Wildlife Corner

The blue tit is SO fussy. He throws two or three seeds on the floor at each visit. Fortunately the robin is around to tidy up

i would imagine it is the same pair, pehaps the nest mud wasn't the right consistency to stay stuck to the wall. Hopefully they will raise a brood, there is still plenty of time as they don't normally migrate again till October. Ready made nest are a good idea but as they have to be fairly high...

Hi All, I have aquired a couple of 3 foot sections of a tree trunk and want to make a bird feeder and bird bath. The only way I can think of doing it is to drill into the wood and then chisel out. For the bird bath would i need to put anything in it to hold the water or could I just leave it...

....a species of Armadillo Woodlouse (Pill Bug), first time I've seen one of these, amazing little creature...

I didn't like it anyway.....it kept taking the knife and fork off me.

Hi Rusty, No not really as we are trying to gut the back yard as it stands in order to make it a better place to be in. They are living in a pile of broken bits of stone and slab (looks a bit like the flintstones place actually! But it needs to be moved in order to lay a patio area.

Three Spoonbills were still at Arne RSPB today, normally by now they would be on the continent breeding and this time they were feeding, not asleep with their heads tucked in. Distant shots as they were on the far side of Middlebere Channel. Leave nothing but foot prints? Spoonbill two...

When I lived in Poole we used to sail round the harbour and land on the island for free! Happy days.

Sounds lovely Clare

I've been using the blue pellets, the organic ones based on Ferric Sulphide, I think. Supposedly harmless to most other forms of life, I've not seen a hedgehog for years around here, we used to see hundreds dead on the roads, but now I think they have mostly been wiped out. When I did...

Nice one Scrunge

They are wonderful little birds & singing in our local woods.. Fabulous to hear & see...

Very tasty Bilbo, Jenny namaste

The Great Raft Spider, it's bigger relative is only found in the Fens, and can get to about 4/5" long!

Can't be too carefull at the moment, I heard they are thinking about ground to air missiles on Strongy's shed.

Excellent Strongy Thanks for sharing.

If the nest is quite low, a cat may have frightened them off. Doves like Wood Pigeons haven't got a lot of common sense when it comes to nest building.

We've had loads of ladybirds and, earlier in the year, they congregated in their dozens on the sage we had around the garden - especially the ones that caught the sun in the evening.

Now, you're getting the idea, Clueless!! Where do you think the term "name your poison" came from

I think they are slightly larger and their colours are more intense. Usual biz - drabber females.... worn weary by motherhood and housekeeping I reckon !!