Dragon goes Wild

Category: Dragon Goes Wild

  • Sycamore Moth

    This moth was actually spotted a couple of days ago, but it’s taken me this long to be able to identify it!  Credit for spotting it actually goes to a family member who saw past the amazing camouflage as they walked past the moth on the wall. After a lot of research, I’m pretty sure this…

  • Brown Blackcap

    Unlike the black ‘cap’ of the male Blackcap, the female actually has a brown cap, which makes it pretty easy to tell them apart. According to the RSPB, they eat berries and insects – this particular bird seemed to be trying to catch some flies on the wing, before heading over to the Berberis bush. I’m…

  • Soggy Robin

    It’s not just the blackbird that likes to have an enthusiastic wash in the bird bath – the robin is equally keen, although it does prefer to have a wash while it’s raining! I didn’t spot the robin in the bath, but he flew into the Quince to dry off…. judging by how wet he…

  • Punkrocker Blackbird?

    Ok, so that’s a bit of a strange title for a blog post, but you’ll see what I mean when you get as far as the photos. The blackbirds have decided to take up residence in the garden – whether they’re sitting in the ornamental Quince tree, taking a bath, or eating yet more of…

  • Another day, another moth!

    I don’t know what the appeal is for a moth to sit in a plant pot or plant tray during daylight hours, but they seem to be popular! Thankfully it was better light than the previous occasion, so I could get a nice clear photo. It’s possible that this is the same moth (or at…

  • Woody Woodpecker

    Green Woodpeckers have the strangest call of all the birds I’ve heard around here – the RSPB has a really clear audio of that call on their site. Once we heard the Woodpecker, it was clear that it was sitting in the trees…. perfectly hidden from view! As luck would have it, the Green Woodpecker eventually…

  • Sunbathing Blackbird

    The blackbird is back for more! Not content with letting the sunbathing crows take all the attention, he sat on the grass and started to sunbathe. It’s a strange sight, especially when they always sit with their beak wide open. Unusually for a sunbathing blackbird, he kept moving around – maybe he wanted to get the sunlight…

  • Blackbirds and Berries

    The blackbird that featured in my previous post is back for more! Obviously those Berberis berries are just too tasty to resist. Normally when a berry has dropped from the tree, the birds ignore it but this blackbird had other ideas! He found a lone berry under the leaves and managed to pick it up neatly by…

  • Buzzy Bee

    I hadn’t realised just how many different types of bee there are, until I started 30 days wild – suddenly I was paying attention a little more, and noticing all their different colours and even shapes. What I’d always thought of as a honeybee turned out to be a bumblebee, so I was determined to…

  • Ladybird Spotting

    I was just about to take a photo of the plant growing on the edge of a garden, when I noticed a ladybird sitting on it. There’s been quite a few small ladybirds on the allotment this year, but I never seem to have my camera when I need it, to take a photo so I…