Nothing nearly so exotic as a Golden Eagle or red squirrel so I'm bringing you all down to earth with this:
It is not a smear of bird poo or a slimy dead leaf but no idea what it is. I was just about to pull up the plant it is living on (don't know what that is either, but it doesn't belong on the veg patch) but decided to leave it. And because I had weeded all around it, it was more exposed (Mr. & Mrs. Blackbird about!), I propped up a dead kale stalk in front of it.
17 slugs having a party on my front step tonight. All seemingly the same type. It's -2oC outside; the pond is frozen. I have noticed no drop off in slug numbers. It's often said they go and hide over winter, but I'm not seeing that.
News of the "resident birds" in papi Jo's garden... Pics of the day.
Shy red robin
Not so shy blackbird (allowed me to walk up to one metre from him!)
Hi everyone!
Look, no head!
Hotel Restaurant 'chez Papi Jo'. Unfortunately the home-made hotel especially made for blue tits remains empty year after year. The hanging peanuts garland is a cunning device to entice tits to book into the hotel this season. We'll see.
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It is not a smear of bird poo or a slimy dead leaf but no idea what it is. I was just about to pull up the plant it is living on (don't know what that is either, but it doesn't belong on the veg patch) but decided to leave it. And because I had weeded all around it, it was more exposed (Mr. & Mrs. Blackbird about!), I propped up a dead kale stalk in front of it.
One day I may manage it, but it's not likely as the other hand has a bad shake.