Wildlife Corner

Thanks BH, there from pond stretcher i think one of the pond shops anyhow £2 , i had the same packet two years ago and they all did very well, last year i spent a fortune on individual packets and they was rubbish so back to what i know, i might start them off in what was going to be a summer...

I used to feed the birds here on the bird ball 50 in a tub for £5 but the squirrels used to destroy the food in no time besides the pigeons but they do get tried toast and bird balls off the neighbour next door...they get the water from our garden back and front and 2 doors away both neighbours...

In Oxfordshire ? Thats bloomin' global warming for you

unfortunately they didn't have the same protected status that they have now.

How cute @honeybunny

Great pictures Strongy.

Buzzards are doing very well. Hen Harriers are not due to illegal persecution. This gives some background information.Wild Birds and the Law | Hen Harrier Protection - The RSPB

Bluetit activity around the nest box this morning it is a returning visit so Had bluetits in there the first year it was up; last year, it was bees! Really hoping it will be the turn of the bluetits this year again.

I don't know the name of these shrubs but they don't grow naturally like this they was flopping on the flooor, ive been training them by tying it up and pruning.

I always thing "covering" is a lovely polite term that can be used anytime. Far better than any of the words I have in my vocabulary

I think we all have a soft spot for the Robins Doghouse Riley. Recently having moved to a rural position I see quite a few now with up to half a dozen around the bird table together. They can be vicious with each other and quite a few spats go on.A male Pheasant has recently become a regular...

8th Jan to 10th March 2018, £100 Wilko gift card prize.

What did you see. Not a huge number here as some never turned up (although they were invited).Blackbird Starling House Sparrow Dunnock Blue Tit Coal Tit Chaffinch Goldfinch Pied Wagtail Siskins turned up on cue.

It seems to have come all at once. I knew about the new power station. Its being built on the site of the existing one. The other stuff I did not know about and if I had I would not have come. Easy to be wise with hindsight. Currently trawling through Rightmove looking for somewhere to move to ....

@Sheal I'm surprised about that really ...you could always carry ...then you'll see one when your fingers have nearly gone

Naah, all the pics and text seemed to be okay

@shiney, ah ah ah very funny mate

It's always nice to look at pictures of tits in the garden.

Ladybirds are invading our houses this autumn, often in their thousands. What's going on?By Sophie Morris Ladybirds are invading our houses this autumn, often in theirHarlequin ladybirds, as they are known because they come in a confusiGod, dare I say it, missed a trick when He unleashed...

@Sheal . That is exactly what I wanted to know.