Non human visitors & residents of SE23

Nikon D90 with a macro lens.
Trying to get back into photography as I have a bit more time these days…

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I’m in love with the Robin and garden fork shot.

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Very nice Les! Do you now what plant the bumblebee is on?

@Foresthillnick ifnyou are using your macro lens there were some grasshoppers / crickets around last year which might make good subjects and they tend to stay still if you can get close enough!

I think that is a Kniphofia or Red Hot Poker.
Here’s a another from the other day.

Ladybird Larvae

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a female stag beetle in the garden last week.

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and a woodpecker too.

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We had an unexpected visitor land on our bedroom window ledge this evening. Can only assume that she had escaped from somebody’s home. Very friendly, but flew into the trees after about 20mins, chirping away. Hopefully she returns to her owners.

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Couple from the garden

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I hope the owners have got her back as the other birds might attack her. Brought back memories, we had a budge that colour for 11 years when I lived with my parents. They are lovely pets. :slight_smile:

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Loads of swifts around this morning

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Spider with what I think might be eggs on her back (I could be wrong)

Hoverfly

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Last week in the garden. No idea if male or female.

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Nice! Looks fairly big! Was their something on it - some odd looking lines on it’s back?

Yes it looked like spider’s web. Prior to me getting the phone. It was following a spider :spider: who quickly retreated by the time I got back.

If you zoom in you can see they are tiny baby Wolf spiderlings!

Oh crap. Why would anyone want to do that?!?

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Anyone know what beastie this is?

Quite large at about an inch and a very bright golden head.

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Maybe a hornet hoverfly?

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That looks right on a google search - Cheers Edda!