Wildlife Corner

Not seen any teeth marks, but your right they could be picking them up from someone's garden, nearest golf course is at least 4 or 5 miles away.

I haven't been in the garden of late due to health. I am constantly gathering up tiny baby Ladybugs that have hatched out in the seals of my double glazing.

The Housemartins landed back with us early last week. We've had them nesting under the kitchen window for years and I love having them to stay. They keep building extensions to their home. I'll have to put planning permission in for them if they extend it again this year. lol

Hi everyone, got some pallet wood from work for a sparrow terrace, hopefully it will provide six nest boxes, I'll just do bits when we have any rainy weather, we're lucky to have quite a few house sparrows nesting so I hope this will help that number to increase.

Oooh, interesting! I have never heard of a mourning bee before, off to do a bit more research.

I think that slugs and snails just rasp with their radula and can't bite. Been bitten by the occasional spider and also a centipede between the fingers which did hurt as well as being a surprise.

Exactly!Why worry?

Many thanks for info stronglyloden, I will keep a look out and hope. Val

I knew that's what you meant Wee Tam but I was slow in working out the association.

Good afternoon @Selleri my friend only to pleased to be able help,my pair of blackbirds have been in the garden for many years,and I am sure yours will be as well,enjoy your day my friend

I know loads of people who have bought bug hotels over the last two or three years. And not one of them has a single bug in it.I'm think the insects didn't see the adverts.....

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Lucky you. I would be very excited to have a pine Martin coming into my garden!

Outdoors, it's only invasive species I strongly object to - some of which could have been contained & removed from the local environment by the powers that be, but are now far and wide. Mosquitoes I can keep at bay with insect repellent when necessary.

Thanks for that info Redwing. Yes it could be a Black Headed Gull, will try and get a pic on Wednesday.

I can vouch they love mince pies, trouble is so do the blackbirds, magpies and starlings.

I did - mine was ditched immediately and kept in the shed until bin day.

You can't help but admire the intellegence of these animals. The cubs grow so quckly.I guess it's because they don't survive many years, either in the wild or in suburbia, dangers for them everywhere.They also get a very undeserved bad press!

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As an Freshwater fisherman I used to watch his programs and did enjoy them and, of course, there was always his trade mark laughter while fishing. I didn't enjoy his sea fishing trips as much as he seemed so intent on out fishing anyone on the boat with him. A good man and angler, may his rod...