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Wildlife in the garden today

jamesholtjamesholt Posts: 593
in Wildlife gardening
the hummers have had a good year so far i wish i knew more about them.  I think we have about three types at our feeder.  They drain the feeder in about four days.
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  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    Looks lovely.  Probably Ruby-Throated, Black-Chinned, and Rufous hummers.  
    Utah, USA.
  • jamesholtjamesholt Posts: 593
    i have a family of beavers eating my trees i planted. But i think i might try to use them to remove the trees i dont want by putting metal screen around the trees i want to keep?
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  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    Great idea jamesholt!  Always less stressful to work with the environment than trying to fight it  :)  If only I could find a useful occupation for the squirrels.......
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • jamesholtjamesholt Posts: 593
    The squirells like to plant oak trees in our flower beds.  I bet we had 30 small trees growing where we didnt want them.  Maybe the trees could be repotted and grown?
  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    Sadly my squirrel isn't that generous, he takes (bulbs mostly and some herbs) but rarely gives  :(
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • jamesholtjamesholt Posts: 593

  • jamesholtjamesholt Posts: 593
    the beavers seem to be very active right now taking down trees and building their nest bigger
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    It's what we all do as winter starts to bite isn't it?    Lovely to see beavers being allowed to do what beavers do in the UK again.  I hope yours aren't classed as a nuisance @jamesholt as they are really good at flood management.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • jamesholtjamesholt Posts: 593
    Why was it controversial to reintroduce the beavers into the uk.  I can understand being concerned about the wolves but not as much about the beavers. They were almost hunted to extinction here but are now very common.  Our biggest problem in texas are the wild hogs.  They are not native and are killing all the other wildlife.   They eat everything and multiply 
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