Plants and creatures

Euphorbia Obesa.   Euphorbia obesa  is a subtropical  succulent  species of flowering plant in the genus Euphorbia.  Succulent from South Africa If you have time visit https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm to have a look at some of my cactus plants in more detail.

Feeding Great Spotted Woodpecker chick 31st May 2020 Daily update. Chick growing up. If you have time visit https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm to have a look at some of my cactus plants in more detail.

Feeding Great Spotted Woodpecker chick 30th May 2020 The Parents of the  great spotted woodpecker chicks have disappeared. We have been feeding the GSW for a few days now and it seems to be growing stronger. I Hope it survives after it fledges. It has no parent to feed and find food for it for the first few days.

Feeding Great Spotted Woodpecker chick 28th May 2020 The Parents of the Great Spotted Woodpecker chicks have disappeared. Last seen about 5 days ago. As a last resort we have started to feed the chick. It has survived so far. Apologies for the video being a bit wobbly but I was up a ladder and trying to feed the chick whilst taking video.

Malephora crocea - Ice Plant Malephora is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family.   If you have time visit  https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm to have a look at some of my cactus plants in more detail.

Love-In-A-Mist - Nigella Love-In-A-Mist (Nigella Damascena)This beautiful self seeding plant is easy to grow. Flowers can be many shades of blue, pink and white. This is very often used on Nan bread and is referred to as kalanji. Video Location: Surrey UK The genus name Nigella is a diminutive of the Latin niger (black), referring to the seed color. The specific epithet, "sativa", refers to "cultivation". In English, N. sativa and its seed are variously called black caraway, black seed, black cumin, fennel flower, nigella, nutmeg flower, Roman coriander, and kalanji. If you have time visit https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm to have a look at some of my cactus plants in more detail.

19 May 2020 Walk in the garden Quick stroll round our garden. If you have time visit https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm to have a look at some of my cactus plants in more detail.

https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm/photo-of-the-day Flowering Mammillaria spinosissima Mammillaria spinosissima spiny pincushion cactus family Cactaceae From Mexico If you have time visit https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm to have a look at some of my cactus plants in more detail.

17th May 2020 Great spotted woodpecker chicks Male Great spotted woodpecker brings food for chicks. You can hear the chicks chirping away. The male brings food 3 times in a 20 minute spell (endless task), each time you can hear the chicks getting exciting and chirping away. As an added bonus you can hear a blackbird singing away a beautiful tune on a nearby tree. At one point the GSW flew out directly into my mobile phone. This is an unedited 20 minute shoot. If you have time visit  https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm to have a look at some of my cactus plants in more detail. 

Great Spotted Woodpecker 8th May 2020 Great Spotted Woodpecker - This chick started life in a nest in our apple tree. The parents seem to have abandoned the chick so I was feedick the chick to keep it alive. If you have time visit  https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm to have a look at some of my cactus plants in more detail.

Great Spotted Woodpecker - This chick started life in a nest in our apple tree. The parents seem to have abandoned the chick so I was feedick the chick to keep it alive. If you have time visit  https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm to have a look at some of my cactus plants in more detail.