Wildlife Corner

Peace and harmony restored then Sian, let's hope it stays that way.

Hi new to me , It may of been a hornet I very much doubt it would of been a apis Meillifera aka honey bee , in all the years I have kept them I have never seen them eat another insect , tear them apart yes ie a wasp trying to get into the hive. We would need a photo if possible.Ka Ho ...

Looks like the common blow fly chrysalis to me.

I think it's a really good idea, so yes.Suggest starting by cutting the Brambles down to ground level, then Glyphosate the re-growth, removing some scrub and see what starts appearing, taking out any pernicious weeds that appear.This is what I got from doing that on an overgrown plot,...

Really will have to get my cameras back into action! Lovely photos thanks Armandii!

Get some goldfish in there if your pond is filtered or if it's big enough some bigger fish. Goldfish will eat absolutely anything.

Cat food or if it lived at mine a snack for one of the many birds of prey flying about that regularly leave piles of victims feathers on my lawn .

and to read yours as well Beckie

The resilience of nature never ceases to impress me. This poppy has somehow managed to grow against my front garden wall, right next to the pavement. I'm leaving it there in the hope that it will brighten the day for a few people as they pass by.

I am delighted to discover this Wildlife Corner section of Gardener's Corner, which despite using the site for five years I had no idea existed: I must have literally not noticed it whenever I've been on. What a fabulous surprise to see it this evening. I don't even know for sure whether this...

Thanks for this thread Marie. It's good to know we can help them like this. I love honey and would willingly give them a drink to revive them. It's been quite hard for them this Spring I think. Cold spells, wind and heavy rain must present difficult challenges for them, Jenny

Love it

She is well down in the nest in this weather and I don't blame her! The Welsh Osprey history is an interesting read. Thanks for the link Hans, I saw two Ospreys here last October passing through on their return to Africa, fortunately they are in no hurry and stay for a week or two. They are...

Very expressive faces they have One was stolen from a wildlife park a couple of years back - such has become their fame

OK then, I stand corrected on that particular herbicide. Nevertheless, Monsanto ties up their GM seed contracts with exclusive use of their own pesticides and herbicides when employing farmers to grow their GM seeds.Also, I see you make no mention of the very pertinent link I provided above...

Too funny and so cute The first one caught itself a mouse! I wouldnt of believed an owl could scratch like a hen if someone told me so glad i seen that video x

I think there quite sweet really, you usually see them this time of year like ungainly flying tennis ballsSent on the go from my telephone

I love it first thing in the mornings, I'm waiting for the pc's to knock on the door as we have a black bird which, at the end of the song he woof whistle

Ha ha ha probably not, he's not just your common European tree frog, he's a stripeless and is only found on the Iberian peninsular, to just north of the Pyrenees. Here he is at the northern limit of his range. In my last home, fifteen minutes north of here (as the car drives) there were both...

Yes, you will find the island residents lurking here and there. We toured Norway with our car many years ago and pulled into a car park for the Flam railway only to spot another Manx car there. It's a small world!