Wildlife Corner

Are you thinking of the Mammoth Hawk Moth

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Great you have Sea Eagles! Now that makes me envious. I saw them when we went to Mull about five years ago.I live on a migration route so have a very respectable garden list of 116 bird species.

Just a reminder: we have until 7 August to submit our counts, as many times as you like.

Nice one Strongy I've seen Gannets off the Dorset coast, way out when I was wreck fishing

Yes, I heard this on the radio this morning, which is what got me to thinking about our swallowtails...The European swallowtail is less selective than the UK ?sub-species, and will accept a number of food plants, including fennel, so I don't think I need to seed the local marsh with milk...

Your frog had already eaten. It' s us humans have eyes bigger than stomachs.

Last night with had three visiters, fox,badger and hedgehog all by the feed bowls and not one wanted to fight, yetBut how would want to fight this little rascal

I discovered a little burrow in my green onion patch. At first I thought it might be rats so I dug in and discovered newborn bunnies. I tried to patch my blunder and now just discovered there is a dead rabbit across the street. I'm worriedmthat it is these bunnies mum. What do I do if their mum...

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Well to be honest I can't see it that well, but could be an immature Shield Beetle. Have a google for them and have a look at the images..

No problem, and thanks for the link. I'll have a read. Still no buzzing so far today.

Thanks for the link Marley Farley. I have contacted them.Think the bees under the pot are a species of bumbee.

There are around half a dozen flying around the garden at the moment Thank you @darryle very kind of you to say so

It's always a thrill to spot an unusual bird Strongy.....lovely pictures!

Wow those are fantastic pics Kandy! how can anyone not love grey squirrels! They're just so stinkin' cute! I find it bizarre that people hate them, i realise its not good for the reds or the ecosystem that they're here ect....but they dont know about any of that!! they're just living their...

I think Mink are a lot bigger, and I have seen them in a nearby park. They don`t move like rats - I would definitely have recognised those ! These little creatures move like quicksilver!

Great capture! What a lovely sight for you

Even the beautiful Great Spotted Woodpecker will hammer its way into nest boxes of Blue Tits etc to consume eggs and chicks in the spring to feed their own young

Unfortunately hedgehog's cant get in my garden, but I do have a bird bath, I recently put a CCTV camera on it, its very busy all day long various birds turn up for a drink/bath, in warm weather I can easily top it up three times a day,This is it now, one night a owl will turn up for a drink.