This is a Hawthorn Shield Bug from the garden today, one of two adult insects around my very small wildlife area. I'm quite sure that this is the first time I have seen them in the garden and am glad to add it to the record of species. I am also fascinated by the beauty of this insect with it's  rosy markings on the green.  There is a saying that goes "Red and Green should never be seen" but apparently, in nature that doesn't apply.  Being allergic to Wasps and having previously endured a full blown anaphylactic attack from a sting in the past, it is a bit of a worry that we have a very active wasp nest close to the house. I hope that I manage to avoid a sting this summer. It is life threatening so I must keep my epi-pen close at hand just in case.  Bats are active at dusk and have been flying around the garden as in previous years.  I have been planning to try and photograph them.  Keep checking back because once I get my teeth in to something, I am usually successful! To that end,  I spent some time this evening trying but still a lot to do.

The tiny pond has produced a healthy crop of tadpoles and now tiny frogs have started to emerge.  It fills me with a great deal of satisfaction to know that my tiny pond has given frogs the chance to breed