The Dogmother Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 It may be just 6 degrees in the shade, but it's lovely and warm in the sun - at lunchtime today I saw a butterfly fluttering in some late flowers, and a bumble bee buzzing away too. Poor s"Ooops, word censored!"s, they'll freeze tonight! Anyone else seen any unseasonal beasties about recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleata Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 i saw a wasp on saturday and there has been buterflies in my garden today too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clare* Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 I have a garden full of giant wasps today They seem to be trying to eat the cement between the stone on my house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleata Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 i'd be careful i think they are looking for places to make nests Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 We've got butterflys and wasps (gurt bigguns) today. The chickens are behaving oddly too - quite a lot of squabbling going on today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 9, 2005 Author Share Posted November 9, 2005 Oh yes, forgot abou the wasps - but they are seasonal anyway. Don't let the big uns in your house - they are queens looking for somewhere to build a next over the winter. You won't want your house full of wasps in the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popcorn Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 Oh yes, been lovely here too today. This morning as the sun came into the garden, I saw steam rising up from the fence. Bizarre! we've had the odd bumble bee knocking about too. The chooks loved the sunshine this morning. Had a nice bathe in it they did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunkin Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 I saw a butterfly this morning when I was walking the dogs, it was one of those black and red ones - does anyone know what they're called as we can't seem to agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 I saw a butterfly this morning when I was walking the dogs, it was one of those black and red ones - does anyone know what they're called as we can't seem to agree A Red Admiral? We've got quite a few of these around at the moment. They like sunbathing on our fence. http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/species/bdata/red_admiral.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunkin Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 Thank you - what a great link! I think it might have been a painted lady, only more red than the picture on that site. Perhaps my description was a bit rubbish I'll look more closely next time! Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 9, 2005 Author Share Posted November 9, 2005 That's what I saw grd - well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
