Bumped into fellow wildlifer Jim this morning and he has sent some fab photos of Robins nesting in his Montpelier garden earlier this month:
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| 15 June, One of the parents keeping the then hatch chicks warm |
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| 15th June, Going for food |
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| 21st June, The chicks |
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| 26th June, One of the first chicks to fledge. There were 4 chicks who successfully fledged. |
Jim also 'shot' this hoverfly which looks like an
Eristalis species to me:
Along Fairlawn verge there was a
Marmalade Hoverfly, an
Xanthogramma hoverfly, a
Helophilus hoverfly, a
Dark Bush Cricket and a few
Harlequin Ladybirds, including a copulating pair - the male 'vibrated' in a, like, totally weird way. Also a
Jay and a singing
Coal Tit nearby.
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| Harlequin Ladybirds |
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| Marmalade Hoverfly |
St Andrews Road produced a
Syrphus hoverfly and some
Lady's Bedstraw growing on a lawn - this usually appears every year in one of the gardens and is an unusual plant to see in the middle of urban Bristol rather than a Mendip hillside!
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| Lady's Bedstraw |
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