Party !

A sudden and unplanned garden party took place on the lawn the other day. It all started when hundreds of small beetles (Phyllopertha horticola or the Garden Chafer) appeared from nowhere. Within a few minutes a number of various birds were feasting on the poor insects.

A Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) and our friendly Wagtail. Click on the picture and you will see the beetles flying around !

This Common Blackbird (Turdus merula) has its mouth full of beetles! 

Even a Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocoptes medius) started to walk around among the other birds to ge its share of the free meal! 

Last but not least, a Great Tit (Parus major) managed to catch a beetle and bring it home to its nest under our roof.