Wildlife in the garden - at any time of year
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Dog Star
Western Thunderer
Excellent photo, what great looking animals.
We have had Hedgehogs visit at least four times in June, no idea where or how they get into the garden as there are kick/gravel boards to most of the fences.
Smudge finds them, Smudge plays with them and then we feed them (pellet food which suits their digestive system, no milk).
We have had Hedgehogs visit at least four times in June, no idea where or how they get into the garden as there are kick/gravel boards to most of the fences.
Smudge finds them, Smudge plays with them and then we feed them (pellet food which suits their digestive system, no milk).
John Bruce
Western Thunderer
In our little urban garden we too have hedgehogs visit us, they use the garden railway as a path (among other things!), while the Blackbirds root through the ballast (which is loose) looking for bugs. I bet Railtrack don't have quite these issues.
sjp23480
Western Thunderer
To close out the pigeon saga, I did buy the gutter brush but it wasn't stiff enough to deter the blighters.
The noise they made, from before 5am got so bad that I decided to bite the bullet. Roofer came this week and installed the mesh. Not cheap but worth every penny.
A side benefit, they put the gutter brush in the gutters, as intended.
The pigeons were so well established that they are still trying to get under the mesh. The homing instincts are particularly strong with one of two of them.
Eventually I hope they will realise they have been evicted and find another roost.
Stephen
Max M
Western Thunderer
...or they turn up with wire cutters?
RichardG
Western Thunderer
Tucking into the cat's dry mix pellets at 2am today.
This is the first time I have seen a hedgehog in my garden for years let alone been able to take a photo. The creature seemed engrossed in feeding and not at all bothered by me being there. I wonder if this is actually a regular feast!
Ressaldar
Western Thunderer
Eastsidepilot
Western Thunderer
Spotted over the last couple of days.
Juvenile Goldfinch taking a liking to the Cornflowers, we seem to have quite a few this year, about a dozen adults and youngsters.
Regular visitor to our garden.
And a regular fly by in the evenings.
Col.
Juvenile Goldfinch taking a liking to the Cornflowers, we seem to have quite a few this year, about a dozen adults and youngsters.
Regular visitor to our garden.
And a regular fly by in the evenings.
Col.
Rob Pulham
Western Thunderer
This is a timelapse of a busy little hedgehog making a nest in one of our hedgehog houses. - Just over an hour in just under three minutes. The trail camera takes 20 seconds of video with a 10 second delay in between videos. I have edited out the looking at nothing segments She's a bit quick hence most of them catching her on her way in rather than in and out.
With it being so early in the season we hope that the preparations are for giving birth rather than winter sanctuary.
With it being so early in the season we hope that the preparations are for giving birth rather than winter sanctuary.
RichardG
Western Thunderer
I set up a trail camera last night and answered both questions - yes, and all of it. Now I know how the feeding bowl is getting moved and why the water bowl is empty some mornings. The cat did not get a look in all night.
Just like North American institutions there are unexplained gaps in the footage, but I've posted the whole lot onto my YouTube channel in case people would like to skip through:
RichardG
Western Thunderer
It's topical now, but I expect no-one will remember what I am rabbiting on about in a year's time.“Unexplained gaps in the footage”.
I bought the camera secondhand, no manual. Downloaded a copy for a similar model. When the IR sensor is triggered, the camera records for 20 seconds and then waits for 40 seconds. If there is still movement, it records another 20 seconds and so on. I can alter these timings in the menus, like all modern equipment there is a configuration setting for everything.