Little Wildlife on Brawl and beyond

Frogs

I was never really into small animals like frogs, our tadpole collecting as children, I strictly left to my brother George,
Frogs as far as I was concerned were boy toys, like cars and bows and arrows, etc

On Brawl there are many frogs, most particularly near the burn or ditches,
you can hear them, mostly at night,
for myself, I tend to give them a wide berth and on the very few occasions that I have gotten close enough to actually photograph them, I usually miss them altogether,
as they hop through the longer grass of Brawl 29.

The Great Yellow Bee

THe Great Yellow Bumble Bee

Last summer we must have saved the life of hundreds of these bees,
they were here on Brawl, whether living / residing here or otherwise, we were one of their favourite "eateries"
the feasted on everything that was in flower and other plants that were not.
Frequently flying into our "living space" we gently but firmly, sent them on their way.

There is great interest in this particular bee in the far north and we did feel, some pride, that these creatures chose to spend a little time on Brawl.

The seven spotted Ladybird

Ann, my younger sister, as a child had a fascination with Ladybirds,
she collected them, much to my utter disgust in matchboxes!
My sister, was no different to any other child, whose interest lay in the smaller wildlife around us.

My interests as a child, lay in canines and other larger animals, I had a distinct dislike of "beasties",

therefore, my younger brother collected the tadpoles and my younger sister, the ladybirds neither of which I was remotely interested in...
until now,

The seven spotted Ladybird

Despite it obvious beauty, the seven spotted Ladybird is actually a very good friend to the farmer or the gardener!

It existence on your patch is a welcome sight, it eats the "vermin" which would otherwise, feast on our crops, etc.

The seven spotted Ladybird, is an endangered species, it is under threat of others of it's kind, mainly from abroad.

You can, therefore, imagine my delight when last summer, I myself spotted several 7 spotted "beasties" on our croft!

In hindsight, I often wish, I had listened to my baby sister, as she tried in vain to explain the intracies of the life cycle of the "7 spotted Ladybird" all those years ago.

Pictures to follow

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