A good day, warm with plenty of sunny periods.
Day spent working on the landscaping around the alpine house. Purchased four bags of gravel from Henry Street this morning to help with the project.
Looking pretty good, gravel requires a few plants of course (pots in place) and will not loo complete until the lawn is sown next Spring. I have to dismantle the fruit cage first. A winter job now as have to spend some time now treating our garden furniture, a job I carry out every three years.
Hardly any birds again but plenty of other wildlife. Good to see a gatekeeper butterfly but sad to see it succumb to the spiders web. I watched fly into the web and the spider was out like a shot and had it disabled in no time. Despite my efforts I am afraid after twenty minutes the butterfly died.
Sad also to see a pigeon in distress after a twig became caught in the gape of its beak. I tried crabbing it but was having non of it and flew off to the Ash tree. It thrashed about for ages but unsure of the outcome.
Picture 1 - Alpine landscaping.
" 2 - Young great spotted.
" 3 & 4 - Distressed pigeon.
" 5 & 6 - Moths.
" 7 - Bee.
" 8 - Moth.
" 9 - Gatekeeper Butterfly.
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