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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I love the wee mice that live in the garden. They access the feeders via the ivy on the fence. Very partial to a sunflower heart or ten   :)

    Meanwhile - Mr Blackbird was very busy today round by the shed....  :D

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    We had a great moment on the weekend when we were out walking in the woods and a fox strolled out of the undergrowth onto the path not far ahead and froze when it saw us. My wife had her phone in her hand and took a photo. Sadly the photo is of me and my boy pointing to the fox behind her and shouting as quietly as we could for her to turn around. Wildlife pantomime moment :#
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    @wild edges  :D
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    Just been out and saw an unusually marked squirrel. It appeared to be a youngster , as it was quite thin and small bodied, but it had an extra long tail the edge of which was all white feathered. Striking. 
  • bullfinchbullfinch Posts: 692
    This heron  was sitting on a neighbour's chimney. I think they have a pond, so he was probably eyeing up his supper.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096

  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    You've been feeding it too well @Fire 🤣
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    I wondered if it was unwell. It was sluggish and looked bloated.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,143
    edited September 2020
    Some info on causes of bloating here https://www.froglife.org/info-advice/frequently-asked-questions/frogs-toads-injury-illness-or-death/

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384
    I've been treated to a flock of Starlings recently (not often seen around here anymore) and wondered why they had appeared and were visiting in a small grove of young Ash trees, just on the other side of my boundary.  I discovered that my ancient grape vine has escaped through the fence and had climbed a couple of the 30ft trees, with several dozen bunches of grapes hanging high in the sky, right at the top!  I'm glad the Starlings have discovered them as I find most wildlife ignores grapes and many end up shrivelling on the vine.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
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