Potatoes and visitors

[macklingirl]

Yesterday we harvested our potatoes and had unexpected visitors. I never thought they would let me take the pictures. But the first was very brave.

Here are our potatoes. My sister always washes them and she thought it might be a good idea to put the rubber duck (could be Bodie's) behind them, so that you have a size comparison.



And we had two visitors.


She was very brave and let me take some pictures without flying away. In fact she didn't want to leave me and I had to put her on one of our bushes.



And I don't know who this guy is, he always ran around the leaf and it was difficult to catch him. I'm sure he is wanted. *g*




All in all it was an exhausting day, but the result was worth it.

Comments

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

Fantastic potatoes! I wish I had so many!!!
The bush cricket is a female, BTW. That long thing at the end is her ovipositor.
The little one looks like a Southern Green Shield Bug.
:))

[macklingirl.livejournal.com]

Well, we were lucky this year. A few years ago we had such as many but they all were infected with wireworms, the larvae of the click beetles and we had to throw them away.

Thanks for the information about the bush cricket. I like them. And thanks for the information about the Southern Green Shield Bug. I didn't now that it was a nymph, I thought it was an adult.

I learned alot today. :-)