Wildlife Corner

I've lived in this house for over 30 years but only started seeing foxes recently. And then generally as a quick glimpse as they crossed the garden. It's since I started putting calci-worms out for the birds that this fox has found my garden worth lingering in. I always used to have badgers, but...

@AnniD My local hedgehog rescue went above and beyond in trying to save the last one I took. Gutted that he didn't make it but relieved he lived his last couple months warm and taken care of rather than out in the cold winter with a serious injury.@fairygirl I hate the way they hover around...

Fantastic Imagine someone asking you what your job is, and answering - 'yeh, I'm a swarm co ordinator'...

your very chosen ..Are you not familiar with toads customs have you not heard of this before ? Its the French toads share and share alike ( french toadies tradition ...... ? )this happens every 100 years or so as in the toadies share and share...

Slime mould is fascinating, it is not a fungus, but a collection of strange organisms, well worth reading about.

I use garden wildlife as well, i buy the premium one as you don't get to many bits but there cost more also it's the suet mealworm pellets

Thanks guys I guess I'll buy a different mix once my current 25k runs out.

Yes thankyou - he's virtually back to normal now. But my wife's voyeuristic habits seem to have died hard!

Talking of collective nouns, apparently, for those with green fingers, it's "a sprinkle of gardeners".So that's two new ones I've learnt today!!Edited to add: With this forum, maybe it should be a flood of gardeners, or a glut of gardeners.

Let me add it would reduce the white poo on just washed cars

I lifted an old roof tile at the weekend it took me a couple over minutes to work out the decapitated slow worm was actually a half buried piece of hose pipe.

@DiggersJo Thanks. Usually I need to take several different shots but I managed this in just one!

Yeah, sort of bonded, like when different farm animals form connections.

I wouldn’t go too close but otherwise carry on as usual … if they start shouting at you maybe move right away for a while.We don’t spray here and have very little problem with caterpillars and aphids etc. the bluetits are always busy in this garden.

It's probably a case of first come first served @On the Levels.

I know what you mean @Februarysgirl - perhaps it's because they have a slightly prehistoric look about them! I always find hundreds of them when I separate stacks of pots that have been tucked in corners or near the house.

I have the occasional pigeon flying into the windows and last year a young crow broke its neck on hitting the window. It was being pecked at by seagulls by the time I got outside to pick it up and see if it had survived.

Vandals - the same as the rabbits biting the flowers off the cowslips and leaving them on the ground. They never do it to the Primroses.

Many thanks for letting us know @cactus_girl I will definitely have a look. I'm normally not in those figures on Freeview and missed that.

I just read about this … absolutely fascinating …Rare fungus to be moved from Scotland to England in hopes to save species