Following my last post the weather has remained warm, and I'm pleased to say that the insects have responded accordingly.
To begin with, the Buddleia and Lavender in the garden are starting to attract bumblebees and butterflies.
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| Buff-tailed Bumblebee - queen |
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| Red-tailed Bumblebee - worker |
The butterflies have included Red Admiral, Large White, and Gatekeeper. There remains a worrying complete absence of Peacocks though.
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| Gatekeeper in an unfamiliar pose |
After dark the bathroom finally played host to some macro-moths last night. The Common Emerald and Fanfoot which I caught were both moths I had seen before, but were welcome nonetheless.
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| Common Emerald |
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| Fanfoot |
I also saw a Silver Y fluttering on the lavender after dark three nights ago, but it declined to appear in the bathroom.
Finally, a somewhat less wild beast.
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| Fred |
We are currently giving my sister's tortoise its annual summer holiday. It mainly stays in the garden, but has learnt how to climb the back step if we are silly enough to leave the back door open...and we are definitely silly enough to do that.
Fred is over 50 years old (a family heirloom) and was discovered to be a she many years ago, but the name Fred has been retained. It's not house-trained, but has not disgraced itself yet this summer.
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