Wildlife Corner

I use a circular flat tray that hangs from the tree, like mesh, so you get drainage.( got it from the garden centre) They dont last long though, the robin and the male blackbird polish them off in no time. Glad we dont have starlings too, otherwise I'd have to take out a secong mortgage to pay...

You'd think the slime whould help it to slide down! lol I used to have a giant african land snail, but it was never half as slimey as some of my garden slugs - yeeeuk!

Amazing photos WOO! I would LOVE to have a family of foxes livce near us! Do post more pics if you see them again (and good wluk with your 'fight for the foxes'! When I lived in Edinburgh, I used to see quite a few, not so many here (or maybe i'm just not out at night so much nowadays!)

Your right Pete, the swarm was either collected or simply moved on natuarally. Lyn, Honey bees are comparitvly safeunlike wasps they dont really atack.

Fantastic scenery CM, love the place. I wish i could down there more often.:thumb:

Shoveller on the Roof .... (except its a Mallard...!)If I were a rich duck,.... quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, QUACK!

How lovely! Great photos. Lucky you.

and who remembers this classic caractor

No, the blackbirds haven't returned to this nest so I removed it as it was very dry and just fell apart in my hands. I thought perhaps they might come back and build another one.To my surprise and delight they nested out the front this time right by the side of my lounge window in a...

after lasts years success, 2 birds are back and busy making repairs to the nest, lets hope they have another good year! At last I feel as though summer is here!

Never see any around here until mid May.

Thanks for the info. Now I have to decide whether to invest in such kit.

We had a spotted one last year but I didn't get chance to get a photo. We live near to Sutton Park Nature reserve. We go there a lot but never see anything .

Scotkat I took the photos from the sea

Inter that would break your heart,hope it found its way back up

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Well spotted Honey Bee, I have Smooth and Palmate newts at work. The water isn't clear enough to see what they are up to. :D

It truly looks a beautiful part of the world Kathy.Why not use this thread to tell us all the different seabirds, mammals or marine invertebrate life you see over the course of a year - like a mini Scottish Coastal Journal - that would be nice to read!Kath

An update on the fish tank in the dining room - we now have 3 froglets and 11 tadpoles sprouting legs like they are going out of fashion!!! They obviously thrive on the goldfish food, but I think they are growing too quickly!!!! We have put some rocks in the tank and will be rducing the water,...

well done Woo i would love to get them closer,we watched through the binoculars,they are beautiful