On the hive

[wightbees]

Took picture of this next to some colonies on Monday, normally found in Ventnor on southerly side of the island.

 

[Swarm]

Thanks for sharing

 

[wightbees]

To be honest I haven't seen one for years, I was pleasantly surprised to see this

 

[Hachi]

Beauty. Was it looking for a meal?

 

[pargyle]

Sand Lizard ? Probably attracted to the heat of the hive and a sunny spot to warm up ?

You don't see them very often these days.

I have a lovely, foot long, slow worm living in my compost bins at the allotment - keep trying to get a photo but she's so quick all I get is a blur of pink ! A real treat to have all these creatures around when they are so few in number these days.

 

[Finman]

.cats love to eate them

 

[wightbees]

No, this not a sand Lizard ( lacerta agilis) This is the Wall Lizard (podarcis muralis) found mostly in Channel Islands and med.

 

[Curly green fingers]

Nice picture I've never seen lizards before but I've accidentally dug up a nest of slow worms before there was a dozen or so together.

 

[For want of a better word]

Took picture of this next to some colonies on Monday, normally found in Ventnor on southerly side of the island.

I often find then on the crown boards in one of my hidden valley apiaries... 4 miles off road in a very isolated spot, south facing on edge of woodland and next to a babbling brook ( That is unexplored Cornwall).... although look a bit browner than the image, can be brown to light green.... also found slow worms living under solid floor hives......

Perhaps they are after the rhubarb leaves?

Chons da

 

[wightbees]

No idea what they are doing there, heat was my thinking?

 

[Hivemaker.]

I often find then on the crown boards in one of my hidden valley apiaries... 4 miles off road in a very isolated spot, south facing on edge of woodland and next to a babbling brook ( That is unexplored Cornwall).... although look a bit browner than the image, can be brown to light green.... also found slow worms living under solid floor hives......

Perhaps they are after the rhubarb leaves?

Get the same here, lizards on crown boards, slow worms under hives and anything else lying around, during nice weather in summer also find the occasional adder or grass snake sunning themselves in some apiaries.

 

[Swarm]

It's often a case of right place, right time, my back garden has proven to be a paradise for wildlife despite having always had dogs. I've been lucky enough to see slow worms, grass snake and last year, a common lizard.