In my garden 6.1.12012

Ten species of birds in the garden today the missing bird photo is the sparrow

not sure if this is from the lacewing  species

some of the worms in the compost bin, some are fed to the robins

Under every big stone there are woodlice  

 bugs on the rotting apples

crane fly on the rotting apples

starling on the feeder

chaffinch

ROBIN  waiting for a worm from the compost bin

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GREAT TIT

 MIX OF TITS ON THE FAT BALLS

 OUR TONKINESE PREFERS THE WATER WE PUT DOWN FOR THE BIRDS,

Blue tit on the apple tree

male blackbird

greenfinch

long-tailed tit and a blue tit on the feeder

Great tit,

daddy long legs in hibernation  in the dustbin lid handle.

lychen

moss on the greenhouse

macro of the lichen.

fungi on the dead fig tree

the ivy berries not quite ripe for the birds yet

female blackbird

vapour trails  from the jets leaving Birmingham or Manchester, airport

Blue tit enjoy the apples i stick on the apple tree
 must be 30 tits or so in the garden we also have 3 species today long-tail,blue and great tits. 

not sure what plant this is but its been in flower for the past 5 months

seed heads of the columbine or Aquilegia plant

Common Name:

Penny winkle flower

seed head of the clematis ,,tangutica bill mackenzie

dandelion is sill in flower  

While many people think of the dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) as a pesky weed, herbalists consider it a valuable herb that can be used as a food  some say its the Irish daisy,  but me I like blowing  the seed heads

View of the back garden from the first floor of the house
 all of todays shots are from the back garden

1. (n.) A woman; -- used in contempt.
2. (n.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to the families Paridae and Leiotrichidae; a titmouse.
3. (n.) A morsel; a bit.
4. (n.) A small horse.
5. (n.) The European meadow pipit; a titlark.