Wildlife Corner

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My own cat is getting older and not as agile as he was. I dont think he would get up there, but next door's is a young cat and has no such challenges. k-l

We are very lucky and have a proper little flock of tree sparrows. Ours tend to be a little more shy than the house sparrows. They are quite a pretty little bird.

Its just that, is it OK to plant lawsons cypress, or maybe thuja, or cupressus, or any conifers for that matter. Most have similar problems regarding cutting back if allowed to get out of hand and all grow fairly fast if not quite at the rate of leylandii.

Thank you for the link Chingfordpots. Very interesting.

Clare; they can eat a lot! We have more than our fair share of fat wood-pigeons visit our bird table. They clean up the seed on the ground the smaller birds scatter so I don't mind too much, they are too ungainly to perch on our table - they are quite funny to watch waddling around the garden in...

I love hedgehogs :luv:

Ribbit :hehe:

Isn't he cute? I have squirrels come to the back but this young one was sitting at the front staring at Hubby's car. Maybe he liked the colour:hehe:

Another great job Karl, we have an extended family of about 10 Sparrows and there is a healthy population here. Large new builds are also the reason for the Swifts' decline too.:(

Looks great Karl, if they are still around they'll notice it and hopefully keep it in mind for next year.:gnthb:

Thanks fellas.

I've spotted an adult kite a few times now around stoke on trent. (Hanchurch to be precise near junction 15 M6) A friend of mine lives in High Wycombe and they are flooded with 'em

Don't see it mentioned above, but try Geum. The bees seem to love it.

Can't say for sure as the four native Iberian 'wall' Lizards do look fairly similar and all are variable. It was possibly the Iberian Wall Lizard (Podarcis Hispanica) or the Large Psammodromus ( Psammodromus Hispanica). Never be without your camera.:D

So far we've had no problems, except that they make a bit of a row at night (although rather less than some of the human inhabitants) and the garden sometimes carries an unmistakeable whiff of Eau de Renaud. Sorry to hear about your vege patch, JWK. There was a complaint on another thread...

I loved them all Miraflores but I specially liked the Antsel and Gretel Chalet. I might get around to making something like that as the bugs don't use the little bug hotel I have. Maybe it's not posh enough for them.:wink:

Well caught on camera RandyRos. Thank you. I once spent an evening in Brittany (I think) running about with my camera trying to get a pic and failed miserably.

what a wonderful creature...

Good shot Blueroses. I think Strongylodon's got it right. It's nesting material they're after. That coconut fibre would be just great.