WILDLIFE IN MY GARDEN

Here are some creatures I see daily, and others I see only now and again, All these images were taken in the garden, where I see fleeting glimpses of Jays, and images of many more Blue-tits than usual this year, and of course the Red Squirrel. One day this week there were  five on my balcony. There were enough peanuts in their shells for all of them, and once they had eaten and left, I fed the birds. Sometimes one or another will return but they seem to know that the peanuts they had eaten were for them, and the shelled peanuts are for the birds. Perhaps it's because I have said "Ah," so many times when they have attempted to eat them, that now they just look, and then drink water before leaving again. It's been unbearably hot this week, on some days between 39-40 degrees, and in some areas even hotter.

A field with wild flowers near my garden.

The Great Tit.

The Blue-tit on my balcony.

Same as above.

The Red Squirrel climbing up an Oak tree.

Nicely settled in the shade.

Still Climbing.

A Blue-tit looking right at me.

I saw this Jay from a distance.

I kept it in my sight, focusing on what it would do next.

It stayed where it was.

Then to my delight I saw two Jays. Do you see the one in the shade? 

I  watched the Jay in the shade fly away, whilst the other watched.

All the goings on took only a few moments, and then I saw another Jay in the shade.

Another bird on my balcony.

These damselflies appeared in the garden near the pool

I was overjoyed to see them in my garden, as I couldn't go in search fof them.

They were extremely beautiful,...

and I managed to get some decent shots of them.

You can't improve on nature, and of course that was not my intention, but I had fun playing with this shot, just to see what I could do with it. I think it's quite pretty.