Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 3:41 pm
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See, they trained you well. Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 4:01 pm
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 4:40 pm
Lovely pics Sonel!
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:16 pm
Great to have a veterinarian around 
It happens that we have questions 
It happens that we have questions Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:20 pm
Thanks Flutterby. Glad you like them. 
I just worked for a vet Lis. Wish I was a veterinarian but if I can help, I surely will. If I don't know, I'll ask Google.
I just worked for a vet Lis. Wish I was a veterinarian but if I can help, I surely will. If I don't know, I'll ask Google.
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 9:38 am
Back to the salt mine after a wonderful long weekend! Plenty of pictures and more new species in my garden and elsewhere.
I discovered on Friday that the creepies only get going once it's warmed up a bit, things were still sluggish even at around 09:00.
Two for the price of one, a couple of Banded-Eyed Drone Flies still warming up.
A Striped Bee also taking in some rays.
A Stink Bug?
A bit later on, a Paper Wasp was interested in an old cable clip on the wall of my house.
In the afternoon another of the half-pint Carpenter Bees was visiting. I have tentatively ID'd this as Xylocopa Scioensis.
This species of bee is quite common at this time of year as it seems to enjoy the Ribbon Bush flowers. It must be one of the Long Tongued Bees.
These Bees are also quite common but rarely stay still enough for a picture. I suspect this is Thyreus Pictus.
Saturday morning netted only this African Migrant Butterfly.
Saturday afternoon was spent visiting my SO's workplace which I'll cover in the next posting.
I discovered on Friday that the creepies only get going once it's warmed up a bit, things were still sluggish even at around 09:00.
Two for the price of one, a couple of Banded-Eyed Drone Flies still warming up.
A Striped Bee also taking in some rays.
A Stink Bug?
A bit later on, a Paper Wasp was interested in an old cable clip on the wall of my house.
In the afternoon another of the half-pint Carpenter Bees was visiting. I have tentatively ID'd this as Xylocopa Scioensis.
This species of bee is quite common at this time of year as it seems to enjoy the Ribbon Bush flowers. It must be one of the Long Tongued Bees.
These Bees are also quite common but rarely stay still enough for a picture. I suspect this is Thyreus Pictus.
Saturday morning netted only this African Migrant Butterfly.
Saturday afternoon was spent visiting my SO's workplace which I'll cover in the next posting.
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:46 am
These photos are incredibly good 
Love the Amegilla snuggle bee, so fluffy
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:26 pm
Thanks Toko!Toko wrote:
Love the Amegilla snuggle bee, so fluffy
The Amegilla bees are really difficult to photograph, they are fast moving and extremely skittish. I was lucky to find this one in a stupor!
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 3:34 pm
One of the tree frogs in our garden. I hadn't realised how bright they were on the underside before
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 3:35 pm
Still new ones The tree frog is doing his daily push ups