27-10-2017, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by summer
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Actually I have noticed very few flying insects this year especially wasps and hardly any bumble bees. Another very peculiar thing which I have mentioned a couple of times on the Good Morning thread is practically no dawn chorus? Where have the birds gone or why have they stopped singing? Listen out for it, truly where is it ?
Small flying insects don't like wind, and as a result of the recent storms they have probably gone to ground, but there's no need to worry, they will all return in the spring.....Much to our annoyance....
27-10-2017, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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During my early morning runs out in the country it's usually alive with the sounds of Blackbirds, Thrushes and Lapwing, this year has been no different Summer. Most of them are packing up and moving on at this time of the year, but some perennials such as Crows, Rooks and Starlings are still cheering me on as I jog past. There is a Robin nesting in a tree at the bottom of the garden and he provides us with some beautiful music at all hours of the day. There also seems to be an abundance of Squirrels just lately frantically collecting and burying food to last them through the winter.Small flying insects don't like wind, and as a result of the recent storms they have probably gone to ground, but there's no need to worry, they will all return in the spring.....Much to our annoyance....
27-10-2017, 10:47 AM
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At home in Surrey I agree was etc are few and far between these days as are most insects, but in the countryside of Sussex my cry of WAAAAASP as I run out of the caravan is quite common. We have also had to buy net tents for food and put fly screens on bedroom windows.Dawn chorus is raucous too, as is the sheep waking up they make quite a racket.
Something screams in the night too but none of us have been brave enough to go and look.
I do wonder if our obsession with having lovely gardens is at fault as we see people spraying liberally killing even good insects in their search for perfection. Farms too spray rather liberally.
27-10-2017, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Julie1962
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I do wonder if our obsession with having lovely gardens is at fault as we see people spraying liberally killing even good insects in their search for perfection. Farms too spray rather liberally.
27-10-2017, 11:16 AM
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I recall reading somewhere that the honey bees have declined because of the use of genetically engineered foods. According to the article, the bees collect the nectar from the flowering foods, take that back to the hive and then they all die.| Thread Tools | |
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