Last week's bits and bobs

Lots of Bee Orchid rosettes well and truly up

We have 2 banks of these insect huts in the garden. These are a mass of bees, non-stop coming and going on a sunny day. I have a video that you can watch below

Black Tern last week at Far Ings, Barton

Coot and her cootlings xx

Our local forest with masses of tree felling.......in MAY !!

A garden frog that hopped out of a winter planter

There is actually no hope for the natural world when garden centres are now selling plants that deter insects

Great Northern Diver still at Covenham Reservoir

Yellow Wagtail

She is giving him a right telling off here !!

Marsh Harrier that walked out of the reeds at Far Ings, followed by his female. He wanted a bath which he thoroughly enjoyed but it looks like she chowed at him the whole time ! 

The first garden spinach of the year wrapped up with a sprinkling of cheese in a breakfast omelette, served with sourdough toast and flipping delicious !

If I say so myself, I am without doubt, the sausage roll queen !!

Skylark

A beautiful sunset

Twayblade, flower spikes up and budding

Yellow wagtails

Yellowhammer on the reservoir wall

 

A few recent bits and bobs

 

Some stunning sunsets on our evening walks

Stonecrop

A field of poppies, one of my favourite flowers

Marsh Harriers, Far Ings, Barton

Kestrel

Jackdaw on our neighbours garage roof

Grey Heron

Great White Egret, Blacktoft Sands

Gull giving a buzzard a hard time over our garden

Bempton Cliffs

A few bits and bobs

 

A beautiful sunset, just us two and a couple of barn owls !

Cloud reflections

My favourite food !  Nothing beats good, quality fish and chips and these were exceptional. Just look at them.......could eat them right now !  Infact I could always eat fish and chips but afraid not a cheap meal anymore. 

It's June.......and we have the fire lit !

Recent bits and bobs

 

Beautiful woodlands. We have visited this wood at this time of year for the last 5 years or so looking for Birds Nest Orchid. We fail miserably every single year !  Last year just one single spike was found and the location was kept a secret. We will succeed one year and will never stop looking x

Whitethroat

White Campion

Waiting to hear a nightjar, a pair of woodcock kept us occupied along with mosquito swatting !

Ragged Robin

Custodians of the countryside......my bum !  We have just started to see roe deer and muntjac in this field, the previous deer being slaughtered by the over keen killing gamekeeper. He has recently retired and we thought everything would be safe.....wrong. Tonight a couple of marksmen were all set up ready for murdering the deer that do no-one any harm. It's not as if the land is farmed for goodness sake. They can't let anything live.......murdering bastards. This is on George Jewitts land at Manton, North Lincs. 

Creeping Jenny (the yellow flower)

Jackdaw, a regular garden visitor

Herring Gull

Chiffchaff in the summer greyness