Awakening Sleeping BEEuties

[TallTrees]

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From last year they were Sleeping Beeuties 2018 to

This year 2019  again these little kind and sweet bees have caught me unaware and when I opened

the sleeping box there were a few anxious looking faces!  So up went the boxes sharpish

and they were put on top to feel the fresh air and off they flew ~ they'll be back always

to the same spot they first remember.

These are the boxes facing South in the hot sun.  

This is a box with                                                                                 an emerging bee under the release box top.

Wildlife have no respect for photographers!

[Anonymous]

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@TallTrees wrote:
Nature: Thanks @Anonymous
That gives me a wonderful picture in my mind. I love those little birds😍 can just imagine them enjoying a muddy puddle!
Last night I saw the little mouse dashing about outside so funny.
Thanks for posting made my evening happy 😁

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You're most welcome @TallTrees  

[Anonymous]

No little birds having fun in muddy puddles today

Frozen water

-5c overnight

[TallTrees]

Oh yes that would freeze their little toes😖
@Anonymous

[TallTrees]

@Anonymous this will make you laugh!

At about 2am on Saturday morning (Dec 7th) a warm moon lit night. Two owls were so close that I could hear their hooting and playing around probably picking up those little mice we were talking about recently. Such a lovely wake up call! They are often here but haven't heard them for a while and was worried for them! So happy now. 🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉

[Anonymous]

That's lovely @TallTrees 

About as lovely as my cat Marty waking me up at 4am insisting on going out on the prowl 

Seriously along the canal, sometimes there are owls too-witting and too-wooing - it's nice to hear

Tell me, does the male do the too-witting and the female the too-wooing ?

The towpath where there are 2 flocks of hedgesparrows is out of action at present due to maintenance - am saving up stuff to feed them up when the tarmaccing has been done and is open again

[TallTrees]

Yes know how you feel🙃

Males answer hooo
The owls are tawny owls 🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉
Expect the little birds will be pleased

[Anonymous]

That's nice @TallTrees for me to know they are tawny owls, thank you 

[Marjo]

Just caught up with your nature descriptions above @Anonymous  and @TallTrees . I got some lovely mental images as well of birds playing in the pool and owls sitting in a tree. I also like owls. They always look so interested and very cute.

Not sure if these owls are tawny owls, but I like this facial expression they often have when I look at owl photos!

[TallTrees]

Lovely photo @Marjo
Owls are special.
I love hearing them kee-wit (screech) and hoohooo.

[TallTrees]

Hi Marjo this is a Tawny owl

I think your photo is of a long-eared owl

TAWNY