Praying mantis

 Good morning dear Blogger friends. Once again I have been absent from Blogger. Not intentionally

Here I am back again.

Last week I spotted this bright green praying mantis above my kitchen sink. I quickly took several photos and then, with the help of a glass, I captured it, placed a sheet of paper over the mouth of the glass, and then tipped the mantis out into the garden. 

Safe and sound back into the wild

I'm linking up to Saturday Critters with Eileen, here

HAPPY SATURDAY TO YOU ALL! 

Teeny green critter

 Good morning, dear Blogger friends. 

Thank you all for the kind words and future good wishes for my little car. 

Several other events have taken place since I posted this, but firstly I'd like to share rescuing a very small grasshopper just recently. By the photos you can see it is miniscule and by the photos of the glossy starlings on the lawn enjoying Skabby's leftover bone, you'll agree I managed to save the grasshopper's life. 

He would have been fodder for the starling, but I inadvertently supplied an alternative snack for the bird...

The tiny grasshopper...

...perfect in every way...

Glossy starlings often land on my lawn and nibble at Skabby's leftover bone.

I'm linking toe Saturday Critters with Eileen, here

Happy Saturday to you all!  

Rainy Christmas week and critters

 Good day dear Blogger friends. Living in a tourist destination, I feel sorry for guests who plan an extended Christmas holiday in the Central Drakensberg, and it is raining when they arrive; it rains for the duration of their stay and it's raining when they leave. Such has been the case this December. 

However, for me, cleaning my holiday accommodation on Boxing Day, I was rewarded with critters who enjoy inclement weather conditions. 

I've never thought a grasshopper enjoyed wet weather, but here I snapped a teeny critter on the watery patio

Frogs I equate with water. I snapped this little critter with a gammy back leg. When he moved, the leg reverted to a more normal position

After cleaning indoors, by the time I got to the patio, the weathr had warmed and dried up for a short period

Cape Robin-chat scrummaging for bits of meat which the guests had spilt while BBQ'ing

This bird has distinctive markings...

... and a very confident manner. I was standing above it while snapping with my Smartphone

I'm linking to Saturday Critters with Eileen, here

HAPPY SATURDAY TO YOU ALL!