@Dovefromabove@Wilderbeast Most UK suppliers don't deliver to Ireland, understandably, but i was lucky enough to get what i wanted today. Lots of questions, will post elsewhere. I'm sorry I didn't go bigger...
The elephant hawk moth is a beast in moth or caterpillar stage. They love fuchsia and one year ate a whole bush of flowers and new growth overnight, the Caterpillar were as thick as my finger and yes they do look like they have a trunk.🙂
Just spotted a muntjac in the garden but it legged it before I could get
the camera fired up. Unfortunately I'm sure it will be back to munch anything which doesn't move. Here's a couple more photos of "our" roe buck who
frequents the garden, taken a couple of days ago. The roe aren't quite as destructive as the muntjac but neither is house or garden trained.
@Fire He's a baby grass snake. According to my OH you can tell he's a boy by the shape of his head. We've never seen one in the garden before and he stayed in the pond for hours. We're hoping he'll come here regularly.
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