This week we have seen great crested newts in our smallest garden pond .They are about 6 ins long. We already have common newts so to find both is very exciting. The male great crested has a toothed crest and web hind feet. The female has a yellowish line down the back as shown in the first photo.
Also a turtle dove has returned to the paddock. Last nested here 2 yrs ago.We have heard the light purring for a couple of days but were rewarded with a sighting on the elec cable at the bottom of the garden this morning.
Common blue butterflies are very much in evidence now and these photos were taken in the paddock this morning. The vivid violet blue of the male always conjures up for me a vision of the lazy days of summer. In the last photo the under side of the male wing is on left and the female on the right .
This week we have seen great crested newts in our smallest garden pond .They are about 6 ins long. We already have common newts so to find both is very exciting. The male great crested has a toothed crest and web hind feet. The female has a yellowish line down the back as shown in the first photo.
Also a turtle dove has returned to the paddock. Last nested here 2 yrs ago.We have heard the light purring for a couple of days but were rewarded with a sighting on the elec cable at the bottom of the garden this morning.
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