More from the Garden

I will be adding something at the end of this entry from further afield, but once again I've been exploring the wealth of life in the garden. It's such a varied habitat and so easy to 'work' that I'd be silly to ignore it.

I'll start with this 22-spot ladybird, one of the smallest native ladybirds, and highly distinctive due to its colour.

As well as ladybirds, the undergrowth reveals a wealth of life, including nursery web spiders which sit out on leaves while hunting.

We get the occasional prowler as well.

And vertical take-off pigeons!

This is also from the garden, but via the trail cam. Several sequences from the past couple of nights.

Camera note: birds and cat taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. The rest were taken with the EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM lens.

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This Post Has 16 Comments

  1. cakkleberrylane

    28 Mar 2011

    An amazing collection of photos and video! Truly beautiful!

  2. gdare

    28 Mar 2011

    I guess "occasional prowler" caused that vertical take-off :yikes:

  3. RobinL

    28 Mar 2011

    Words, great post. I didn't know that there was a yellow Ladybug.
    The spider with all the eyes it tremendous. It certainly has big palps. Must be the season

  4. wellisteffi

    28 Mar 2011

    The 2nd picture is very beautiful.
    But as close as in the picture
    I would not be the spider. :yikes:

  5. Words

    28 Mar 2011

    Robin, the 22-spot is the only yellow one we have (I think) and it is tiny compared to our more common red ones. The spiders are incredibly busy… so many different species appearing all over the garden but I always think the nursery web spiders look so elegant.

  6. Words

    28 Mar 2011

    Darko, the cat would have trouble getting to the top of that tree. I think the pigeon was pretty safe.

  7. Words

    28 Mar 2011

    Steffi, thanks! I think the spider is cute :bug:

  8. Words

    28 Mar 2011

    Lois, thanks. It is sometimes better not to travel far.

  9. mountainlion_wales

    29 Mar 2011

    Awesome pics, and great trailcam footage, esp of the bat!! Haha :eyes:

  10. Chamaeleo

    30 Mar 2011

    Hi, I enjoyed the look via the trail cam very much. It is beautiful in your garden.

  11. SittingFox

    31 Mar 2011

    Pigeons are weird. It is now official :eyes:

  12. Words

    31 Mar 2011

    Chamaeleo, thanks!

  13. Words

    31 Mar 2011

    Adele, it's breeding season… best time of year for watching the wood pigeons!

  14. Words

    31 Mar 2011

    Jenny, thanks! The bat was a real surprise and very handy of it to come in so low.

  15. Words

    31 Mar 2011

    Erwin, this is just coming into the best part of the year for the garden. So much activity and change to see.

  16. Wulpen

    19 Oct 2012

    You have a beautiful nature reserve on your home 😀

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