Another badger that used to visit; this one coming up the steps between the Persicaria and Saxifraga. We called her Nick cos' a bit of her ear was missing. She's coming for her grapes which funnily enough the other one wouldn't touch.
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Great photos @VictorMeldrew. We have a variety of wagtails round here as the habitat suits, but they don't often come into the garden. This wee soul was weighing up the pond until the bl**dy robin hunted him Photos aren't great as it was through the window, but he's been visiting for the last few days so I might get a better chance at some point
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The foxes dug a hole in the lawn. I filled it in with compost. The local cat that is trying to adopt us decided it was a good toilet. He scrapes it out , squats and then fills it in again. He is now doing that on a regular basis. I've tried telling him it's not a composting toilet.
No photo as didn't dare move, but the Robin ate sunflower hearts out of my hand!!! Managed to get Robins to come when called for food, could stand a hand width away, but would never take that final step. Only been trying this with four Robins over five years, so am really chuffed.🥳🥳🥳😁😁😁
Can I send you the little b***er here @purplerallim - so that the wagtail gets a chance to be in the garden! When he isn't chasing him/her, he's chasing the dunnocks. Little sod.
Joking apart, that's lovely to have. You'll have to start taking the camera out with you to get him/her used to it
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Sparrows have just moved into our (never used) swift boxes up near the flat rooved extention. This seems somewhat remarkable in November. Somewhere to snooze, I would imagine. There's another nest under the eaves on the main part of the house about five metres away. All very interesting.
Yes probably a roost site. However I've noticed the odd Sparrow recently collecting nesting material in our garden
I've had problems in the past with Sparrows nesting in the House Martin cup on the side of our house which causes real problems when the Martins arrive in May. I now knock it off at the end of Feb to prevent the aggro. I'm never sure an old nest cup is strong enough anyway.
The local RSPB group helped me to put some Swift boxes on my local pub this year. Hopefully they'll be used next year in addition to the existing nests under the eaves.
Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
@VictorMeldrew We've had swift boxes up for maybe five years and have never had residents. They don't nest close by historically AFAIK. Swift Action and other orgs say that you might have to play swift calls to attract them down to investigate. I don't really want to inflict weeks of screeching on the neighbours (it has to be turned up quite high). I'm please some birds at least are making good use of our boxes. About ten neighbours grouped together to put up boxes. I don't think any of us have had any success. Bummer.
Yeah, we had upto 20 screaming Swifts flying around as we put those boxes up. There was one bird coming & going under the eaves to the right of the window. I've lived in the village for 30+ years and in all that time they've nested in the pub but this year they had to undertake essential maintenance on the roof so we thought it best to create some new spaces. But maybe the sparrows will get there first cos' we've got loads of 'em.
Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
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I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
We have a variety of wagtails round here as the habitat suits, but they don't often come into the garden. This wee soul was weighing up the pond until the bl**dy robin hunted him
Photos aren't great as it was through the window, but he's been visiting for the last few days so I might get a better chance at some point
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Managed to get Robins to come when called for food, could stand a hand width away, but would never take that final step.
Only been trying this with four Robins over five years, so am really chuffed.🥳🥳🥳😁😁😁
When he isn't chasing him/her, he's chasing the dunnocks. Little sod.
Joking apart, that's lovely to have. You'll have to start taking the camera out with you to get him/her used to it
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I've had problems in the past with Sparrows nesting in the House Martin cup on the side of our house which causes real problems when the Martins arrive in May. I now knock it off at the end of Feb to prevent the aggro. I'm never sure an old nest cup is strong enough anyway.
The local RSPB group helped me to put some Swift boxes on my local pub this year. Hopefully they'll be used next year in addition to the existing nests under the eaves.
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful