Animals
A place to display photos I've taken of wildlife of the animal kind.
Acronicta psi (Grey Dagger): a caterpillar in the garden.
Apus apus (Common swift): a tale of trying to attract them to the house.
Cambridge Swift Tower: built in 2011, and first occupied by swifts in 2014.
Deilephila elpenor (Elephant Hawk-moth): a caterpillar in the garden, kept until it pupated, and
emerged the next year.
Dragonflies: in the garden, and elsewhere.
Erinaceus europaeus (Hedgehog): hedgehogs in the garden, and taken in for overwintering, with live video.
Frogspawn, toad, newts, etc.: inhabitants of the garden pond.
Natrix helvetica ssp. helvetica (Grass snake): a most-welcome garden visitor.
Parus caerulea (Blue tit): some garden birds in their nestbox.
Parus major (Great tit): some garden birds in their nestbox.
Sciurus carolinensis: grey squirrel and 'black' squirrel
Sphinx ligustri (Privet Hawk-moth): a caterpillar found nearby, kept until it pupated, and
emerged the next year.
Sturnus vulgaris (Starling): Tame young starlings in the garden.
And Starling in the Cambridge Swift Tower.
Turdus merula (Blackbird): nesting in the climbing rose in the garden.
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Last modified: 19th January 2021