What wildlife did you spot today?
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That's one very hungry ladybird!
Seriously though, are you aware of beaver in the area?
???? Feels like a Trick question?
I didn't know that Beavers wore gloves. Although, come to think of it, maybe they get a better grip of the tree when gnawing at it?
Sorry, were you previously aware of beaver in your area?
Sorry - Broch- Yes I was , There is and are Beaver abound in the area.
The 'river' my house sits adjacent to feeds into another larger river - on THAT river there is an established group of Beavers some miles away - quite the tourist attraction.
How did the Beavers get there one may wonder? Well thats a good question.
I'm sure its just a coincidence that the country estate 1.5m upstream from me , that has a wide collection of native species in various enclosures and that used to have some Beavers - but no longer do are in close proximity. I'm not complaining- its nice to think of them out there doing riparian activities.
It's nice to see plenty of hibernating creatures waking up. Loads of various bumbles, bees and flies about, the lizards and slowworms are enjoying the sun and I've seen several oil beetles digging their burrows (probably violet ones).
Anyone who doesn't know about oil beetles it's worth reading up on their life cycle, details can be found here: https://www.buglife.org.uk/get-involved/surveys/oil-beetle-hunt/ PDF here: https://cdn.buglife.org.uk/2020/07/Oil-beetle-life-cycle2_DH.pdf
Anyone who doesn't know about oil beetles it's worth reading up on their life cycle, details can be found here: https://www.buglife.org.uk/get-involved/surveys/oil-beetle-hunt/ PDF here: https://cdn.buglife.org.uk/2020/07/Oil-beetle-life-cycle2_DH.pdf
