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.

CREATURES AND FLOWERS I SEE IN MY GARDEN.

Most of these photos were taken in early April, before my accident.Sharing the lovely Greenfinch, a more recent capture. They have returned again, and visit my balcony for the sunflower seeds I put out for them.

A Camellia in the garden.

A Jay in the garden.

A Blue tit on the Balcony.

Just arriving on my balcony.

Another Squirrel, but it's not the same as in the above image.

Now that the leaves are on the trees,the Jays are more difficult to see..

I was pleased to see a Blackbird ,a shy bird I hardly ever see.

However a Blackbird has started to visit my balcony every day now,

but as soon as he sees me he flies away-

French lavender in my garden

Wood Pigeon.

Probably a female Stag beetle.

Green Cricket.

Garden Lizard.

Another.

Large Ocellated Lizard,...not as pretty as the yellowish one in an earlier post.

Shield bug.

Banded Garden Spider.

Acer tree in the garden

Pretty white Easter flowers in bud, and in full bloom.

A closer shot of the Ocellated Lizard.

Common Buzzard-

THE GREEN WOODPECKER Picus viridis

Hello Again! Well, I hadn't expected to be away for two months,  my ribs were slow in healing, and even now can cause pain in certain positions, but I feel well enough to start blogging again, and sharing a few of my latest captures. It seems incredible that the Green Woodpecker has always eluded me for at least fifty years. Paula sees them sometimes in a tree covered area near her home. Whenever she told me she had seen one, I felt as green as the Woodpecker,:=) but to my absolute delight I saw one yesterday morning,  but quite far away, so these images are the best of a bad bunch, but I don't mind, because I have been hearing the loud calling noise it makes for a couple of months, and it is near my home, but I didn't trust myself to try to find it, on a tree covered slope whilst my ribs were still healing. Many many thanks to those of you who made a caring comment to get well soon. It has not been an easy fix, it takes time, but seeing as it could have been much worse, I am most grateful it wasn't, and also so happy to be back. 

A juvenile female Green Woodpecker.