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I have a grass path outside the front door and every year around the third week of September, Ivy Bees dig themselves out from their underground nests. Their emergence is, for me, a seasonal marker, like the first returning Swallow in spring. The emerging bees are the females as they hatch out a few weeksContinue reading “Ivy Bees”

Just noticed that a lovely seal photo posted by an experienced wildlife watcher has caused a kerfuffle on Guernsey Wildlife Facebook page. The seal would have been aware of the boat, the skipper and the people on board, including the photographer who used a long distance lens, would also have been aware and kept aContinue reading “Seals”

I have a grass path outside the front door and every year round about now Ivy Bees emerge from their underground nests. These will be the females as they hatch out a few weeks later than the males. The cat finds them very disconcerting as over thirty bees zoom around the grass at his ankleContinue reading “Friday 17 September – Ivy Bees!”