Wildlife Corner

Lovely birds. A few years ago I had a Hoopoe in my garden, here in South Devon; I've also seen them in Nepal while trekking.

I found this dragonfly splitting atop my bamboo support. I couldn't believe it let me get close enough to take this pic!

Only if the lamb or Ewe is sick or not very well and the same for birds of prey and fox's even then the animal would be dead or on it's very last legs because they go for it or they are very very hungryBut you must not get mix up with a crow or magpie on the backs of Ewe's/lamb's when they are...

They look like house sparrows to me. There are around 20 or so in my garden, lovely little birds . They fly to greet me when I return home, just to let me know they need feeding. Also peer through the house windows to get my attention.

Blackbird as mentioned but it looks like it's from a late brood.

I only recently found out that active bees in the summer will actually have a sleep on a leaf during the day and also overnight.13 Things you Didn't Know About The Bumble Bee

On another thread I called them Panda Sheep

No it's a feeding station to keep the food dry, the 2 bricks are about 5inc away from the opening to stop cats getting in to eat the food. Thinking of putting another one out in the spring just in case they have some babies.

and the B: Live Biomass , how would any one like to live with that at the bottom of the house , mine all had mesh floors so ny mess would easily fall through and help keep the hive warm and dry and ...... talk about rose tinted glasses ....

I don't mind 1 or 2 it's nice to see them having fun chasing the magpie's but here we have too many so i have to keep them under control or they're be back to high numbers and do alot of damage to trees and one lady had them in her loft and chewed the wire's, not good

My apologies @Loki I've just seen this. I've been on holiday and then catching up for a week on things. Your babies look so cute . Are they still around? Difficult to be precise from the pics but they look to be around 4 -6 weeks old. In two of the pics the baby looks slightly elongated, like a...

Thanks, that's them I think, but I really wish I hadn't asked after reading that. Nick

Isn't it lovely how sometimes the simplest things cause the most joy. This afternoon feasting on my white buddleia (that incidentally I was going to dig up a couple months ago but thankfully changed my mind) sat 2 Red Admirals and 3 humongous round fat gorgeous bees and a blueish white butterfly...

If you want to screen the area, and provide a little wind-proof barrier to prevent the seeds spreading, you could use bamboos fencing rolls? I think they sell them in Aldi as one of their specials? It is soft, so will flex around any obstacles, and the hollow stems will also provide a little...

@NigelJ it is quite amazing isn't it It is so cold there though,, Dedication to getting that best shot I suppose.!

Horseflys are brown and can give you a nasty bite, you hardly ever find them in houses or urban town gardens.

I know that this is a old thread but this video is unavailable.

Thank you Pete and ScrungeeI was also thinking Shield bug but couldn't find anything in my books, was also thinking it could be a Bronze shield bug

I've got fallow deer, more than we really want. They look lovely but just wait til they start nibbling your plants. The worst though is the males rubbing their itchy antlers on the young trees, sometimes killing them.