Wildlife and Gardens Thread

[RobHawk]

2 hours ago, rico said:

Anyone know if this is a plant or a weed? 

@Countryfox maybe you can help?

 

 

What are the stems like? Looks a bit like rhubarb from the leaves but the stems look a bit skinny on the pic

[Zear0]

2 hours ago, rico said:

Anyone know if this is a plant or a weed? 

@Countryfox maybe you can help?

 

 

Looks a bit like Coltsfoot.

[rico]

45 minutes ago, RobHawk said:

What are the stems like? Looks a bit like rhubarb from the leaves but the stems look a bit skinny on the pic

thin stems with big leaves...

[SecretPro]

it is Coltsfoot

[Countryfox]

On 01/09/2021 at 09:05, rico said:

Anyone know if this is a plant or a weed? 

@Countryfox maybe you can help?

 

 

 

Looks like Coltsfoot to me too ! ...   

[Buce]

On 01/09/2021 at 09:05, rico said:

Anyone know if this is a plant or a weed? 

@Countryfox maybe you can help?

 

 

 

Even allowing for the fact that anything growing where you don't want it is a weed, I notice no one actually answered your question!

 

 

[String fellow]

Seeing as this is Foxestalk, let's talk foxes. Every other night, a fox digs a 6" hole in one of our borders and deposits the most disgusting faeces imaginable. I've tried various deterrents, but short of shooting the damn thing, nothing else seems to deter it, Any suggestions? Is it, perhaps, a sign that City are in a for sh*tty season?

Edited 14 September 2021 by String fellow

[murphy]

2 hours ago, String fellow said:

Seeing as this is Foxestalk, let's talk foxes. Every other night, a fox digs a 6" hole in one of our borders and deposits the most disgusting faeces imaginable. I've tried various deterrents, but short of shooting the damn thing, nothing else seems to deter it, Any suggestions? Is it, perhaps, a sign that City are in a for sh*tty season?

 

Seems like quite a considerate fox to me.  

 

If you don't like fox poo in your garden, you probably won't like this but peeing around the perimeter of your garden is supposed to act as a deterrent.

 

Incidentally, you can always tell fox poo as distinct from dog or cat poo, because it has a thin twist at the tail.

[Phil Bowman]

8 hours ago, String fellow said:

Seeing as this is Foxestalk, let's talk foxes. Every other night, a fox digs a 6" hole in one of our borders and deposits the most disgusting faeces imaginable. I've tried various deterrents, but short of shooting the damn thing, nothing else seems to deter it, Any suggestions? Is it, perhaps, a sign that City are in a for sh*tty season?

Or that they’re going to sh*t all over the opposition and therefore walk the league.

[rico]

Never had one of these before in the garden until yesterday.......

[jgtuk]

2 hours ago, rico said:

Never had one of these before in the garden until yesterday.......

Volucella zonaria?

[rico]

14 minutes ago, jgtuk said:

Volucella zonaria?

It is indeed, not sure how common they are around Leicester...?

[The People's Hero]

5 hours ago, jgtuk said:

Volucella zonaria?

Wait? What? 

Do I need to get checked?

[jgtuk]

5 hours ago, rico said:

It is indeed, not sure how common they are around Leicester...?

Not sure, I’ve seen a few here in Wales though. I think the local wildlife trust probably have a database you could check for your area. 

[Smudge]

Chomping on Mrs. Smudge's roses tonight

 

Edited 11 October 2021 by Smudge

[Countryfox]

4 hours ago, Smudge said:

Chomping on Mrs. Smudge's roses tonight

 

Trying to work out what they were till I realised you are not of these shores ..  

 

And you remember Cowlings then ..  crikey you must be old !!!  

[rachhere]

4 hours ago, Smudge said:

Chomping on Mrs. Smudge's roses tonight

 

Awww how lovely! I am guessing Mrs Smudge might view them differently though!

[Smudge]

3 hours ago, rachhere said:

Awww how lovely! I am guessing Mrs Smudge might view them differently though!

No, she also thought they were cute. 

[Smudge]

4 hours ago, Countryfox said:

Trying to work out what they were till I realised you are not of these shores ..  

 

And you remember Cowlings then ..  crikey you must be old !!!  

Young white tailed deer, ya cheeky bugger 

[Countryfox]

6 hours ago, Smudge said:

Young white tailed deer, ya cheeky bugger 

A lonnnnng time ago in the distant past a Cowlings van was stopped by the police and when the driver asked why they said cus a young lad is clinging on to the back of your van ….   what a silly thing to do  !! …. but I believe he only did it for a dare …. 

[Smudge]

8 hours ago, Countryfox said:

A lonnnnng time ago in the distant past a Cowlings van was stopped by the police and when the driver asked why they said cus a young lad is clinging on to the back of your van ….   what a silly thing to do  !! …. but I believe he only did it for a dare …. 

I hadn't heard that story. My Dad was very fond of music and whenever we went to town on a Saturday afternoon, we would spend time in Cowlings record department. I guess that would be around 1954. Yes mate I am an old git but younger than, McCartney, Jagger and Cleese.  

[Spudulike]

Anyone getting involved in the Queens Green Canopy initiative? 

 

https://queensgreencanopy.org/get-involved/

 

I planted two new trees in my garden last autumn (ornamental Pears - Chanticleer) and they seem to be doing OK. 

[damolcfc]

Kingfisher, Buzzard and a brambling from Friday at Gibraltar Point Skegness 😊

[Countryfox]

1 hour ago, damolcfc said:

Kingfisher, Buzzard and a brambling from Friday at GIBRALTAR POINT Skegness 😊

Monkey at GIBRALTAR ROCK ..  

 

 

[jgtuk]

1 hour ago, damolcfc said:

Kingfisher, Buzzard and a brambling from Friday at Gibraltar Point Skegness 😊

I used to go to Gibraltar Point as a kid. This time of year is brilliant, migration fully underway with a lot of birds arriving or passing through from Scandinavia. Saw some 

Icelandic Whooper Swans yesterday.
My Brambling usually arrive a bit later.