What I see in my backyard...

[Richard Brown]

Clermont....love that kangaroo! I've been getting quite a few snaps of them too when out driving. Would love to get that close though!

Richard......the foxes are so cute, love that you've taken photos of the little critters too. Your bees look fluffy!

The bumble bees are a protected species. They do not sting at any time.

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[skimonkey]

@ Richard...great pics of your backyard!! I had some good bumble bee visits this past weekend which I took pics of as well. Couldn't believe how many there were, makes me think not to plant certain flowers so close to where we sit!

@ Scifan...my squirrels have emailed a request for you to send them course info, LOL!

@ Clermont...love your pet Kangaroos!

I have had my morning visit by the Doe and her Fawn again...which was the reason for starting this thread in the first place. The Fawn still has its spots, but is getting taller. When I first saw the Fawn it was back July 7, so my guess that the spots will fade soon.

I managed to capture pics of the two of them this morning which I will upload shortly!

 

[leelai]

The bumble bees are a protected species. They do not sting at any time.

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They don't sting? Is that unusual....I thought all bees stung.

 

[skimonkey]

They don't sting? Is that unusual....I thought all bees stung.

Bzzzzzzzz...........

 

[leelai]

Bzzzzzzzz...........

Bzzz bzzz. Lol

 

[Czevski]

How about a butterfly? Birds and squirrels are frequent users of this birdbath, but this butterfly was a surprise. (no bees, though I drowned a few wasps in an oriole feeder)

 

[AdmiralAdama]

How about a butterfly? Birds and squirrels are frequent users of this birdbath, but this butterfly was a surprise. (no bees, though I drowned a few wasps in an oriole feeder)

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Do hummingbirds visit your yard?

AA

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[Richard Brown]

They don't sting? Is that unusual....I thought all bees stung.

It's not unusual so far as UK bumble bees are concerned. All other types of bee can sting.

You remind me of a story. When I was a small boy, I was interested in a friend's beehive. Dressed in my tropical clothes, I went to investigate the hive. I think I lifted the top of the hive or tried to discover whether bees really stung. When some angry bees appeared, I ran but yes. I got stung a good number of times!

Hopefully my curiosity is tempered with a good measure of caution now!

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[leelai]

I didn't know that at all!

You were very lucky you weren't allergic to the stings......

When we were kids we used to dare each other to step on them whilst they were in the clover.......amazingly we were hardly ever stung and the bees always just flew away.

Gosh, the things we did as kids!

 

[clermont]

Clermont....love that kangaroo! I've been getting quite a few snaps of them too when out driving. Would love to get that close though!

Richard......the foxes are so cute, love that you've taken photos of the little critters too. Your bees look fluffy!

He sits just off our back steps, or sleeps near them I the shade of the tanks......he seems to be getting more and more friendlier.....very cautious but, they have been known to attack...

 

[clermont]

I have photos of some of our garden visitors and residents.

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So, relax and draw up a chair, so you can enjoy these glimpses of our garden life....

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Pretty etc, but they are nuiscances!

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Some welcome bird life. And then....

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I missed one chap, the thrush .

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There you have it. Some joys of our garden.

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Ohhhh that spider, gives me the shudders, I am petrified of them , snakes worry me but spiders scare the heck out of me

 

[clermont]

I didn't know that at all!

You were very lucky you weren't allergic to the stings......

When we were kids we used to dare each other to step on them whilst they were in the clover.......amazingly we were hardly ever stung and the bees always just flew away.

Gosh, the things we did as kids!

Hubby is allergic to bee stings etc, swells up like a balloon....

 

[leelai]

Hubby is allergic to bee stings etc, swells up like a balloon....

Oh my, that's not good. I have a friend who is the same way and he must carry an epipen with him everywhere, just in case.

I hope he never gets stung!

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Random bug in my backyard.
AA


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[skimonkey]

Random bug in my backyard.
AA
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I wonder what kind of bug that is, AA? It's part ladybug, part beetle.