Wildlife Corner

I agree That's beach fishing tackle, not commercial. Looks like the line broke.

I have to say you won't get very good bins for less than a few hundred pounds, really. Don't mean to be negative but it is true. For wildlife watching most people use 8x42, 10x42 or 8x32. My main birding binoculars are Nikon HGL 8x32 with a couple of backup pairs that are 8x42 and 8x36. 10s...

Definitely not Wisteria! It weighs a ton when mature, takes a lot of maintenance through the year to stop it going berserk and the flowers AFAIK aren't particularly valuable for insects. Whatever you plant, thinking long-term, you will probably have to start over again when the stump rots and...

There was probably something "fishy" about it, Anthony,...........sorry, it was too tempting!!

Centuries ago it was widely believed that swallows hibernated over winter at the bottom of local ponds, as illustrated in this woodcut showing fishermen retrieving them:

It was strange @Beckie76 that I only saw it on the first day although I saw the Ibis every day several times

I carry those in my coat pocket silu, often get the odd hitch hiker after hill walking in the heather, I can't remember if you turn clockwise or anti clockwise, they only come out one way.

I've been to the Isle of Wight but for work, we done show trailors for Cowes week, so it was over and back in a day

Thank you @Sheal yes, they are Cosmos

Could well be the cold weather, but bumble bees only live for a couple of months. Our six and a half year old grand-daughter found one semi-comatose on the the lawn today and decided to make a home for bees. Nice to see a youngster so concerned.

We've got at least 2 nests with chicks atm that I know of. Never fails to amaze me the loud alarm call the adults can make, coming from such a wee body! Fingers crossed our 2 cats only set off alarms and don't cause any permanent damage.

I would put this as close to the bench as you can, a ready made nest for them, hopefully they will use it.

I know tadpoles eat each other so I expect they'll reach a balance

I know that feeling!

We have a wild Rat colony here. They have been here 4 years. They get fed along with everyone else. I like Rats.I do realise that the Sparrowhawk is trying to survive and needs to eat and has babies to feed. I guess I'm lucky its not here every day. Do you think it might like a tin of cat food...

That's something on my very long list I'd love to have

Innocent until proven guilty!

On this occasion I hope there wont be any pics as Ive only just painted the house and i really dont want to see a 7meter line of mud blobs along the front of the house again. Thought I`d add the swifts made it here about 7 days ago but theres no swallows here yet. Saw a magical sight 2 years...

Monsieur Renard dropped by last night.

thanks guys it was wonderful to watch Mr and Mrs Robin going about their business in such close proximity to us it felt like they barely left the garden in those 3 days, at least one was always present at any given moment i felt quite privileged to get to see into their little world for a few...