Wildlife Corner

Flitting visit, cos I bin a bit busy. Tonight when letting the dog out last time, I saw my first hedgehog of the season. Dog sniffed and left when told, but our prickly friend was still, so prolly didn't realise it wasn't a plant. My visitor looked fine though, and scuttled away when the dog...

Fab pics, H-A!!!!! Not too keen on spiders, but the others I can cope with..... will show them to the little darlings on their return from school..... if they behave!! Talking of which, they can't wait for the lizard pics!!!!

Now I know they are cute but they are the bane of my life I have netted staked fed shouted in spite of them daffs, crocus (blue ones only ) they have eaten the yellow lots of newness I'am enjoying the Spring it never fails to surprise me,that I have sucess p

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Looks like a brimstone to me too! They are incredibly bright - and very cheering at this time of year (though this IS early!) I haven't seen any locally - though there were several to cheer us at Easter time on the Lancashire/Lake District border. Great picture!Scroll down for...

forgot i had this picture LoL maybe i might paint it,jarbax pictures are lovely well done

Thank you dendro,Pete.

Hey, pete ... confusion reigns here, me thinks!I was just going to say about my "black wattle" pictures today (have you seen as I've just come back here?) to joke about it and all this "waffle" is going on ... :eek:

Yup - a redshank, without doubt!

I thought I was the only soppy one around! This was incredible! Thankyou for sharing that with us shiney!

Thought you'd like that one, Sis! xx

Thanks All,I never knew Pinocchio was spoken for, Is that his wife in the background?

Thankyou all - will buy Gardeners World (no longer on gift subscription), and have added link to favorites!

Roders,great minds think alike.I had just been writing the same thing,then when I posted your reply popped up :D :D

Thanks HoneyB,dendro.First one I,ever seen round here.Many thanks.

Between Candi and her pressies and Cal and his baby snakes ... well, what can I say ... Christmas all over again ?????

and if you have got a tall enough tree, here is an idea for a huuuge "nest".... source: alice.it

Small tortoiseshell on Echinacea

We have got two cats that would love to get at the chicks or parents,even climbing on top of the conservatory and trying to leap over to the box,but no joy.The parents still carry on with the task in hand.I love to see Nuthatches and only once have seen how they cement up the hole.This one was...

The apples are left for the blackbirds and of course our own hens!