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London (Inner City) Wildlife
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Surely that's a weeeeeeeasel?CaptainRobbo said:
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I'm pretty sure that's an old one. I remember seeing it before. Still a great photo though.CaptainRobbo said:1 -
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horrible invasive disease ridden immigrants 😤😤 shame the peregrines etc didn't get a taste for these scabby tree rats during COVIDCaptainRobbo said:
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A jay in our garden this morning.
I see them every so often in Lewisham, but normally I don't have time to take a picture this close.9 -
I once saw a Jay swallow an acorn whole - it was in Wapping.
Google says that Jays can cram 3-5 acorns in their expandable throats to carry off and hide for their winter food cache. They have a reputation of being ecological super spreaders - at least when it comes to growing Oak trees.3 -
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Is that a type of tit?Addictedoldgit said:Forgive me, not inner city & no photo.
Saw a GOLDEN ORIOLE a few days ago.
In the hills above Mojacar Spain.
A sight to make the heart swell.0 -
Being walked by poochy the other day and noticed this "Giant" snail. Its shell was about 2" long and I had never seen a snail as big before. I managed to get a piccy before it sped off -
Looked it up when got in- apparently its a Roman snail, which were brought over by the Romans for food. They are now located in Southern England and protected.
Also came across this large moth attempting to carry off this tree.7 -
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This beauty was on our patio earlier, haven’t seen one for yeara
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Ichneumon Wasp, absolutely massive.
Tried to fly off with the pot noodle I was having for lunch.4 -
I saw this little beauty last week. It's been on my wish list for ages, so I was more than a little jealous when my son posted me a picture of one he'd seen. A couple of days later I was out with my other son, who suddenly said, "look at that down there, dad", and the rest is history.5 -
That's a fantastic find, but I don't think it's an Ichneumon Wasp though, they have narrow waists (as do all wasps). This looks like a type of Sawfly called a Giant Horntail but, somewhat confusingly, also goes by the name Giant Woodwasp. https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/invertebrates/bees-and-wasps/giant-horntailCaptainRobbo said:
Ichneumon Wasp, absolutely massive.
Tried to fly off with the pot noodle I was having for lunch.0 -
Stig beetleStig said:
I saw this little beauty last week. It's been on my wish list for ages, so I was more than a little jealous when my son posted me a picture of one he'd seen. A couple of days later I was out with my other son, who suddenly said, "look at that down there, dad", and the rest is history.7 -
Thanks, I didn't want to get too close when I saw the size of it's stinger.Stig said:
That's a fantastic find, but I don't think it's an Ichneumon Wasp though, they have narrow waists (as do all wasps). This looks like a type of Sawfly called a Giant Horntail but, somewhat confusingly, also goes by the name Giant Woodwasp. https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/invertebrates/bees-and-wasps/giant-horntailCaptainRobbo said:
Ichneumon Wasp, absolutely massive.
Tried to fly off with the pot noodle I was having for lunch.
Just seen that they don't sting.
Never seen anything like it before.0 -
Here's my favourite ichneumon wasp, it's Britain's largest one - a Sabre Wasp. I saw this one laying eggs into some wood bark at the Talybont Reservoir.5 -
Further to the earlier posts about parakeets, there's a progamme available on the Channel 4 streaming service with Chris Packham. https://www.channel4.com/programmes/invasion-of-the-parakeets1
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Lovely!Stig said:
I saw this little beauty last week. It's been on my wish list for ages, so I was more than a little jealous when my son posted me a picture of one he'd seen. A couple of days later I was out with my other son, who suddenly said, "look at that down there, dad", and the rest is history.
Haven't seen a Stag Beetle in 40 years or more, would love to see another1 -
There you go, there's another two, having some of the other -Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:
Lovely!Stig said:
I saw this little beauty last week. It's been on my wish list for ages, so I was more than a little jealous when my son posted me a picture of one he'd seen. A couple of days later I was out with my other son, who suddenly said, "look at that down there, dad", and the rest is history.
Haven't seen a Stag Beetle in 40 years or more, would love to see another
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I was going to say, that thing looks more like a sword than a stinger!CaptainRobbo said:
Thanks, I didn't want to get too close when I saw the size of it's stinger.Stig said:
That's a fantastic find, but I don't think it's an Ichneumon Wasp though, they have narrow waists (as do all wasps). This looks like a type of Sawfly called a Giant Horntail but, somewhat confusingly, also goes by the name Giant Woodwasp. https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/invertebrates/bees-and-wasps/giant-horntailCaptainRobbo said:
Ichneumon Wasp, absolutely massive.
Tried to fly off with the pot noodle I was having for lunch.
Just seen that they don't sting.
Never seen anything like it before.0
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