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!