Baby Magpie

Yesterday our visitors in the Gite found four baby Magpies and saw two others that hed fledged properly and were flying, unfortunatly three died during the night and the other we are trying to feed but I do not hold out much hope.................................

they were always looking for the adults but they never came

just out for a little swim..............

This week

Tuesday of this week was the longest day known as the summer solstice or midsummer - it is just a moment in time - so here are a few of my moments in time........... 

the wasp and this butterfly are showing the wear and tear of flying around in the wind

The Bird of the Day today is a female Black Tailed Godwit seen on the edge of the lake at Moncontour

Swallows Feeding

Just a series of shots of our six swallow fledglings being fed.............................

In the Garden today

Like Mother, Like Daughter - Chantelle with one of her little ones

She is also keeping an eye on pretties babies as she does dot seem to care any more.

More shots of the Hummingbird Moths

The Bird of the Day is our latest visitor a Spotted Flycatcher currently on the RSPB's red list 



This is after a very heavy downpour



On the Thistle Tops

A collection of creatures found on or around the tops of the thistles......................

Oxythyrea funesta beetle or black beetle with white spots



This one has a green friend with him





Marbled Whites with the female in the front





Marbled male





The male with great markings









although I was looking down all the time I was also being looked down on

















                                                        The Bird of the Day is a Whinchat