a couple of days ago

 

Yes Surrey is a hotspot for them, I regularly find the grubs and re bury them in the hedge with a lump of wood, I have noticed a loss of so many beasties in the last 50 years, no more slow worms, common lizards, hedgehogs, most of which I put down to increased traffic but also far fewer songbirds that I dread the years when I don't see stag beetles, so far they return most years at this time.

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, openspaceman said:

Yes Surrey is a hotspot for them, I regularly find the grubs and re bury them in the hedge with a lump of wood, I have noticed a loss of so many beasties in the last 50 years, no more slow worms, common lizards, hedgehogs, most of which I put down to increased traffic but also far fewer songbirds that I dread the years when I don't see stag beetles, so far they return most years at this time.

I think that some of the loss of Hedgehogs is down to the number of game birds that are released on commercial shoots ( saying this as an ex game keeper ) . pheasants eat what Hedgehogs do so there is less food for them . Badgers also predate them . 

[Mark J]

Coal tits

 

Edited June 14, 2020 by Mark J

[nepia]

Rescued this little one unharmed from a soft-mouthed cat last week

 

[gary112]

53 minutes ago, nepia said:

Rescued this little one unharmed from a soft-mouthed cat last week

 

Nuthatch,had one crash into the window earlier today,bit stunned but seemed ok after a minute or two