UKGW Macro Safari Video

03/09/2011 by nigel.

Here is a macro video that I made in the UKGW garden. I used my Canon 550D with a macro lens in video crop mode..
In the video amongst other mini beasts you will see a White Death Crab Spider with an unsuspecting lunch of a hover fly.

I call it my Macro Safari..

Enjoy.

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2011 So-Far

03/09/2011 by nigel.

Greetings and welcome back to the UKGW Blog

Over the course of this year due to other commitments I have been a bit slack with the UKGW blog. So rather than try to make up and remember all of the goings on of the last year in the garden I will mention a few things that have happen and post up the story in pictures.

I decided to take part of the wildlife area and turn it into a micro wildflower meadow..
When I say micro I mean around 5m x 5m..

Even this small area has attracted different insects to the garden that were not normally seen.

We have a lot of the harlequin ladybirds around this year but also quite a few British ladybirds which is nice to see.

The teasel that I planted over a year ago came to life this year, it’s like a natural sculpture.

The pond has seen the usual dragon and damselflies along with the pond skaters and water boatman.

This year also saw a very large population of common newts.

So here it is… The UKGW garden blog in pictures..

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