Wildlife Corner

Thanks strongy and rosa - off to have a look!

So glad they've all been able to do what birds have to do in Spring Spruce, Jenny

Good god, i'm staggered

what a wonderful creature...

I used to feed the foxes uncooked chicken wings, every night without fail it would sit by the gate, and if I was late it would call. Even got to the stage where it would start taking them from my hand.Then it started brining his mates, 2, then 3, then 4 which ment things started getting...

A truly original sin.

Yes, i feel the same, i sometimes get house martins nesting on the front of the house, and although some people don't like it for the mess, i put my geranium underneath the nest and it thrived with all that feed! Just had to clean it up now and then. LoL.

Our frogs are still hiding (except for the brief sightings!!) I put all the spawn safely in an empty basket, and we are sure there has been 2 more clumps laid on top, as the basket is overflowing - so I'm going to have to put some in a 2nd basket!!!! Still haven't found any locals with...

No I don't do the RSPB survey, I used to do the Manx one but gave up when I moved into my present house. Too many cats around here, so the birds that aren't in large groups tend not to stay around.The starlings and sparrows are here every day, starlings in numbers of up to 100, sparrows up to...

Ok, strongylodon, maybe this weekend I'll go take a walk down there.

Amazing photos WOO! I would LOVE to have a family of foxes livce near us! Do post more pics if you see them again (and good wluk with your 'fight for the foxes'! When I lived in Edinburgh, I used to see quite a few, not so many here (or maybe i'm just not out at night so much nowadays!)

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.

Thanks Jordhandeson. A camera is never to hand when you need it.

Another great shot!

Now for the history bit .....yawn It's a former quarry for sand, extracted for making coloured glass in the 1960's, when production ceased it was allowed to fill up with water and become what it is today.

Went to Aldi on the way home - lots of different stuff for the birds and very reasonably priced.They also had Camellias for £5.99 each which were quite dry, so I took pity on a couple of them and brought them home. They don't look unhealthy so hopefully they'll be okay.

Just having a bit of Spice in their life, I guess:D

:D :D :D Oh Brilliant Pal...!!!! :D :D :D

Ooops.......best brush up on my ID skills.

True Lol, I don't think many healthy adults have been killed by an Adder, it is usually the young or old who don't have resistance to the vemon but even so it is a particularly nasty experience to go through. Fortuntely snakes will avoid us if they can. Compared to Australia where there are more...