Where are all the Summer Visitors?
If, like me, you spend a lot of time outdoors you will notice certain creatures without really thinking about them.
This year certain species are noticeable by their absence.
To date I have not seen a single ladybird, the usual colonies of ants that busy themselves in warm spots like the underside of the slabs in the greenhouse are nowhere to be found. One butterfly passed by never to be seen again, even slugs seem to have gone into hiding.
Frogs and toads are nowhere to be found and the same applies to bees.
What has happened? My field is usually abundant with all the above mentioned, is it just me? I am getting a complex about my lack of wildlife!
July 2nd, 2008 at 21:57
No ladybirds here Neil and not a butterfly to be seen
Jean