Wildlife and Gardens Thread

[Ronish Baxter]

On 12/04/2018 at 16:51, Countryfox said:

Sound pretty wild in some areas of London to me ....

Well, surely it is, no doubt about that but the wild animals here are in the form of humans...

[Countryfox]

Only fleeting but oh so pretty ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Countryfox]

Hasn’t it gone green ...

 

 

[notnow john]

Have those dogs chased you up  a tree CF?

[broughtonblue]

Sure you can see nigel pearson hiding in the nettles !

[Countryfox]

Using all my ninja like stealth qualities I managed to get within 15 ft of this dozy young fallow buck today ....   still stood and stared even when I got my phone out and took a pic ...     

 

 

[pSinatra]

Working in Leicester Forest East & noticed a few shrubs covered in silk. On closer inspection.......riddled with thousands of caterpillars. Not sure, but I think they're ermine caterpillars. I've never seen so many.

[notnow john]

Spectacular, any idea what the bush was?

[pSinatra]

17 minutes ago, notnow john said:

Spectacular, any idea what the bush was?

 

I couldn't quite work out what shrub it was......seeing as they had decimated every single leaf.  The leaves in the picture are from a dogwood, but they were interested in that.  Could be hawthorne looking at the bark?

 

It did appear as if they had resorted to eating each other. 

[Costock_Fox]

2 hours ago, Countryfox said:

Using all my ninja like stealth qualities I managed to get within 15 ft of this dozy young fallow buck today ....   still stood and stared even when I got my phone out and took a pic ...     

 

 

Oh dear.

[sylofox]

2 hours ago, notnow john said:

Spectacular, any idea what the bush was?

Not my mrs hers is well trimmed this time of the year. Will ask if I can put a pic up come January  

[Buce]

The early hog gets the worms...

 

 

We have three that come just after dusk but this young one struggles to compete against the grown-ups, so she’s early to the feast tonight. 

[Carl the Llama]

Clever girl.

[Strokes]

46 minutes ago, Buce said:

The early hog gets the worms...

 

 

We have three that come just after dusk but this young one struggles to compete against the grown-ups, so she’s early to the feast tonight. 

She should be careful getting up early, lack of sleep can make you prickly.

[cambridgefox]

Heard a Tawny Owl in the day today,I assume it’s got something to do with the breeding season,but never heard that before.

watched a pair of Hobby’s (with the best Latin name in ornathology Falco Subbuteo)

Amazing birds

Edited 24 May 2018 by cambridgefox

[Countryfox]

Sorry about all my Deer pics but this one made my day.   A wood near me has loads of deer in it ..    Muntjac and Fallow (like the ones in Bradgate park) but no Roe ...    about a year ago I spotted a beautiful Roe buck in there for the first time with two does in attendance.    This year I saw him again and noticed he had an amazing set of antlers.   I spoke to a couple of friends who are more expert in these matters and told them I thought it could be a potential medal head ..  they said try and get a pic and we will have a look.   Easier said than done !! ...   so, two weeks ago I set up a trail cam and have just picked it up ...  hundreds and hundreds of pics of fallow, muntjac, hares, squirrels, badgers, foxes and rabbits ....    and one of the buck !!!   They have had a look and confirmed that he is a belter and definitely a medal of some description ...    our continental cousins would pay a fortune to come over here and shoot him ...    but don't worry ...  he's not going anywhere ...   

 

 

 

[Webbo]

I've re seeded the bare patches in the lawn, with mixed results, still a bit sparse. I've got some new weeds coming up in the lawn now. Should I weed and feed again?

[Izzy]

2 hours ago, Webbo said:

I've re seeded the bare patches in the lawn, with mixed results, still a bit sparse. I've got some new weeds coming up in the lawn now. Should I weed and feed again?

Sounds a right hassle mate. There's only one answer...

 

[Costock_Fox]

On 24/05/2018 at 20:53, Buce said:

The early hog gets the worms...

 

 

We have three that come just after dusk but this young one struggles to compete against the grown-ups, so she’s early to the feast tonight. 

Thought you were treating him to a tin of spaghetti, tight bastard.

Edited 6 June 2018 by Costock_Fox

[Countryfox]

Roses looking great this year ...   here's ours ! ... 

 

Yep ...   we love roses !   

 

 

 

 

[Suzie the Fox]

2 hours ago, Countryfox said:

Roses looking great this year ...   here's ours ! ... 

 

Yep ...   we love roses !   

 

 

 

 

Very beautiful. Mine are know where near on that standard. Fruit garden is coming on well however, looking forward to an abundance of Raspberrys, Strawberrys and Blueberrys. Even have a few cherrys on the tree, which no doubt the birds will eat. 

 

Good year for tomatoes too, spotted 1st little green one earlier.  

[Countryfox]

43 minutes ago, Suzie the Fox said:

Very beautiful. Mine are know where near on that standard. Fruit garden is coming on well however, looking forward to an abundance of Raspberrys, Strawberrys and Blueberrys. Even have a few cherrys on the tree, which no doubt the birds will eat. 

 

Good year for tomatoes too, spotted 1st little green one earlier.  

 

Thanks Suze ...   we have just had a few of our strawberries after dinner ...  growing them on straw to keep them clean.   I net the cherries when they start to ripen ...   as you say the birds can clean them off the tree in a day ...   we’ve still got some cherry brandy from last year ..   it’s sooooo tasty if I say so myself ...    good luck with all your stuff ! ...    

 

 

[stix]

I was greeted to this in the car park when I got home this afternoon!

[Buce]

12 minutes ago, stix said:

I was greeted to this in the car park when I got home this afternoon!

 

Wow! Pretty cool.

 

 

[stix]

12 minutes ago, Buce said:

 

Wow! Pretty cool.

 

 

 

I’ve never seen a grass snake in the wild before. I know it’s pretty boring as far as snakes go but we were fascinated by it.