Oak

These are on one of the Oak tree's ( I think its an Oak ) most of the Oaks here have rounded leaves but the leaves of this one have points.

Twitterpated

As I leaned in for a closer look at the one flower bud on this plant I caught sight of these two.

I snapped a few photos and then left them to it, I felt a bit like sneaky paparazzi invading their privacy.

and if you are not familiar with the term twitterpated heres an explanation

Busy Bee's

In the Apricot Tree. You can see the pollen on this guys legs.

and the violets to name just a few places. This made me giggle he was very 'pollen drunk' and upside down for more.

Blue Banded Bee

I have seen these Bee's around here before but never managed to get a pic. The way they fly is different to regular Bee's and the way they behave on plants also different. There is usually just one amongst the common bee's here and the stripes were always identified by me as white not Blue. Yesterday I saw this one clearly as blue and was able to get a good enough photo to establish its identity.

Its a native Blue banded bee.

From what I read in my identity investigation, this is a male clearly displaying 5 Blue bands.

Sunning Itself

In the Big Fig Tree.

A Web

 and its inhabitant. Way up by the Gutter.

European Wasp

Not a good one to have in the garden but they are nonetheless there, feeding in this tree with the bee's and flies. At first I believed it to be some kind of bee but my investigation to discover what they were led to me calling the hotline, sending an email and having it positively identified as European Wasp (Vespula germanica)

Nest in unknown, not obvious location.

and a closer look.

The lens was so close

A beautiful place to rest

Lavender

I wonder what or who is in here?

Dragonfly

Far from where I would expect to see him taking a rest in the lavender.

Taken on a hot overcast day in Early Feb.

A single shot and perfect unedited photo! 

 

Dragonflies

he was of the most brilliant Blue, I couldn't get behind him in the morning to try and capture it

This Red one stopped by the Algae pond in the afternoon.

and the blue one came back too though I didn't really capture the colour.

Webs

Never a day goes by when I walk in the garden that I fail to be ensnared in some way.

As yuccky and amusing as it is it the crazy arm flailing that ensues I still feel a bit sad when I consider some tiny spider started up in that one tree created a line of web walked down to the ground and up the other tree, to secure it and weaved some magic, that I have just destroyed.

I wonder if I'll ever get used to walking through webs?

 

Wisteria

Wisteria with crawling Ants in its petals.

Butterfly.

Busy Bee's