Hawthorn Fly

 

This is a Hawthorn Fly. When you see them flying, their little legs kinda dangle down and it is quite funny to see. I took these last May.

A Robin In February

 

As the title suggests this a Robin I got a nice shot of in Feb! I find on my walk, that Robins are really friendly and it is often easy to get photos of them!

I totally forgot to do my Signs posts yesterday! I'll get one sorted for next Wednesday. 

The Trees Have Eyes

 Just how amazing is this tree? With one eye, it sees all.

Beautiful Creature

 

What a beautiful creature this swan is. I managed to get this photo when were out and about near Loch Lomond a few weeks ago.

Another Sign Of Spring

 

Snowdrops are another sign of spring. In early March they were starting to show! 

More Frogs and Toads

So these are the last of the photos from the 2 weeks of spawning. 

First Bee Of 2023

This is the first bee I have seen at the pond this year! It looked like it was struggling so gave it a little sugar solution. Isn't it a pretty one!  

Coal Tit

 

This is a little bird called a Coal Tit! They are fairly common here in Scotland. Isn't it a little beauty! Took this on 25th October last year.

I was up at the pond earlier and all the frog are gone. So I will eagerly await the tadpoles and get photos of them once they appear.

A Crow Fishing

 

I took this on the 26th March up at the pond. I usually put some of the pellets at the edge for this crow. I found out last year he loved eating them, so have always done it. Isn't he a lovely fellow.

I am just back from the pond today and it seems the frogs and toads are done for the year! That was a good 2 weeks nearly they were spawning for.

Edinburgh Zoo Trip 1 - 15th Jan 2023

We all got annual passes to Edinburgh Zoo for Christmas. Our first visit was 15th January and here are some of the photos. Expect plenty more Zoo Posts ;-)

 

Spawning

Last week when I visited the pond, the frogs and toads were at it! I am hoping for lots of babies this year, as last year was bad and there weren't a lot. 

These were all taken last week. Frogspawn is a clump as in the first photo and Toad Spawn is usually in a line as seen in the second photo under the little fellow's chin! 

Almost April

Hello everyone. I am still here! Been really busy with work and had a few issues with my Sinuses! Anyone else suffer Sinus issues? Any advice?

I have been out a few times this year and in the last week seen the frogs spawning. I have lots of good photos to post, which I will do. I have also a few trips to post as well. I'll get back into the swing next week.

I have also lots from last year too, that I will get around to posting.

I hope everyone is well :-)

This is one of my crow friends. I really am obsessed with crows!

Hello 2023

I hope everyone had a good Christmas and great New Year! Can you believe it is 2023 already! Scary! Between work, a kid and being exhausted, I haven't had a chance to blog lately! Thanks to everyone for their nice comments. 

Our Christmas Tree

 

As you all know I have 3 cats and a young daughter aged 4. So cats, kids and Christmas Trees don't really go well do they! So a few years ago, we decided to get a cat/kid proof tree and this is it. It took a while to get used to it, now I love it. I always say there is more room at the bottom for extra gifts haha! The reindeer is a new addition to the family, we got him a few weeks ago! I am not a fan of tinsel or lights.

So is everyone in the festive mood yet? I cannot say I am :-| I have been listening to a lot of Christmas music trying to get into it and watching a lot of those new Christmas films on Netflix too. I highly recommend Love Hard (2021), it really enjoyed that one.

Roots

 

Aren't tree roots really cool! I really like this little path. Took this on 27th October.

I am slowly going through the recent photos all 3500 of them over 2 months!!! And thanks to everyone for your lovely and kind comments on my last post <3

Health Update

Thanks everyone :-)

A Robin

 

This is my good friend Robbie. Robbie the Robin! He is always the first to appear when I am feeding the birds. He is a very friendly little fellow! This was taken on 25th Oct.

So I haven't been about for a few days. My daughter has been really ill and we thought she might have Strep A, which is going around at the moment over here. We finally got an appointment at out of hours care and she has a bacterial infection. They gave her antibiotics and she has been a lot better today, thankfully. The temperature tonight is sitting around minus 8! Very cold!

2 Snails

 

I am not exactly sure what these 2 snails are up to! I took these on 10th May this year.

Hope you are all having a good December so far. Sorry I haven't visited your blogs lately, been mega busy!

A Wasp

 

I know a lot of people don't like wasps here in Scotland but I do. This wasp spent the whole summer on this piece of wood, which is a craving of animals and wildlife. I walked passed almost everyday and it was there! I have been stung by both a bee and wasp and I am not allergic to either. On both occasions it wasn't either the bee or wasp's fault! Wasps play an important part in nature. This photo was taken 26th April this year.

I have lots of photos to transfer so will do that in the next few days and start posting them. I hope you are all well and happy December!

My Favourite Crow

 

This has to be my all time favourite photo of a crow so far. I took this on 5th May this year. I just love his face. I was feeding him and his buddies regularly during the summer at the pond. I was very fond of him, he was more outgoing than his buddies.

Got out yesterday and today. Got some good photos that I will need to tranfer onto the PC.

A Springy Tree

 

This was taken on my older phone: HUAWEI P20 Pro. Date:  19 April 2021.

I have often wondered how this spring got into this tree? Maybe it grew there haha! 

Hope everyone is well and you are all have being having a good November. Weather has been really bad here in Scotland, always raining. So haven't really had much chance to get out walking. Shorter days don't help either! And started another job, so have 2 part-times jobs! No time for anything these days.

A Happy Snail

 

I spotted this snail on the branch! It looked happy. I do really like the patterns on snails. Took this one on 6th May this year.

Jackdaw

 

Isn't this a beautiful bird? I really like Jackdaws, they are part of the crow family. I just love the second photo so much. His face is amazing :-D

Huge Mushroom

 

Isn't this mushroom lovely and it is huge! I have my hand there for scale haha! I think it is a Birch Polypore, does anyone know? I am still a novice when it comes to mushrooms! Taken 12 October.

Lovely Trees By The Canal

 

I took this on 13th October. It was a lovely day and a good view of the trees along the canal. I like to walk along the canal, so many interesting things to see.

I hope you are all well. I have been exhausted, busy and not had a lot of time!