Yes, when it rains these all come out to play … or eat my garden to the ground. I really like the shell colours and patterns on these.
White-lipped Snail (Cepaea hortensis) June 2019, rear garden, Staffordshire, England. © Pete Hillman.
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You need a friendly Thrush Pete!
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I guess I do lol!
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Yes, the shell is quite nice!
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Thank you Sandy.
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I always enjoy your images. In addition they make me think, about the subject and how it relates to me.
Like this, a snail. But when I look again it’s …. when did I last see one, why not in the swamps, etc.
Thanks.
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Thank you very much Ted. You would have thought they would like those nice damp swamps …
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Very good photo. I guess you can say goodbye to your garden. Ha Lots of rain due here this week.
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Thank you Peggy 🙂 They do like to snack here and there, but they are not too bad.
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Very nice! It’s fun to see one out of it’s shell. I hope it doesn’t do much damage though.
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Thank you Belinda! Well, they kept eating my Hostas over the last few years so I have given up growing them for now. But in the main they are not too bad.
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It’s too bad about your hostas but they do make nice subjects.
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It’s raining here right now, but I don’t see anything nearly so cute as your snail out playing in the puddles. Even the mallards seem to have gone to bed. This is a pretty one — its shell is a beautiful color.
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You made me chuckle here at your lovely comment Linda 🙂 I am glad you can see the beauty in it, thank you.
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What an unusual shell colour. Surprising, as it makes them stand out in the garden and surely more prone to predators?
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This species has quite a few different colours of shell, the yellow like here, dark brown, and a mixture of both, all with a white lip.
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Oh, what a pretty little snail! Lovely photo, Pete. Such detail in the shell>
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Thank you Laura. I do like those patterns and colours in the shells.
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Yes…rains bring the snails and slugs out 🙂
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They sure do Indira 🙂
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A lovely image Pete, though I dislike the damage they do to my plants! I throw them over the fence into the field where I hope they find sufficient to eat without returning to my garden!
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Thank you Jude 🙂 I thought you was going to say you throw them over the fence into the neighbour’s garden lol! I remember some years back I got a bucket and scoured my garden for all the snails I could find and then took them down the road and released them into the woods. I am sure they managed to find their way back again!
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They adore my garden too in the rain …
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… well they are certainly making the most of it here after three straight days of continuous rain … they must think they are in a water park lol 🙂
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