04-07-2019, 08:26 AM
LOL! Well I thought about it Tamara, but the bucket of water he had been floating in was rather murky so I declined!
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04-07-2019, 08:26 AM
LOL! Well I thought about it Tamara, but the bucket of water he had been floating in was rather murky so I declined!
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04-07-2019, 02:40 PM
(03-07-2019, 08:51 AM)Emmi Smith Wrote: Couple of months ago I found a gecko floating in a bucket of water I had in the garden. I love them so much, that I ridiculously tried to resuscitate it with CPR,but it didn't work. I gave him/her a decent burial! Are you absolutely sure it was dead Emmi? Some reptiles play dead when under threat or attacked. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apparent_death It seems odd that evolution has equipped the gecko with the ability to walk up a glass patio door, but never thought to teach it to swim
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04-07-2019, 03:06 PM
It was dead alright!!! No doubt about it.
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03-08-2019, 11:22 PM
Some lovely green and blue dragonflies around this afternoon - colour doesn't really show up in the pics.
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06-08-2019, 11:07 PM
Any ideas what this wee beastie is? About the size of a large ladybird.
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07-08-2019, 07:04 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-08-2019, 07:05 AM by Gone Fishing.)
Hi Tamara
That one goes by a few different names, depending in which part of the World they are found. In the UK they are known as Southern Green Shield Bug - In the USA, Southern Green Stink Bug - In the Southern hemisphere they drop the 'Southern' and just call it a Green Vegetable Bug. That one is in the bug's nymph stage and will change its form as it grows and matures to the more recognisable bright green shield shape and will continue to happily munch on your veg crops as it does so.
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07-08-2019, 11:03 PM
Thanks GF. Interesting, but what a shame as I was hoping it was a beneficial bug like the ladybirds. Now you've ID'd it I can see the similarity to the adult stink bugs I've had.
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15-08-2019, 11:29 PM
There were 3 guirres circling over Tindaya today but too high to get a pic on my phone of the 3 together. 1 did come down a bit lower on it's own:
Spotted a little hedgehog when out dog walking 6-7pm. It was about 6" nose to tail. Saw several Painted Lady butterflies, some dragonflies and some tiny blue butterflies in my garden this afternoon but all were photo-shy!
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18-08-2019, 09:21 PM
This little gecko popped out after being showered accidentally this afternoon!
And this lizard tail fell down the back of my shirt just after I'd seen a kestrel swoop over the garden! The air turned blue as it was still wriggling while I tried to discover what is was and get it out - as if I wasn't hot and bothered enough today
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19-08-2019, 11:08 PM
this kestrel spent all morning returning to his perch on a street light on the outskirts of Corralejo, never had my phone out when he was flying though Home in Tindaya this evening 4 or 5 dragonflies suddenly arrived at dusk, zooming around the garden like crazy:
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