Wildlife Corner

I use garden wildlife as well, i buy the premium one as you don't get to many bits but there cost more also it's the suet mealworm pellets

Thanks guys I guess I'll buy a different mix once my current 25k runs out.

I noticed the Cardamime starting to open around here yesterday. Mine isn't quite at that stage in your pix @Sheps , but shouldn't be too long. I love it. It was nice to see the celandines opening in the sun too, especially in the really shady bit near the farm. They get virtually no sun because...

Yes thankyou - he's virtually back to normal now. But my wife's voyeuristic habits seem to have died hard!

Talking of collective nouns, apparently, for those with green fingers, it's "a sprinkle of gardeners".So that's two new ones I've learnt today!!Edited to add: With this forum, maybe it should be a flood of gardeners, or a glut of gardeners.

I've seen a few shield bugs, and during the warmer spell some ladybirds, Looks like something is attacking my broad beans, not sure what it is yet.

Owls(Tawny) tend to hoot more in the Autumn when they establish breeding pairs and territories. Little Owls and Long Eared Owls do hoot or more of a screech from the Little Owls this time of year. Short Eared make a kind of "YUP" call this time of year and Barn Owls also screech and hiss this...

Let me add it would reduce the white poo on just washed cars

I lifted an old roof tile at the weekend it took me a couple over minutes to work out the decapitated slow worm was actually a half buried piece of hose pipe.

@DiggersJo Thanks. Usually I need to take several different shots but I managed this in just one!

Yeah, sort of bonded, like when different farm animals form connections.

I wouldn’t go too close but otherwise carry on as usual … if they start shouting at you maybe move right away for a while.We don’t spray here and have very little problem with caterpillars and aphids etc. the bluetits are always busy in this garden.

Oh sorry, I didn't realise that. You probably said, but my memory is awful.

It's probably a case of first come first served @On the Levels.

I know what you mean @Februarysgirl - perhaps it's because they have a slightly prehistoric look about them! I always find hundreds of them when I separate stacks of pots that have been tucked in corners or near the house.

I have the occasional pigeon flying into the windows and last year a young crow broke its neck on hitting the window. It was being pecked at by seagulls by the time I got outside to pick it up and see if it had survived.

Vandals - the same as the rabbits biting the flowers off the cowslips and leaving them on the ground. They never do it to the Primroses.

Many thanks for letting us know @cactus_girl I will definitely have a look. I'm normally not in those figures on Freeview and missed that.

Update:hopeful that we’ll soon have some frogspawn actually in the pond

I just read about this … absolutely fascinating …Rare fungus to be moved from Scotland to England in hopes to save species