I saw

[Moli]

My first bumble bee today!:D

[Mags]

Did you tell it to buzz off Moli? :-D

[Erin]

Did you tell it to buzz off Moli? :-D

:smt044 :smt044 :smt044

[Moli]

Did you tell it to buzz off Moli? :-D
When I saw it Mags, I though of you!!:lol:

[Mags]

When I saw it Mags, I though of you!!:lol:
:shock: :shock: :shock:

[EmmaG]

lol Strange you saying that Moli I saw one on Sunday, it looked rather fat :)

[Moli]

:shock: :shock: :shock:
You are Catseys Queen Bee after all!


http://image.fg-a.com/bee1.gif

[dinahsmum]

D'you know I think these creatures have been around all winter. There was a fat bimble-bum round the flowers on my rosemary this morning but I distinctly remember a tortoiseshell butterfly in the week before xmas as I picked some sprouting for xmas dinner.
Global warming? ... or maybe just a warm winter?

[Moli]

Must be the warm winter DM, we have had a ladybird on a conifer for a few days too...

[Fran]

Did you tell it to buzz off Moli? :-D

*Groan* Mags :roll: :-D

[dandysmom]

Mild Winter, methinks! I saw the first robin here Monday, but they don't all go South, so maybe it was a resident one, although I haven't seen any since the Autumn.....

[dinahsmum]

DM - do you get hummingbirds? When will they return?

[dandysmom]

Yes we do, the ruby-throated ones are quite common around here: lovely little birds. Before my mimosa tree died of the blight I had dozens in the garden! They won't come until it's quite a bit warmer and plants with nectar are flowering.

[dinahsmum]

First time we went to the US I was amazed to see these tiny little bee-like creatures (well, large bee sized and with frantic wingbeats which looked bee-like) as far north as Maine - really thought they would only live in the south. Loved the nectar feeders people put out for them

[alexgirl73]

I saw 2 bumble bees yesterday, very large ones they were, also saw my first ladybird and OH saw a butterfly!!

[Moli]

Summers coming!!!:D :D

[dandysmom]

Here's a hummingbird pic! They winter in the tropics, and are starting to come back north now...probably in the Gulf Coast states ...I loved it when I had a lot of them in the garden.
http://wwwdogsey.com/pics/4300RtgHum001.jpg

[Moli]

Here's a hummingbird pic! They winter in the tropics, and are starting to come back north now...probably in the Gulf Coast states ...I loved it when I had a lot of them in the garden.

http://wwwdogsey.com/pics/4300RtgHum001.jpg



What a beauty, you are so lucky to be abe to see them....:)

[dandysmom]

I should probably put out a humingbird feeder, but they are kind of tricky to maintain and sometimes attract ants and I've heard if the sugar water mix isn't just right it can make the hummers ill, so have never done it.......

[Mags]

What a lovely bird......... I could watch those all day! :D

[alexgirl73]

I should probably put out a humingbird feeder, but they are kind of tricky to maintain and sometimes attract ants and I've heard if the sugar water mix isn't just right it can make the hummers ill, so have never done it.......

Can you not buy a commercial mix from the shops?

[dandysmom]

Good point, Alex! Never looked into it! Will Google after dinner and find out.......