Chucky's Nature Notes

Hello again everybody, I am back :) Firstly I have some local inverts to share with you. The ladybird larva are firstly a 7-spot, and secondly a harlequin. They are both surviving together quite happily on the large patch of nettles on the local lake. There are even some 2-spot ladybird larva, but no photos of them unfortunately. Next is Mummy's new babies. These are Steatoda grossa babies (a sub-species of False Widow) and aren't they just the most gorgeous little things with their rather red bottoms! They are also voracious. The fruit flies are twice their size, but they take them down with hardly a pause! Amazing to watch. From the garden last month we had a kitty cat AGAIN. They are coming more regularly now! A greedy crow - well I guess it does have young to feed at the moment. I wonder how long before the young are coming in to take all the food too?? The hedgehog once again - mummy needs to get a hedgehog shelter and proper hedgehog food,...

Sorry I have been a while in posting some Nature Notes. Been busy preparing my voice for halloween. I did try to get GavGav ready too, but he seemed rather displeased with my version of bloody finger! You would think he wasn't grateful for the loving bite I gave him! Anyway, we had this little ladybird coming in to find a sheltering spot (no idea where it has ended up though). Also, the Nicotiana is now in flower - haven't seen any moths at it yet, but hopefully now it is getting dark earlier we might see some. Mummy always covers me up when she puts me to bed, so I can't keep watch after this point!! Look at those long delicate flowers! And the last thing for this post is the fact that the sage has grown back tremendousy now that the weather has gone colder. Ad I thought it preferred hotter weather?? The guinea pigs are very happy about it anyway! Bedtime now :) See ya soon.

So a few months ago somebody told us that nothing happens in September out in Nature as everythig is ready for winter, so me and mummy decided we would take a photo of something happening everyday, and share them with you all. So I have so far forgotten to do this - so I will share the first seven pictures now. #1. This little Hoverfly landed on my hand briefly thinking I was a flower :) #2. A Small White butterfly on the Buddleija florets that still have flowers - there were also several Hornets but these proved too difficult to get photographs of! #3. A pretty little ladybird at WWT Arundel! #4. A funky fungus spotted high up a tree #5. A very unbothered rabbit hiding behind a fence and greenery. #6. Another little ladybird #7. Todays Gem Those spiders are certainly still out and about :) Now I will try and do a short post everyday with a new photo - but if not I will do every other day with two photos! Bedtime now - enjoy the cooler evenings (we ...