Pretty Little Lady Birds

It,s lovely to see them Jacque , we have a lot of them here to , do you remember when swarms of them flew in on the coast the other year ?
I,m pleased to see so many Butterflys this year as well..
It,s a good year for them !

How lovely! I had one in the garden yesterday & my friend was going to squash it! i told him to get out, nothing gets killed in my garden except wasps & that's only cos I'm so allergic to them!

What lovely pictures - a real delight to look at and enjoy!

Hi Amy & yes im Well :) i got some fab Butterflies pics yetsterday 2 :) Glad u like the Pics 2 Madperth/Berniebabe :)

Wonderful pics Jacque , haven't seen many of them around this year either.

I,m pleased to hear you are well Jacque I thought you had gone on your hols ..... :o)

Great to see so many. I haven't had many in the garden this year. had loads last year, lots of greenfly on the petunias for them to feed on though.

Nice photos Jacque.........there are a lot in my garden at the moment............

Just been outside & walked around my garden Lily2& seen more of them today :) Im glad u think of me Amy its nice 2 know i get missed :) il be going on hoils in less than 4 wks now :) Greenflys been a rite Pain thsi yr has`nt it Sue :( Glad uv lots of Lady Birds 2 Holly :)

Lucky girl...all those ladybirds.....I felt chuffed cos I've seen 2 in my garden over the past week. Hope they stay around for a while....

Hi Amblea itl be great if the stay wont it :)

I got all excited seeing one!!

it is a good feeling 2 see them isnt it Madperth :)

Yes, I was so chuffed! I'd like my garden to be as wildlife friendly as poss! I really miss being right out in the countryside, I used to have deer visit in the mornings, foxes at night & even my own aerobatics display at sunset courtesy of the bats who lived in my attic! I loved it!

Nice pictures Jacque. I think we're all suckers for a Ladybird.(lovely looking insects). I hadn't seen many until recently. But now my Fennel is so big and full of flowers, it is full of Ladybirds as well as Hoverflies , Wasps etc.(Insect city as I described it in my blog) Mind you, I did get stung by a wasp whilst trying to tie the Fennel up after strong winds!!!!

I love The Out Doors 2 :) it must of been amazing seeing The Bats,Deers&Foxes :)

Thanx Paul :)i must have a look@ your Blog iv not seen it :/ Dont Wasp Stings Hurt :(

We have a bat in our front garden,Madperth, which we see flying around at night. It's been here a few years now but never worked out exactly where it's living.I wondered if it was in the huge conifer hedge in next door's garden but I don't know if Bats live in conifers. I know they usually find buildings to live in. But, like you, I love to see them circling the garden!

I'm lucky enough to be close to the river & woods, so I still get to see all these fascinating creatures now & again, but the deer & the foxes used to come up to the house to get fed!
is it just the one, Paul? That's quite unusual!

Well, that's what I thought Madperth, but we've only ever seen one at a time over the last 5 or 6 years! We sometimes sit at night with our curtains open so we can see it swooping and flying around!

Maybe it's just antisocial!

Who knows??!!! I like watching him though!

A friend of mine gets a nightly visit from about 8 of them, & she's terrified, won't go out if theyre around!
I had one come down my chimney one night. I thought it was a bird so I put the light on & it went nuts! So I put the light out, coaxed it onto my shoulder & took it outside. It was great seeing it so close up- they're really cute! It was a pipistrelle & tiny!

I was so upset when my cat caught one and dumped it on the mat, I couldn't make out what it was at first as it was tiny and all folded up (pipistrelle I think). Don't know how she caught it, she's usually hopeless (fortunately)

That was the one gift Smudge has never brought me, thankfully! I'd have been upset too! I don't like it when she kills things, but I suppose it's just nature.

Certainly seems a good year for the ladybirds, Jacque, lovely photos.

Thanx Gee :)

Lucky you Jacque :o)
It's nice to see them.

Super pics, Jacque. Ladybirds are VERY photgenic, as well as uselful, aren't they? :-)

you must have a very healthy garden Jacue. it always makes me smile when i see ladybirds.

I,m another who gets excited if I see one,very scarce in my garden although I have loads of butterfly`s this year and also we do get the bats but no idea where they actually live..............

I'm glad you've got Ladybirds as well, Jacque! I've seen quite a few over the last few days.

Yes, we are officially 'batty'...we have bats in our roof space. Due to the horrible weather, we haven't seen as many this year at dusk, but on fine evenings, there they are! It's great to watch them.

Jacque . did you see the news last night , apparently there has been an invasion of ladybirds on the coast again at Cromer it,s so bad that it,s affecting the tourist trade because people don,t want to get out of their cars , people are walking on them crushing them underfoot ... no wonder we are getting so many in our gardens !

lovely pics jacque arent you yhe lucky one i've seen none yet though when i do i'll try to encourage them into the greenhouse to get any unwanted bugs in there.

Great pictures Jacque. I wish I could get mine in that detail -and in such good focus!, you must have a steady hand or perhaps a tripod? I have plenty of slugs and snails to take pictures of!

Lovely photo's Jacque,we haven't had many ladybirds yet-could do with Amy sending some up the coast to Lincs !
There was an invasion of them back in the '70's as well but you won't be old enough to remember that :)
We have never had so many hoverflies and butterflies,or have they just been waiting for the sun ?

Stunning photos Jacque really clear and in focus-a bit different from most of mine-you must have a sturdy tripod or steady hand or both!

Great shots yet again Jacque.

great pics jacque, have you had the plague of ladybirds since this ?

Here is one of my attempts Jacque:-

http://s713.photobucket.com/albums/ww132/richardpeeej/forum/?action=view&current=ladybird2.flv

excuse me while i just put my spyglass away richard lol, so funny :o)

We have miniature ladybirds here Sandra lol it must be because there are no greenfly for them to eat my slugs must have eaten them! :-)

thats it richard, must be, ive had no greenfly really this year,only an odd one, strange but glad :o))

love these photos! when you said lady birds I had to see which birds you meant as I am a big fan of birds( I have two cockatiels I share my kitchen with) until I saw the pictures. Here in the US we call them lady bugs. But in retrospect, lady birds sound better.