Wildlife Corner

aww I love swans - they make great photo studies !

BM those pictures of your decking progress are really great and are ideal for someone to follow with ease... my little deck area is about the same size as your little one near the bench.I really like the idea of having planting pockets in the larger decking and I really don't know which is...

thanks for all the info. does anyone know how long it is from hatching to flying the nest yellow tit/great tit as it didnt seem long at all and also as i put out all the obvious seeds and they did well as i could sit and watch the mother feeding the young all the time .. but what would be...

Thanks Strongey, there were some sanderlings there, hubbie is the bird watcher but he is a little rusty on sea birds so when these started dancing he got a little puzzled.

Same as one of the (now) three on my fuchsias posted here on the 9th.

Sorry, I don't know anyone in Bolivia either. Our next-door neighbours daughter is doing a school exchange in Argentina, same as her brother did 2 years ago. Last about 10 months. The neighbours have an American girl at their house at the moment, I haven't met her yet.I love Spanish, have...

LoL The Muskrat or Musquash (Ondatra zibethicus), is native to N. america is much smaller than the coypu 1-2kg was released in this country in the early 30s caused widespread damage a severe infestation occured in and around shrewsbury eventually eradicated.The Coypu (Myocastor coypus)is a...

Thanks for sharing. Gogs they look so content wiith each other a beautiful photo

Some of you may have heard of the shocking death of a female Golden Eagle in the Scottish Borders due to deliberate poisoning. There is now concern for the young bird and whether the father will be able to raise it on his own. The following is the press release from Lothian and Borders...

Well done T&O wish they could train them like that around here.

Hi Cajary I swap some of them for a part of the New somewhere near Lyndhurst Please.

kandy, the pier is quite away from the bay and only wished i had taken my fuji, so i had to make do with the zoom full out on my sony. being an hour away from the farne islands i guessed it must be what they are.were the birds were standing the water goes over the top of the pier as it was high...

Brilliant BettyB at the beginning of the second clip a hummer briefly moves in from the left and a fish jumps in the lake, nice backdrop with the horses and the jetty, thanks for sharing.

Definitely worth a read Pip. It's charming and very funny whilst also the early story of Gerald Durrell developing his interest in conservation.TO

Thanks strongy and rosa - off to have a look!

Betty,That first photo of yours! I could certainly unwind in that spot with a glass of wine, that view and those visitors!TO

Nature has many beautiful things to look at and on the other end of the scale, some minging things.I wonder which catagory this image falls into???

many thanks... would you know what product I would buy? Also I assume it would be best to use it as a spray on solution Its a real nightmare in terms of destroying and taking over everything!

Yep Hedgepig definitely.

Hi RichTwo of my friends had similar bites - followed by blisters last summer. One did get infected, the other didn't. (If you see any red veining - go to the docs immediately!!). One of their legs swelled up like an Elephants' and she had a couple of weeks off work - it was...