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There are many impressive flying insects on the wing during the summer months. Some due to their colours or intricate design and others are just large. In this last category fall the Carpenter bee, the Hornet and the Mammoth wasp. Many people flap their arms in fear at these airborne creatures - whereas standing still and observing them may be better practice. They are generally docile and quite attractive if viewed calmly. (Unless you are poking the hornets nest of course!)
The month of July in Andalucia is a time when many young creatures become active around the garden. Many have been waiting for the warmth to build up to trigger their hatching or were previously too tiny to be noticed. There are hundreds of mini sized grasshoppers which ping through the dried grasses as we walk beneath the olive trees. A closer look also reveals some diminutive Ameles species of mantis which live amongst the islands of grass which we leave uncut as a refuge for wildlife. This is a time of plentiful bounty for the many young birds which have fledged around the garden.