MrsBiscuit
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Red legged partridge live in the forest close to us and I feel gently reassured they are there. We quite often see a pair, as we startle them on our walks. I am slightly concerned for them as although we don't have much hunting around here now, there is a fox.
Anyway, todays spot were 2 carpenter bees mating in flight. The female dwarfs the male. I have just read up on what happens, and apparently the male releases pheromones to attract the female to a non food/shelter source (a lilac tree in our case) and then the mating is airbourne. Carpenter bees are massive and black, and I can tell you that 2 stuck together are very noisy!
Also, we have our first swifts. I actually spotted them a fortnight ago. Its because this March is unseasonably sunny and warm, normally its a wet and grey month.
Anyway, todays spot were 2 carpenter bees mating in flight. The female dwarfs the male. I have just read up on what happens, and apparently the male releases pheromones to attract the female to a non food/shelter source (a lilac tree in our case) and then the mating is airbourne. Carpenter bees are massive and black, and I can tell you that 2 stuck together are very noisy!
Also, we have our first swifts. I actually spotted them a fortnight ago. Its because this March is unseasonably sunny and warm, normally its a wet and grey month.