October 22, 2008
Mid-October in Cambridge
The last few days have dawned cool and sunny.
I decided to visit the returning flock of Common and Black-headed Gulls on Parker's Piece.
While photographing the gulls, there was a light passage of Meadow Pipits (2), Redwings (2 small flocks) and Skylark (3).
One of the many Jays that flew over. These birds are hard to miss in central Cambridge at the moment.
A Grey Wagtail has been frequenting the front court of Peterhouse.
Four species of thrush are feeding around the college gardens - here's a young female Blackbird.
Autumn colours in the Peterhouse gardens.
As many of you will have noticed, adult Harlequin ladybirds have started entering houses en masse looking for a place to overwinter. Since they are not yet adapted to our climate, it is still possible to find eggs and larvae on the trees, even though their aphid prey are becoming pretty scarce. Some of the larvae are able to subsist through egg cannibalism.
A number of Pine Ladybirds are overwintering in the bark of trees in front of the Judge Institute.
Autumn sunset.
